Hertfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Chaulden
TR19 inspection for Chaulden, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. Readings and pictures are taken in the plenum on every inspection.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays to avoid disruption.
About our TR19 inspection in Chaulden
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with new readings and photos of the cleaned areas. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. Common call-outs are for insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and parts of the system left out of past cleans, on insurer audits, pre-clean surveys and wet film thickness tests.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Chaulden gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Chaulden (HP1, HP3)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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When something else is needed
TR19 inspection can’t fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It won’t put right:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Chaulden
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Your opening hours decide when we come to Chaulden, not ours.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Hertfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Chaulden questions
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Chaulden in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 15 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Chaulden. Just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Which environmental health team covers Chaulden?
That is Dacorum council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Chaulden. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What information do you need?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
How long does grease testing take?
An inspection takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line to book it in.
Can the work be done while we’re closed?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so the site does not lose a service.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
We check the layout, the grease levels and the access, so the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels are noted so they can be sorted first.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What do the grease readings need to be?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
Grease, kitchens and Chaulden
The Food Standards Agency lists about 23 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Chaulden. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s Dacorum council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Chaulden. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Chaulden sits within the area of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. 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.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Chaulden is Hemel Hempstead Hospital, about 1.4 miles east. Commuter trade near Hemel Hempstead station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Chaulden is about 2 miles west of Hemel Hempstead, in Hertfordshire. If you need TR19 inspection in Chaulden, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Chaulden included. Chaulden is one of 381 towns, villages and districts in Hertfordshire where we work for commercial clients. Our Milton Keynes page covers sites nearby, about 23 miles away.
TR19 inspection in HP1 and HP3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Furze Road, London Road and Sundew Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Main roads around Chaulden include the A41, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to Chaulden include Bourne End (1 mile west), Fields End (1 mile north-west), Potten End (2 miles north-west), Frithsden (2 miles north-west) and Bulstrode (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Watford (7 miles south-east), St Albans (7 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (14 miles east), Harpenden (8 miles north-east), Hatfield (12 miles east) and Borehamwood (12 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Chaulden
In Chaulden, that means kitchens and buildings near Three Horse Shoes Public House, John F Kennedy Catholic School and Gadebridge Park. The closest station to Chaulden is Hemel Hempstead station, about 0.8 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Hemel Hempstead Hospital (1.4 miles east). Open spaces near Chaulden include Long Deans.
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
What we’re called out for in Chaulden
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Chaulden Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Comparing quotes
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The condition of the system
- How many systems or sites are involved
- A single visit or a regular plan
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.