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TR19 Inspection in Honor Oak
One call covers TR19 inspection in Honor Oak, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
About our TR19 inspection in Honor Oak
Before any clean in Honor Oak, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and record grease readings at set points. We are often asked to deal with kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, across wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and deposit thickness tests.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Honor Oak is typically done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
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.
- Where
- Honor Oak (SE23, SE22, SE4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Honor Oak
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Francesca Cabrini Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
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Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Mechanical faults in the extract
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Honor Oak
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
TR19 inspection in Honor Oak: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 257 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 182 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Honor Oak. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. It’s Lewisham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Honor Oak. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. London Fire Brigade covers Honor Oak. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Dulwich Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Honor Oak, about 1.4 miles north-west. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Augustine or anywhere around Honor Oak, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Honor Oak is about 2 miles south-west of New Cross, in Greater London. From the centre of Honor Oak to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
Our technicians cover all of SE23, SE22 and SE4 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Rye Road, Ewart Road and Bovill Road or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Honor Oak, we cover Forest Hill (1 mile south), Brockley (1 mile east), Crofton Park (1 mile east), Nunhead (1 mile north) and Telegraph Hill (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (4 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (7 miles north-west), St Pancras (6 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north).
Near you in Honor Oak
Around Honor Oak, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Allenby Tutorial Trust, Peckham Rye and Herne Tavern and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Honor Oak itself: Honor Oak Park station. Nearby you’ll also find Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.9 miles north-east) and Horniman Museum and Gardens (0.8 miles south-west). Not far away are One Tree Hill and Battersea Park Lake.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Honor Oak: your questions answered
Can school kitchens in Honor Oak be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 71 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Honor Oak. You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Who inspects food businesses in Honor Oak?
The local authority for Honor Oak is Lewisham 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.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
WFTT and DTT are the two methods for measuring grease thickness, in microns. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
Is Honor Oak in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Honor Oak.
What is post-clean verification?
After a clean, we take new readings and pictures to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The law is the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must manage fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
What the work involves, part by part
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. The survey shows exactly what access there is.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy itself is checked inside and out, with readings where grease collects.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. For a job in Honor Oak, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Why deal with it now?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. Choosing the date yourself beats having a fault choose it for you.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What you get with us
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.