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TR19 Inspection in Crofton Park
TR19 inspection for Crofton Park and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Crofton Park
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Crofton Park during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 52 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Crofton Park. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
What do you need to know about parking in Crofton Park?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Working overnight, as we often do in London, normally makes it simpler.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Much of our work happens in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so you do not have to close during trading.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
Under TR19® Grease, the mean thickness should not exceed 200 microns between cleans. 500 microns or more at any point calls for immediate spot cleaning.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
What should I send you?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
TR19 inspection in Crofton Park, done properly
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. Our TR19 audits give sites in Crofton Park and across Greater London a clear record of the system’s condition. The work covers access surveys, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits.
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. In Crofton Park, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Crofton Park (SE4, SE6, SE23)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. A recent inspection report means you are ready when asked. A busy site in Crofton Park builds up dirt and wear quickly, so putting it off makes the eventual job larger.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why Crofton Park businesses choose us
- Every job surveyed first
- Full insurance on every job
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Crofton Park.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
For TR19 inspection in Crofton Park, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so we arrange access ahead of time.
Grease, kitchens and Crofton Park
Food Standards Agency records list about 316 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 199 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Crofton Park. 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. Environmental health officers from Lewisham council inspect food businesses in Crofton Park. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A kitchen near Crofton Park station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. School kitchens, at schools like Stillness Infant School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Crofton Park is about 1 mile south of New Cross, in Greater London. Anywhere in SE4, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Crofton Park is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for TR19 inspection.
We cover every part of SE4, SE6 and SE23 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. You’ll find streets such as Ivy Road, Nash Road and Lindal Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover Brockley (1 mile north-west), Ladywell (1 mile east), Honor Oak (1 mile west), Forest Hill (1 mile south-west) and Nunhead (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover 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).
Around Crofton Park
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Blythe Hill Tavern, Prendergast Ladywell School and Blythe Hill Fields, among other places. Crofton Park has its own railway station: Crofton Park station. Well-known places in the area include University Hospital Lewisham (0.7 miles east) and Horniman Museum and Gardens (1.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include One Tree Hill and Knight's Hill.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Crofton Park?
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. It isn’t legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
Where a hall near Church of St Hilda, or anywhere in Crofton Park, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What your quote should include
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition of the system
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 will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.