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Picketts Lock TR19 inspection
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Picketts Lock, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
TR19 inspection in Picketts Lock, done properly
A pre-clean survey is the diagnosis, and the clean is the treatment. Readings, pictures and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the quote and the clean fit the real system. The work covers access surveys, wet film thickness tests and deposit thickness tests, and the jobs we see most are ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and parts of the system left out of past cleans.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Picketts Lock is typically done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Picketts Lock (N9, E4, N18)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
The audit report is set out to pass straight to your insurer or broker, including readings, pictures and any inaccessible sections.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
Picketts Lock questions
Which environmental health team covers Picketts Lock?
The local authority for Picketts Lock is Enfield council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Picketts Lock?
Fire safety enforcement in Picketts Lock is handled by London Fire Brigade. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, pictures, access and a recommended cleaning interval. It’s set out for your insurer or broker.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
A post-clean check records grease readings and photos after the work, whoever did the clean.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Usually, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we normally come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system, and we clear up before we go. In Picketts Lock, as across London, we normally work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Common problems we fix in Picketts Lock
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in Picketts Lock shows where access panels are missing, so the gaps can be closed.
Clients normally contact us when they notice one of these:
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near All Saints' Church or elsewhere in Picketts Lock, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Proof of insurance
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Nearby places to Picketts Lock
More services for Picketts Lock
For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, out of sight of the kitchen.
Canopy and plenum
Clean-looking filters don’t mean a clean plenum. That’s why we test behind them.
Leave it or put it right?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, which you won’t know without measuring. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why Picketts Lock businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Grease, kitchens and Picketts Lock
The FSA’s data shows about 18 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered in and around Picketts Lock, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. London Fire Brigade covers Picketts Lock. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. In Picketts Lock, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Enfield council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Delta Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Bruce Castle is about 2.6 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Picketts Lock is about 1 mile west of Chingford, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in Picketts Lock, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Picketts Lock is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for TR19 inspection. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 9 miles away.
Every address in N9, E4 and N18 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Ardra Road, Goodwin Road and Hennessy Road and the roads around them. Picketts Lock sits on or near the A1037, so getting to you is simple for TR19 inspection. Close by, we work in Chingford Mount (1 mile south-east), South Chingford (1 mile south), Chingford (1 mile east), Edmonton (1 mile west) and Ponders End (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles south), City of Westminster (9 miles south-west), Marylebone (9 miles south-west), Kensington (11 miles south-west), St Pancras (8 miles south-west) and Shoreditch (7 miles south).
Near you in Picketts Lock
Around Picketts Lock, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The King's Ford pub, Nightingale Academy and Pymmes Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Picketts Lock is Ponders End station, roughly 1.2 miles north of the centre. A little further out are North Middlesex University Hospital (2 miles south-west) and The Epping Forest Museum (2.2 miles east). For a walk, there’s Pole Hill and Highams Park Lake.