Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
West Brompton canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning across West Brompton and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
What the work involves, part by part
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.
Wall canopies
Wall canopies sit against a wall over a cooking line. Grease often collects where the canopy meets the wall, and we clean that join along with the inside of the hood.
Canopy cleaning in West Brompton
Has the canopy started to drip or look neglected? Send us a photo of the hood and filters when you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll give you a fixed quote for canopy cleaning, normally within one working day. If you have a sticky, discoloured canopy and smoke hanging around the canopy during service, we can help, from baffle filters, wall canopies and grease gutters onwards.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in West Brompton is normally done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- West Brompton (SW6, SW10, SW5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
West Brompton questions
Who inspects food businesses in West Brompton?
The local authority for West Brompton is Kensington and Chelsea council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you work in West Brompton outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in West Brompton can fit around your hours. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we’ll usually reply within one working day.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
When to call us in West Brompton
A canopy in West Brompton picks up grease at much the same rate as one anywhere else with the same cooking: the hours and the type of cooking decide how fast. Frying and grilling load a canopy far faster than steaming or boiling.
Clients typically contact us when they notice something like this:
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Poor capture at the hood
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- An EHO comment about the canopy
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Luke or elsewhere in West Brompton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What insurance they carry
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
West Brompton kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 140 pubs, bars and clubs and about 69 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of West Brompton. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. The fire and rescue service for West Brompton is London Fire Brigade. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. London jobs normally start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
Commuter trade near West Brompton station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Cuthbert with St Matthias CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
West Brompton is about 1 mile south of Kensington, in Greater London. Sites in West Brompton get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
Canopy cleaning in SW6, SW10 and SW5 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets such as Sun Road, Star Road and Farm Lane, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. You will find West Brompton on the A3218 and A3220, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for canopy cleaning. Other places close to West Brompton include Earl's Court (1 mile north), Walham Green (1 mile south), World's End (1 mile south-east), Little Chelsea (1 mile east) and South Kensington (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include London (4 miles east), City of Westminster (3 miles north-east), Marylebone (3 miles north-east), St Pancras (4 miles north-east), Shoreditch (6 miles north-east) and Walthamstow (10 miles north-east).
What’s near West Brompton
In West Brompton, that means kitchens and buildings near The London Oratory School, The Fulham Boys School and Gwendwr Garden. Also close by are Natural History Museum Library and Archives (1.1 miles north-east) and Coleherne public house (under half a mile north-east). West Brompton has its own railway station: West Brompton station. A little further out are Kensington Arcade (1 mile north) and Chelsea Stadium Tour And Museum (under half a mile south-east). Green spaces nearby include The Long Water and WWT London Wetland Centre.
Also near West Brompton
Other services in West Brompton
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in West Brompton
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in West Brompton.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Why it’s worth doing now in West Brompton
Drips from a dirty canopy land on the cooking line. That is a hygiene problem as well as a fire one, and EHOs look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment. In West Brompton, as across London, ductwork often passes through shared risers and other people’s space.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why book with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
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