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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Roydon, Essex
TR19 inspection in Roydon from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
TR19 inspection in Roydon
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. 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 Roydon and the rest of Essex. We’re often asked to deal with kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed, on wet film thickness tests, deposit thickness tests and access surveys.
Work in a small place like Roydon starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Roydon (CM19)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Never cook with filters missing
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
The audit report is set out to pass straight to your insurer or broker, including readings, photos and any inaccessible sections.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so grease is not left building in hidden parts.
How we price TR19 inspection
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The number of sites or systems
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Kitchen extracts in Roydon
Food Standards Agency data counts about 12 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Roydon and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. The fire and rescue service for Roydon is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Roydon are the job of Epping Forest council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Princess Alexandra Hospital (about 2 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. School kitchens, at schools like Roydon Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Roydon is about 3 miles north-east of Hoddesdon, in Essex. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Roydon and the rest of Essex. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Roydon is one of them. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby (19 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: CM19. We cover sites on High Street, Temple Mead and Church Mead and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Roydon, we cover Halls Green (1 mile south), Roydon Hamlet (1 mile south), Stanstead Abbotts (2 miles north-west), Tylerscross (2 miles south-east) and Great Parndon (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Harlow (3 miles east), Brentwood (15 miles south-east), Loughton (9 miles south), Waltham Abbey (6 miles south), Great Dunmow (15 miles north-east) and Epping (6 miles south-east).
What’s near Roydon
In Roydon, that means kitchens and buildings near White Hart Public House and Hawkenbury Meadow, among other places. There’s a railway station in Roydon itself: Roydon station. Well-known places in the area include Lowewood Museum (2.5 miles south-west) and Princess Alexandra Hospital (2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Hunsdon Mead.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Essex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Roydon: your questions answered
Will you come out to Roydon?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you work at weekends in Roydon?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and photos. It works whoever carried out the clean.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
We suggest a next test date in every report, 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 TR19 inspection cannot fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
Places near Roydon
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Common problems we fix in Roydon
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. It is not legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Peter's Church or anywhere around Roydon, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system, and we clear up before we go. In a small place like Roydon, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.