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Coulsdon TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Coulsdon and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
FAQs for Coulsdon
How do you handle parking and loading in Coulsdon?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Coulsdon, and about any building rules on loading. If the building has a loading slot system, we will book into it.
Which council inspects kitchens in Coulsdon?
That’s Croydon council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Coulsdon. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
A post-clean check records grease readings and photos after the work, whoever did the clean.
About our TR19 inspection in Coulsdon
After a clean, post-clean verification checks the result, 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 cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning, across access surveys, deposit thickness tests and insurer audits.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so work in Coulsdon is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Coulsdon (CR5, CR8, CR3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026

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Leave it or put it right?
If a kitchen in Coulsdon 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. Choosing the date yourself beats having a fault choose it for you.
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 Coulsdon
- Photo reports with every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Filters can look fine while the plenum behind them is heavily coated. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
What a clean will not put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
TR19 inspection in Coulsdon: the local picture
There are about 45 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 29 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Coulsdon, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. In London, kitchens are usually cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier. Fire safety in Coulsdon falls to London Fire Brigade. 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Purley War Memorial Hospital about 2 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Smitham Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Coulsdon is about 13 miles south of London, in Greater London. We provide TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Coulsdon and the rest of Greater London. Coulsdon is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for TR19 inspection. There’s also a page for London, about 13 miles away.
Here we cover the CR5, CR8 and CR3 postcode area for TR19 inspection. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Hadleigh Grove, Farthing Way and Dobson Close or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Coulsdon include the B276 and B2030, which makes travel easy for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Coulsdon include Woodcote (1 mile north), Old Coulsdon (1 mile south-east), Woodmansterne (1 mile west), Chipstead (1 mile south-west) and Purley (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include London (13 miles north), City of Westminster (14 miles north), Marylebone (14 miles north), Kensington (13 miles north), St Pancras (15 miles north) and Shoreditch (15 miles north).
Around Coulsdon
Typical jobs here are in premises near Dollypers Hill, Coulsdon Sixth Form College and The Pembroke pub, among other places. There’s a railway station in Coulsdon itself: Coulsdon South station. Other landmarks nearby include Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (3 miles north) and Purley War Memorial Hospital (2 miles north-east). Not far away are Duppas Hill and Mercers Lake.
What we are called out for in Coulsdon
Grease is fuel. Flames from the range can be pulled into the canopy and travel through the ducts to other parts of the building. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
Clients typically contact us when they notice something like this:
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
For kitchens close to Coulsdon South station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Proof of insurance
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Coulsdon.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to 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.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.