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TR19 inspections in Mickleham
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Mickleham, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
How we handle TR19 inspection in Mickleham
Not every kitchen fits neatly into a calendar. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, which is why measurement matters. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. We are often asked to deal with kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and parts of the system left out of past cleans, on wet film thickness tests, deposit thickness tests and insurer audits.
For a kitchen in or near Mickleham, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We are 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.
- Where
- Mickleham (RH5)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Mickleham
Do you work overnight in Mickleham?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Mickleham can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Which environmental health team covers Mickleham?
Food hygiene inspections in Mickleham are carried out by Mole Valley council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We usually quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
When to call us in Mickleham
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that can’t be reached, so panels can be fitted.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Polesden Lacey is about 2.4 miles west), access may need planning.
Before booking anyone
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether a survey comes first
Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Design faults in the extract system
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
Places near Mickleham
What else we do in Mickleham
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy itself is checked inside and out, with readings where grease collects.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Mickleham
Food Standards Agency records list about 16 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Mickleham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Food hygiene inspections in Mickleham are the job of Mole Valley council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Mickleham. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Headley Court is the nearest hospital to Mickleham, about 2.4 miles north-east.
Mickleham is about 2 miles south of Leatherhead, in Surrey. Anywhere in RH5, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. We cover 395 places across Surrey, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Guildford page (11 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: RH5. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Old London Road, School Lane and Dell Close or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Mickleham include Westhumble (1 mile south-west), Leatherhead (2 miles north), Pixham (2 miles south), Fetcham (2 miles north-west) and Great Bookham (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (11 miles west), Woking (11 miles west), Epsom (5 miles north-east), Horley (9 miles south-east), Redhill (7 miles east) and Ewell (6 miles north-east).
Around Mickleham
Around Mickleham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Norbury Park, The Ashcombe School and Box Hill School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Box Hill & Westhumble station, roughly 1.2 miles south. A little further out are Headley Court (2.4 miles north-east) and Betchworth Castle (2.5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Box Hill and Reigate Heath.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
After post-clean verification, file the results with the cleaning certificate. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
How it works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Mickleham before we set off.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.