Medway · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Wouldham
Canopy and hood cleaning for Wouldham, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
Canopy cleaning in Wouldham
Every canopy we clean in Wouldham gets the same treatment: filters out, plenum scraped and degreased, then the canopy cleaned inside and out. You get photos of the canopy before and after. The work covers grease gutters, island canopies and wall canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are grease channels that no longer drain and an EHO comment about the canopy.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Wouldham (ME1)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Don’t scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
Keep the photo report with your maintenance log, so it’s ready when an EHO, insurer or fire officer asks. Before and after photos speak for themselves.
Don’t let canopy gutters fill to the brim. Overflowing troughs are the usual cause of drips onto the range, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A light fitting that does not work
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
What affects the quote in Wouldham
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The condition of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How easy every part is to reach
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Common questions in Wouldham
Which fire authority looks after Wouldham?
Fire safety enforcement in Wouldham is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Will you come out to Wouldham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
What about areas you can’t get to?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
How long is a canopy clean?
Size and build-up decide it. Typically it takes a few hours for most canopies.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
TR19® Grease is about the whole extract, from canopy to discharge. Cleaning the canopy alone leaves the ducts, risers and fan untouched, and the report will say what was covered.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Medway. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Places near Wouldham
What else we do in Wouldham
How it works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a few hours for most canopies, and we clear up before we go. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Wouldham knowing what to expect.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by pictures or in person.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- 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
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
What happens if it’s left?
Baked-on grease gets harder to shift the longer it stays. Heat from the range bakes canopy grease into a hard, dark layer, which makes a later clean slower and harder. A fault that closes a site in a village like Wouldham affects everyone who depends on it.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Wouldham
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Grease, kitchens and Wouldham
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 10 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 7 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Wouldham. Any of those kitchens with a canopy has a hood that needs cleaning inside and out. The fire and rescue service for Wouldham is Kent 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 in Wouldham get their food hygiene inspections from Tonbridge and Malling council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Wouldham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Wouldham is St. Catherine's Hospital, about 3.1 miles north-east. If you cook for passing trade around Halling station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Wouldham is about 3 miles west of Chatham, in Medway. If you need canopy cleaning in Wouldham, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Our area covers London and the South East, Wouldham included. Wouldham is one of 68 places in Medway where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (6 miles or so).
Here we cover the ME1 postcode area for canopy cleaning. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on High Street, Oldfield Drive and Meadow Way and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Wouldham: Peters Village (1 mile south), Halling (1 mile west), Scarborough (1 mile south-east), Holborough (1 mile south-west) and North Halling (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (5 miles east), Chatham (3 miles east), Rochester (3 miles north-east), Rainham (6 miles east), Strood (3 miles north) and Luton (4 miles east).
Landmarks near Wouldham
In Wouldham, that means kitchens and buildings near Holborough Marshes, The Five Bells pub and The Thomas Aveling School. The nearest railway station is Halling station, about 0.6 miles west. A little further out are Rochester Castle (3.3 miles north-east) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Wouldham include Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.