Buckinghamshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Lacey Green
Our technicians work in Lacey Green on TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
About our TR19 inspection in Lacey Green
Many insurers ask for proof that kitchen extract systems are cleaned and inspected to TR19®. Missing records can lead to a claim being reduced or refused. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and pictures, for sites in Lacey Green and the rest of Buckinghamshire. If you are dealing with ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed, we can put it right, from pre-clean surveys, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Lacey Green (HP27)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays so meals are not affected.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. They’re included in the readings and pictures.
Also near Lacey Green
Other services in Lacey Green
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It 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. Visits to a village like Lacey Green are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
FAQs for Lacey Green
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Lacey Green?
That is Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can school kitchens in Lacey Green be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Lacey Green. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
How long does grease testing take?
Testing takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Sites with several canopies take longer, and you can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos to book it in.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we’ll set the report out to match.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
We visit after a clean, take readings at set points and photograph the system. The report flags anything missed.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Why it’s worth doing now in Lacey Green
Do not wait for an EHO visit or insurance renewal to find gaps in your extract records. An inspection now gives a site in Lacey Green a current picture. In a place like Lacey Green, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Lacey Green
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A fixed price before any work starts
- In business since 2009
TR19 inspection in Lacey Green: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Lacey Green, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Kitchens in Lacey Green get their food hygiene inspections from Buckinghamshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Lacey Green falls to Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St John the Evangelist or elsewhere in Lacey Green, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St John's Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Lacey Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. West Wycombe Park House, about 3.8 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Lacey Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Lacey Green is about 5 miles north-west of High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire. Sites in Lacey Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Lacey Green is one of 263 towns, villages and districts in Buckinghamshire where we work for TR19 inspection. We also work in Oxford, around 18 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: HP27. That includes premises on Roundlands, Main Road and Eastlands and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Loosley Row (1 mile west), Saunderton Lee (1 mile south-west), Saunderton (1 mile south-west), Bradenham (2 miles south) and Bledlow Ridge (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Aylesbury (8 miles north), High Wycombe (5 miles south-east), Chesham (9 miles east), Marlow (9 miles south), Amersham (9 miles east) and Beaconsfield (9 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Lacey Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Princes Risborough School and The Whip Inn. The nearest railway station is Saunderton station, roughly 1.5 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Chiltern Hospital (5 miles east) and Great Kimble Dial Hill (3.5 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve and Beacon Hill.
How we price TR19 inspection
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- What state the system is in
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The scale of the work
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Flag oily drips near the extract
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so you can produce them quickly.