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TR19 Inspection in South Godstone
For TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in South Godstone, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
TR19 inspection in South Godstone, done properly
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. We use the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT), taking readings at set points. The results show whether the system needs cleaning and how soon. The work covers insurer audits, access surveys and post-clean checks, and the jobs we see most are insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and checking the result of a recent clean.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- South Godstone (RH9)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in South Godstone
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Left alone, grease keeps building between cleans. Planning a trip to South Godstone ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
South Godstone: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like South Godstone?
Yes, South Godstone is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can the work in South Godstone be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in South Godstone doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What is post-clean verification?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, whoever did the clean.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
What do the grease readings need to be?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. Our report sets your readings against both.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
It takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. We fit it around when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
Grease, kitchens and South Godstone
Look up South Godstone on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of South Godstone. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. South Godstone is covered by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. 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. Food hygiene inspections in South Godstone are the job of Tandridge council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A kitchen near Godstone station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Clinic about 3.3 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. School kitchens, at schools like St Stephen's CofE Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
South Godstone is about 5 miles south of Caterham, in Surrey. South Godstone gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our Surrey coverage runs to 395 places, South Godstone among them. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 19 miles away.
We cover every part of the RH9 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Eastbourne Road, Oaklands and Woodlands Drive or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover Crowhurst Lane End (1 mile east), Anglefield Corner (1 mile south-west), Tandridge (1 mile north-east), Crowhurst (2 miles south-east) and Church Town (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Epsom (12 miles north-west), Horley (6 miles south-west), Redhill (5 miles west), Ewell (13 miles north-west), Reigate (7 miles west) and Caterham (5 miles north).
Local landmarks in South Godstone
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Fox And Hounds Public House and Tilburstow Hill and the streets around them. South Godstone has its own railway station: Godstone station. Other landmarks nearby include Bletchingley Castle (2.9 miles north-west) and Haxted Watermill Museum (3.9 miles south-east). The countryside around South Godstone includes Mercers Lake and Bay Pond.
What affects the quote in South Godstone
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The size of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Parking and loading at the site
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
How it works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the TR19 inspection, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Somewhere like South Godstone, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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Part by part
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can drain down and pool at the bottom, so we check there.
Horizontal duct runs
Sections without access are recorded so panels can be added.
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Surrey. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
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What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests