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Clapham Junction TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Clapham Junction and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
How we handle TR19 inspection in Clapham Junction
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Clapham Junction and don’t know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, so the next step is based on facts. If you’re dealing with extracts that have never been grease tested and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean, we can help.
In a London area like Clapham Junction, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Clapham Junction (SW11, SW18, SW4)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Clapham Junction: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Clapham Junction during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 34 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Clapham Junction. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which council inspects kitchens in Clapham Junction?
In Clapham Junction, it’s Wandsworth council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
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 so they can be sorted first.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
After a clean, we take new readings and pictures to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, which in a kitchen includes grease in the extract. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
Clapham Junction kitchens: local notes
There are about 660 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 142 sandwich bars and takeaways across Clapham Junction and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Fire safety in Clapham Junction falls to 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. In London, kitchens are usually cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
A kitchen near Clapham Junction station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. For schools such as Christ Church CofE Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Clapham Junction is about 3 miles south-east of Kensington, in Greater London. Anywhere in SW11, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Clapham Junction is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for TR19 inspection.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: SW11, SW18 and SW4. TR19 inspection is available to premises on York Road, Este Road and Home Road and nearby roads. Clapham Junction sits on or near the A3207, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Battersea (1 mile south-east), Sands End (1 mile north-west), Chelsea Harbour (1 mile north-west), Wandsworth (1 mile south-west) and Clapham (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover London (4 miles north-east), City of Westminster (4 miles north), Marylebone (4 miles north), Kensington (3 miles north-west), St Pancras (5 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Clapham Junction
Around Clapham Junction, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Imperial Park, The Falcon pub and Thames Christian College, among other places. Clapham Junction has its own railway station: Clapham Junction station. Well-known places in the area include Baynard's Castle (4.4 miles north-east) and Battersea General Hospital (0.8 miles north). Open spaces near Clapham Junction include Battersea Park Lake and Wandle Meadow Nature Park.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Clapham Junction
Grease is 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. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
What we are most often called out for:
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Checking the result of a recent clean
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Battersea General Hospital is the nearest hospital to Clapham Junction, about 0.8 miles north.
What your quote should include
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
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What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Testing shows if the cleaning interval keeps pace.
Horizontal duct runs
Sections without access are recorded so it can be fixed before the clean.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The scale of the work
- The condition we find in the survey
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we are happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Clapham Junction.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. 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.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Clapham Junction
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.