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Friern Barnet TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections and grease testing for Friern Barnet, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
How we handle TR19 inspection in Friern Barnet
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you are on. If you have post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, we can put it right, from wet film thickness tests, access surveys and pre-clean surveys onwards.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Friern Barnet is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
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, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Friern Barnet (N11, N12, N10, N20)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the TR19 inspection, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. A name and number for whoever controls access to the building in Friern Barnet saves time on the night.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Friern Barnet: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Friern Barnet?
The local authority for Friern Barnet is Barnet council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Friern Barnet in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 50 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Friern Barnet. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
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 following it is the sensible course.
Is Friern Barnet in your area?
Yes. We cover Friern Barnet and across Greater London, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
What is grease thickness testing?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, photos, access and a recommended cleaning interval. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before work begins.
Common problems we fix in Friern Barnet
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
Clients usually contact us when they notice something like this:
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Holly Park Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Friern Barnet
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Never cook with filters missing
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so you can produce them quickly.
Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
We test between services, early in the morning or after close so the kitchen keeps cooking.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Readings show if the interval is right.
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Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Friern Barnet
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition we find in the survey
- Travel, parking and unloading
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Friern Barnet kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 40 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels and B&Bs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Friern Barnet. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Food hygiene inspections in Friern Barnet are the job of Barnet council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. London Fire Brigade covers Friern Barnet. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Coppetts Wood Hospital is the nearest hospital to Friern Barnet, about 0.7 miles south. Church and community hall kitchens, near St John's Church or anywhere around Friern Barnet, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Friern Barnet is about 2 miles north-east of Finchley, in Greater London. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Friern Barnet and the rest of Greater London. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Friern Barnet among them. There’s also a page for London, roughly 8 miles from Friern Barnet.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: N11, N12, N10 and N20. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Martock Gardens, Shapwick Close and Radstock Close and nearby roads. Friern Barnet is on the A406 and B550, so it’s easy for us to get to for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Friern Barnet, we cover New Southgate (1 mile east), Brunswick Park (1 mile north), North Finchley (1 mile west), Arnos Grove (1 mile east) and Whetstone (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover London (8 miles south), City of Westminster (7 miles south), Marylebone (7 miles south), Kensington (8 miles south), St Pancras (6 miles south) and Shoreditch (7 miles south-east).
What’s near Friern Barnet
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum, Friary Park and Friern Barnet School and the streets around them. Friern Barnet has its own railway station: New Southgate station. A little further out are Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (1.4 miles west) and Grand Arcade (1 mile west). Green spaces nearby include Highgate Hill and Darland's Lake.
What happens if it’s left?
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. An inspection now gives a site in Friern Barnet a current picture. It’s better booked as a planned job in Friern Barnet than handled as an emergency.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why Friern Barnet businesses choose us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Photo reports with every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009