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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Lee, Greater London
TR19 inspection in Lee from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge at the end of the system is checked as well, since grease reaches the very end of the system.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, out of sight of the kitchen.
TR19 inspection in Lee
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. If you’re dealing with an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean, we can help.
Kitchens in Lee, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Lee (SE12, SE13, SE3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Lee
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
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.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections cannot be reached, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
Grease, kitchens and Lee
Food Standards Agency records list about 234 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 114 sandwich bars and takeaways across Lee and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service. Lee sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Brindishe Lee School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. For kitchens close to Lee station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Lee is about 2 miles south of Greenwich, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the SE12 postcode area, we can take on TR19 inspection. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Lee among them. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 6 miles away.
Every address in SE12, SE13 and SE3 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Old Road, Manor Lane and Mallet Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Lee: Hither Green (1 mile west), Horn Park (1 mile south-east), Lewisham (1 mile north-west), Ladywell (1 mile west) and Blackheath (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles north-west), City of Westminster (8 miles north-west), Marylebone (8 miles north-west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (6 miles north-west).
Around Lee
Around Lee, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Manor House Gardens, Trinity Church of England School and International Academy of Greenwich, among other places. There’s a railway station in Lee itself: Lee station. Well-known places in the area include Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.1 miles north-west) and Prefab Museum (1.3 miles south). Not far away are Summer Hill and Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve.
Common questions in Lee
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Lee?
The local authority for Lee 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.
Can school kitchens in Lee be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 26 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Lee. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we normally come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
What affects the quote in Lee
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How many systems or sites are involved
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Parking and loading at the site
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line 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 normally come back within one working day.
Common problems we fix in Lee
When a site in Lee changes owner or cleaning contractor, the records don’t always follow. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
What we are most often called out for:
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of the Good Shepherd or anywhere around Lee, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Before booking anyone
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What insurance they carry
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Lee is normally out of hours.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.