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Gunnersbury TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection in Gunnersbury from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Checking the result of a recent clean
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Gunnersbury
Taking on a kitchen in Gunnersbury with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, so the next step is based on facts. The work covers deposit thickness tests, access surveys and pre-clean surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements.
Kitchens in Gunnersbury, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. 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.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Gunnersbury (W4, W3, TW8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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.
Gunnersbury kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 333 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 105 takeaways in and around Gunnersbury, up to about a mile and a half out. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too. In Gunnersbury, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Hounslow council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A kitchen near Gunnersbury station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. For schools such as Strand-on-the-Green Junior School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Michael's Church or elsewhere in Gunnersbury, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Gunnersbury is about 1 mile south of Acton, in Greater London. From the centre of Gunnersbury to the outskirts, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small. There’s also a page for London, roughly 8 miles from Gunnersbury.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: W4, W3 and TW8. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Kew Road, Kent Road and Power Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. You will find Gunnersbury on the A3000, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Strand-on-the-Green (1 mile south), Kew (1 mile south), Grove Park (1 mile south-east), Chiswick (1 mile east) and Turnham Green (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover London (8 miles east), City of Westminster (6 miles east), Marylebone (6 miles east), Kensington (3 miles east), St Pancras (7 miles east) and Shoreditch (9 miles east).
Around Gunnersbury
Around Gunnersbury, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Clayton Hotel Chiswick, Kew College Prep and Ark Acton Academy and the streets around them. You will also find Turnham Green (0.5 miles east) and Library for Iranian Studies (1 mile north). There’s a railway station in Gunnersbury itself: Gunnersbury station. Nearby you’ll also find Barnes Hospital (2 miles south-east) and Livat Hammersmith (2.1 miles east). The countryside around Gunnersbury includes Kew Gardens Lake and Castlebar Hill.
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Gunnersbury needs from us.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays to avoid disruption.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
How we price TR19 inspection
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How many systems or sites are involved
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any previous report or certificate
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
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FAQs for Gunnersbury
Do you work at weekends in Gunnersbury?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Gunnersbury doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you call 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Gunnersbury in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Gunnersbury, the Food Standards Agency lists about 40 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we will set the report out to match.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Keep the route to access panels clear
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and photos. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections can’t be reached, so grease is not left building in hidden parts.
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys