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TR19 inspections in Seven Sisters
TR19 inspection across Seven Sisters and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Missing access panels found on survey
TR19 inspection around Seven Sisters
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 35 pubs and bars in and around Seven Sisters, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Seven Sisters 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. Kitchens in Seven Sisters get their food hygiene inspections from Haringey council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like North Middlesex University Hospital about 2.1 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. For schools such as Earlsmead Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Seven Sisters is about 2 miles west of Walthamstow, in Greater London. We provide TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Seven Sisters and the rest of Greater London. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Seven Sisters is one of them. There’s also a page for London, roughly 6 miles from Seven Sisters.
We cover every part of the N15, N17 and N16 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Ida Road, Elmar Road and Grove Road, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in South Tottenham (1 mile north), Tottenham Green (1 mile north), St Ann's (1 mile west), Tottenham Hale (1 mile north-east) and West Green (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover London (6 miles south), City of Westminster (6 miles south-west), Marylebone (5 miles south-west), Kensington (8 miles south-west), St Pancras (4 miles south-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles south).
Near you in Seven Sisters
Typical jobs here are in premises near No.8 Seven Sisters pub, Ada College and Chestnuts Park and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Gladesmore Community School (less than half a mile east) and Church of St Andrew (0.8 miles south). Seven Sisters has its own railway station: Seven Sisters station. A little further out are Montfichet's Tower (4.9 miles south) and The Mall Wood Green (1.7 miles north-west). The countryside around Seven Sisters includes Highgate Hill and Woodberry Wetlands.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Seven Sisters
Think of a TR19 inspection as the diagnosis before the treatment. We look at the system, take grease readings and photograph what we find, so the quote and the clean fit the real system. The work covers wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits, and people most often call us about parts of the system left out of past cleans and missing TR19 certificates or history.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In Seven Sisters, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Seven Sisters (N15, N17, N16)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Seven Sisters
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
If you cook for passing trade around Seven Sisters station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
What your quote should include
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
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The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system, and we clear up before we go. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Seven Sisters.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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 many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Leave it or put it right?
Without readings, you’re guessing when to clean. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. For a site in Seven Sisters, fitting the work in overnight now is far easier than closing at short notice later.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Seven Sisters
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Fully insured
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Seven Sisters
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Seven Sisters out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 45 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Seven Sisters. You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
Do you work at weekends in Seven Sisters?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Seven Sisters keeps running as normal. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we will plan around them.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us to book it in.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Why survey before a clean?
A survey finds out how the system is laid out, how dirty it is and what can be reached, so the clean goes to plan. Any access problems are flagged ahead of the clean.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, TR19® isn’t legislation. The Fire Safety Order 2005 still requires the responsible person to manage fire risk, which in a kitchen includes grease in the extract. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote and we will normally reply within one working day.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It does not solve:
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
How we price TR19 inspection
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The number of sites or systems
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.