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TR19 Inspection in Salfords
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Salfords, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
What we do, step by step
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. The timing of a visit to Salfords is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to 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
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
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How we handle TR19 inspection in Salfords
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. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. If you have checking the result of a recent clean and kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings, we can put it right.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Salfords (RH1)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Salfords and across Surrey. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
How we price TR19 inspection
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The times the site is available
- How big the system is
- What state the system is in
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
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. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Grease, kitchens and Salfords
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 6 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Salfords. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Food hygiene inspections in Salfords are the job of Reigate and Banstead council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Salfords is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
For kitchens close to Salfords station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Salfords Primary School or anywhere near Salfords, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Salfords is about 2 miles north of Horley, in Surrey. We provide TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Salfords and the rest of Surrey. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Guildford page (18 miles or so).
Every address in RH1 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Salbrook Road, Napier Close and Mead Avenue or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Salfords, we cover South Earlswood (1 mile north), Earlswood (2 miles north), Meadvale (2 miles north-west), South Nutfield (2 miles north-east) and Redhill (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Epsom (10 miles north-west), Ewell (11 miles north), Reigate (3 miles north-west), Caterham (7 miles north-east), Dorking (7 miles west) and Ashtead (10 miles north-west).
What’s near Salfords
Around Salfords, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Oakwood School and Earlswood Common, among other places. Salfords has its own railway station: Salfords station. Nearby you’ll also find Reigate Castle (3.2 miles north-west) and Reigate Priory Museum (3 miles north-west). The countryside around Salfords includes Mercers Lake and Colley Hill.
Leave it or put it right?
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, so the clean covers the whole system. A fault that closes a site in a village like Salfords affects everyone who depends on it.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Fully insured
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Sections without access are recorded so it can be fixed before the clean.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Nearby places to Salfords
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Between visits
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so the history is easy to show.
FAQs for Salfords
Which fire authority looks after Salfords?
It’s Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Salfords. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you work at weekends in Salfords?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Salfords needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
How often should grease be tested?
That varies with the kitchen’s daily use. BESA’s minimum cleaning intervals are every 3, 6 or 12 months for heavy, moderate and light use, and testing shows if your kitchen needs more.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
What happens to the waste?
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.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What do the grease readings need to be?
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 to call us in Salfords
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Christ the King or elsewhere in Salfords, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor