Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Upper Clatford, Hampshire
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out in Upper Clatford, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Condensation running down the canopy
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
About our canopy cleaning in Upper Clatford
Duct Doctor has cleaned canopies and hoods since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re often asked to deal with a plenum thick with grease behind the filters and wet, greasy drips from the hood, on island canopies, grease gutters and wall canopies.
Somewhere as small as Upper Clatford, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Upper Clatford (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Upper Clatford
Who is the fire and rescue service for Upper Clatford?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Upper Clatford. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Upper Clatford?
That’s Test Valley council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Upper Clatford. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work in Upper Clatford?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Upper Clatford included.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
Single hoods, long wall canopies and island canopies alike. The survey tells us how best to clean yours, from pictures or a visit.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
A canopy-only clean is possible, but it is not a full TR19 clean. For TR19, the whole system needs cleaning, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Usually not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
One lightly soiled hood doesn’t take long, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. You’ll know before any work starts.
When something else is needed
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- A fan that cannot pull enough air because it’s worn out
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
Grease, kitchens and Upper Clatford
Food Standards Agency data counts about 49 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 24 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Upper Clatford. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. It’s Test Valley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Upper Clatford. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Upper Clatford is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Andover War Memorial Hospital is the nearest hospital to Upper Clatford, about 1.6 miles north. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Upper Clatford, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Upper Clatford is about 1 mile south-west of Andover, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Upper Clatford or further out, we cover canopy cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Southampton, roughly 20 miles from Upper Clatford.
Here we cover the SP11 postcode area for canopy cleaning. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Sam Whites Hill, Valley Rise and Above Town or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Goodworth Clatford (1 mile south), Wherwell Wood (2 miles south-east), Wherwell (3 miles south-east), Cottonworth (3 miles south-east) and Fullerton (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Winchester (12 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (15 miles south), Romsey (14 miles south), Hyde (12 miles south-east), Tidworth (8 miles north-west) and Weeke (11 miles south-east).
What’s near Upper Clatford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around John Hanson Community School. The closest station to Upper Clatford is Andover station, about 1.3 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Andover Museum (1.5 miles north-east) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (1.6 miles north). Open spaces near Upper Clatford include Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Upper Clatford
Steam and condensation make canopy grease harder to deal with. Water vapour condenses on the cooler canopy surfaces and drips and runs with the grease. Drips onto the cooking line are a common result.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Balksbury Junior School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Comparing quotes
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
How we price canopy cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The size of the system
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The site address and the type of premises
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
Keep the photo report with your maintenance log, so it’s ready when an EHO, insurer or fire officer asks. Before and after pictures speak for themselves.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Somewhere as small as Upper Clatford, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We look at the canopy first, from photos or on a visit.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after photos go into your report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Move anything stored near the system
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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What happens if it’s left?
Grease on the canopy is sitting just above the heat source. A flare-up can catch it and be drawn into the plenum and duct, where a fire is much harder to stop. A clean canopy takes that fuel away. If the system at a site near Upper Clatford fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why Upper Clatford businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Upper Clatford and across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.