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Brockley TR19 inspection
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Brockley, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
How we handle TR19 inspection in Brockley
Before any clean in Brockley, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and grease readings are taken at set points. Common call-outs are for extracts that have never been grease tested and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean, across pre-clean surveys, insurer audits and deposit thickness tests.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In Brockley, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Brockley (SE4, SE23, SE6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Brockley
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Brockley and across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
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Grease, kitchens and Brockley
Food Standards Agency records list about 316 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 199 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Brockley. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading isn’t affected. Brockley sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; University Hospital Lewisham is the nearest hospital to Brockley, about 0.7 miles east. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Hilda or elsewhere in Brockley, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Brockley is about 1 mile south of New Cross, in Greater London. If you need TR19 inspection in Brockley, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Brockley included. Brockley is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for TR19 inspection.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: SE4, SE23 and SE6. Local streets include Ivy Road, Nash Road and Lindal Road, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Crofton Park (1 mile south-east), Honor Oak (1 mile west), Ladywell (1 mile east), Forest Hill (1 mile south-west) and Nunhead (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (4 miles north-west), City of Westminster (7 miles north-west), Marylebone (7 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles north-west), St Pancras (6 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north).
Local landmarks in Brockley
In Brockley, that means kitchens and buildings near Blythe Hill Tavern, Allenby Tutorial Trust and Blythe Hill Fields and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Brockley itself: Crofton Park station. Other landmarks nearby include Horniman Museum and Gardens (1.4 miles south-west) and University Hospital Lewisham (0.7 miles east). The countryside around Brockley includes One Tree Hill and Knight's Hill.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How it works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the TR19 inspection, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we’re happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Brockley.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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When to call us in Brockley
When a site in Brockley changes owner or cleaning contractor, the records do not always follow. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
Look out for any of the following:
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
For schools such as Beecroft Garden Primary, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before booking anyone
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What insurance they carry
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The size of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- A single visit or a regular plan
- What state the system is in
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Why it’s worth doing now in Brockley
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Left alone, grease keeps building between cleans. For a site in Brockley, fitting the work in overnight now is far easier than closing at short notice later.
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.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Brockley
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Questions from Brockley
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Brockley in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 52 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Brockley. You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
Can the work in Brockley be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Brockley needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Why survey before a clean?
A survey finds out how the system is laid out, how dirty it is and what can be reached, before anyone starts cleaning. Missing access panels are noted ahead of the clean.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No, TR19® is not legislation. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests