Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Wennington, Greater London
For canopy and hood cleaning in Wennington, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A filter housing caked in grease
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Wennington is normally out of hours.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- You get photos of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Canopy cleaning in Wennington
Of the whole extract system, the canopy is the bit on show. Being first in line, it collects grease on the inside surfaces, along the seams and in the troughs. Our canopy clean covers the shell inside and out, plus the plenum and the filter housing. The work covers baffle filters, grease gutters and island canopies, and people most often call us about a greasy hood noticed by an inspector and a filter housing caked in grease.
Kitchens in Wennington, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Wennington (RM13)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- A single visit or a regular plan
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The scale of the work
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Wennington: your questions answered
Does London parking affect a job in Wennington?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Wennington, and about any building rules on loading. If the building has a loading slot system, we’ll book into it.
Which fire authority looks after Wennington?
Fire safety enforcement in Wennington is handled by London Fire Brigade. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Are the filters cleaned too?
We take them out, clean them and put them back. Between cleans, a filter exchange service can keep them in good order.
How long will it take to clean the canopy?
Size and build-up decide it. As a guide, it takes a few hours for most canopies.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
When something else is needed
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
Managing agents and facilities teams in Wennington
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
What the work involves, part by part
Plenums and filter housings
A plenum that hasn’t been cleaned for a long time can hold a thick layer of grease. Heavy deposits are scraped out by hand before degreasing.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Pub and hotel kitchens can cook from breakfast to late evening. That’s a lot of grease on the canopy, so it may need cleaning between full TR19 cleans.
Towns and villages near Wennington
Other services in Wennington
Grease, kitchens and Wennington
Food Standards Agency records list about 23 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 16 takeaways and sandwich shops across Wennington and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. In Wennington, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Havering council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Brady Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St George's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Wennington, about 2.8 miles north. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary and St Peter's Church or anywhere around Wennington, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Wennington is about 4 miles south of Hornchurch, in Greater London. Across the RM13 area, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. Wennington is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for canopy cleaning. There’s also a page for London, about 14 miles away.
Canopy cleaning in RM13 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Other places close to Wennington include Aveley (1 mile east), Hacton (2 miles north), South Ockendon (3 miles east), Upminster Bridge (4 miles north) and Hornchurch (4 miles north). Further out, we also cover London (14 miles west), St Pancras (15 miles west), Shoreditch (13 miles west), Walthamstow (12 miles north-west), Hoxton (13 miles west) and Whitechapel (12 miles west).
Near you in Wennington
In Wennington, that means kitchens and buildings near Lennard Arms Inn, Wildspace Conservation Park and Harris Academy Rainham. Wennington’s nearest station is Rainham (Essex) station, roughly 1.4 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include St George's Hospital (2.8 miles north) and Erith Museum (2.5 miles south-west). Not far away are Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Run the extract the whole time you are cooking
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
Keep the photo report with your maintenance log where an inspector can see it. Before and after photos 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.