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TR19 Inspection in Chelsea Harbour
TR19 inspection across Chelsea Harbour and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
TR19 inspection in Chelsea Harbour
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. Common call-outs are for kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records, across deposit thickness tests, wet film thickness tests and insurer audits.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in Chelsea Harbour, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Chelsea Harbour (SW6, SW11, SW10)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Chelsea Harbour
Grease in a duct is flammable fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Missing access panels found on survey
If you cook for passing trade around Imperial Wharf station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Before booking anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What insurance they carry
Common questions in Chelsea Harbour
Can the work in Chelsea Harbour be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Chelsea Harbour out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Chelsea Harbour, the Food Standards Agency lists about 58 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you work in Chelsea Harbour?
Yes. We work in Chelsea Harbour and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Is a quote from photos possible?
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.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. TR19® is a specification, not a statute. Without TR19 records, an insurance claim can be reduced or refused, so it matters in practice.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What is grease thickness testing?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
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What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. We test at points along the run through access panels.
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. They’re included in the readings and pictures.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Kitchen extracts in Chelsea Harbour
There are about 1,003 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 146 takeaways and sandwich shops in Chelsea Harbour and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Chelsea Harbour is covered by 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. Food hygiene inspections in Chelsea Harbour are the job of Kensington and Chelsea council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Chelsea Harbour, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Chelsea and Westminster Hospital about 0.6 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Chelsea Harbour is about 2 miles south-east of Kensington, in Greater London. Chelsea Harbour gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Chelsea Harbour is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for TR19 inspection.
We work across SW6, SW11 and SW10 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Ann Lane, York Road and Lots Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Chelsea Harbour: Sands End (1 mile south), Walham Green (1 mile north-west), World's End (1 mile north), Little Chelsea (1 mile north) and Parsons Green (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover London (4 miles north-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 Chelsea Harbour
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Heatherley School of Fine Art, Lots Road pub and Imperial Park and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Langford Primary School (within half a mile south-west) and Natural History Museum Library and Archives (1.5 miles north). There’s a railway station in Chelsea Harbour itself: Imperial Wharf station. Well-known places in the area include Baynard's Castle (4.3 miles north-east) and Chelsea Stadium Tour And Museum (0.6 miles north-west). Not far away are WWT London Wetland Centre and Battersea Park Lake.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Chelsea Harbour
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How big the system is
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The site address and the type of premises
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
When something else is needed
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Design faults in the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
What happens if it’s left?
If a kitchen in Chelsea Harbour has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. London sites work long hours, and the longer a job is left, the bigger it gets.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Chelsea Harbour businesses choose us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. In a London area like Chelsea Harbour, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
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.