Surrey · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in West Horsley
Canopy cleaning for West Horsley and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A hood coated in old grease
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
What happens on the day
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 are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a few hours for most canopies. For a site near West Horsley, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Canopy cleaning in West Horsley, done properly
We clean canopies in West Horsley when the kitchen isn’t cooking: after service, overnight or at the weekend. Cooking equipment is turned off and cooled, then covered so the kitchen is ready when we go. We are often asked to deal with a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away and wet, greasy drips from the hood, across island canopies, wall canopies and plenum chambers.
In a smaller place like West Horsley, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- West Horsley (KT24, GU23)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Island canopies
Island canopies hang over cooking in the middle of the kitchen, which means grease settles on all four sides. Each face is cleaned inside and out.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Few pubs and hotels can shut the kitchen for a day. We clean the canopy overnight or between services so the kitchen keeps trading.
West Horsley: your questions answered
Can you come to West Horsley after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in West Horsley keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in West Horsley?
That is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
Do you cover West Horsley?
Yes. We work in West Horsley and across Surrey, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Managing agents and facilities teams in West Horsley
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What a clean won’t put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Bent or broken filters
- A fan that cannot pull enough air because it’s worn out
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in West Horsley
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
Leave it or put it right?
Baked-on grease gets harder to shift the longer it stays. Over months, the heat hardens it into a stubborn coating, so the longer it’s left, the longer the clean takes. Light use slows the build-up but doesn’t stop it.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- We’re fully insured
- Trading since 2009
Kitchen extracts in West Horsley
The FSA’s data shows about 3 pubs, bars and clubs registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of West Horsley. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from Guildford council inspect food businesses in West Horsley. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. West Horsley is covered by Surrey 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as The Raleigh School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to West Horsley is Woking Community Hospital, about 5.2 miles north-west. Where a hall near Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in West Horsley, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
West Horsley is about 6 miles west of Leatherhead, in Surrey. If you need canopy cleaning in West Horsley, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, West Horsley included. West Horsley is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey where we work for canopy cleaning. You can also see our page for Guildford, roughly 6 miles from West Horsley.
Canopy cleaning in KT24 and GU23 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on The Street, Woodside and Long Reach or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around West Horsley include the A246 and B2039, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Nearby, we also carry out canopy cleaning in East Horsley (1 mile east), Ockham (2 miles north), East Clandon (2 miles south-west), Effingham (2 miles east) and Ripley (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (6 miles west), Woking (6 miles north-west), Camberley (13 miles west), Epsom (9 miles north-east), Horley (14 miles south-east) and Redhill (13 miles east).
Landmarks near West Horsley
Typical jobs here are in premises near Howard of Effingham School, The Barley Mow pub and The Forest and the Highlands. West Horsley’s nearest station is Horsley station, about 0.7 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Woking Community Hospital (5.2 miles north-west) and Send and Ripley History Society Museum (2.4 miles north-west). The countryside around West Horsley includes St Martha's Hill and Papercourt Marshes.
How we price canopy cleaning
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
- The size of the system
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The site address and the type of premises
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
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.
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Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
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.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.