Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Vernham Dean, Hampshire
Looking for canopy cleaning in Vernham Dean? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
Canopy cleaning in Vernham Dean
We clean canopies in Vernham Dean when the kitchen isn’t cooking: after service, overnight or at the weekend. The equipment underneath is switched off, left to cool and sheeted, and the kitchen is left ready for the next service. If you have an EHO comment about the canopy and filters that clog soon after cleaning, we can put it right, from canopy light fittings, baffle filters and plenum chambers onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Vernham Dean (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Vernham Dean questions
Can you work in Vernham Dean outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Vernham Dean keeps running as normal. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you cover smaller places like Vernham Dean?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
The filters come out so the plenum behind them can be cleaned, then clean and refit them. Any that are damaged are noted on the report.
Why is my canopy dripping grease?
A canopy only holds so much grease. Once the troughs and plenum are full, it runs down and drips, often mixed with condensation. A thorough clean stops it.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
How much does canopy cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. The area we are working in has to be out of use while we are there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Why act early in Vernham Dean
In Vernham Dean, as elsewhere, a greasy canopy is one of the first things an inspector sees. A clean hood is a sign the kitchen is cared for and keeping it that way is easier than catching up. In a place like Vernham Dean, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Vernham Dean
- Fully insured
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. 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 job takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Vernham Dean, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after pictures and a next clean date.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Bent or broken filters
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Run the extract the whole time you are cooking
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Never run the range with a filter out
After the clean you get a photo report showing the canopy, plenum and housing before and after. The report lists what was cleaned and any part we couldn’t get to, so the record is honest and complete.
Wipe the canopy surfaces at the end of each day. It will not replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.
Part by part
Plenums and filter housings
Behind neglected filters, the plenum can be heavily coated. Heavy deposits are scraped out by hand before degreasing.
Island canopies
Island canopies hang over cooking in the middle of the kitchen, so every face can collect grease. Each face is cleaned inside and out.
Also in Vernham Dean
Grease, kitchens and Vernham Dean
Environmental health officers from Test Valley council inspect food businesses in Vernham Dean. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Vernham Dean falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
For schools such as Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Vernham Dean, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Vernham Dean is about 7 miles north of Andover, in Hampshire. We carry out canopy cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Vernham Dean and the rest of Hampshire. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Vernham Dean among them. Our Reading page covers sites nearby, about 25 miles away.
Canopy cleaning in SP11 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Bulpits Hill and Back Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Woodside (1 mile west) and Bagshot (6 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Andover (7 miles south), Tidworth (8 miles south-west), Ludgershall (6 miles south-west), Whitchurch (9 miles south-east), East Anton (6 miles south) and Oakley (15 miles east).
Landmarks near Vernham Dean
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The George Inn, among other places. Open spaces near Vernham Dean include Inkpen Hill.