Hertfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Cuffley
Our technicians work in Cuffley on TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will 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.
TR19 inspection in Cuffley
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Cuffley 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, before any cleaning is booked. If you are dealing with kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning, we can put it right, from wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and access surveys onwards.
In a smaller place like Cuffley, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
The report is your 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, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Cuffley (EN6)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Cuffley
Will you come out to Cuffley?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Cuffley?
That is Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Enough to be sure grease stays within the TR19® Grease figures between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. Insurers often want evidence the extract is managed to TR19®, and an audit report gives you that, with recommendations where something needs doing.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
What do the grease readings need to be?
Under TR19® Grease, the mean thickness should not exceed 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
How we price TR19 inspection
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The number of sites or systems
- What state the system is in
- The scale of the work
- How easy every part is to reach
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Common problems we fix in Cuffley
Kitchens change: a new menu, longer hours or more frying can all add grease. A cleaning interval set years ago may no longer fit.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Andrew, or anywhere in Cuffley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What your quote should include
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Clean-looking filters don’t mean a clean plenum. That is why we test behind them.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. They’re included in the readings and photos.
TR19 inspection in Cuffley: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 12 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 5 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Cuffley. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. In Cuffley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Welwyn Hatfield council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Cuffley is Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
A hospital like Chase Farm Hospital, about 3.2 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Cuffley School or anywhere near Cuffley, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Cuffley is about 3 miles west of Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire. For TR19 inspection in and around Cuffley, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. We work across South East England and London, including Cuffley. Our area takes in 381 places across Hertfordshire, large and small. There’s also a page for London, roughly 15 miles from Cuffley.
TR19 inspection in EN6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Station Road, Tolmers Avenue and Orchard Close or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. With the B157 close by, Cuffley is easy for our technicians to reach for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Cuffley, we cover Newgate Street (1 mile north), Northaw (1 mile west), Little Berkhamsted (3 miles north), Brookmans Park (3 miles west) and Bell Bar (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Watford (13 miles west), Hemel Hempstead (15 miles west), Stevenage (14 miles north), St Albans (9 miles west), Welwyn Garden City (7 miles north-west) and Harpenden (12 miles north-west).
What’s near Cuffley
Around Cuffley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Church of St Mary Ponsbourne. Cuffley has its own railway station: Cuffley station. A little further out are Chase Farm Hospital (3.2 miles south) and The National Speedway Museum (3.2 miles north-east). Open spaces near Cuffley include Cheshunt Lake and Fir and Pond Woods.
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Your opening hours decide when we come to Cuffley, not ours.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- 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 cannot reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Cuffley
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
Why it’s worth doing now in Cuffley
Catching heavy deposits early keeps the fix small. Left alone, grease keeps building between cleans. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London