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TR19 Inspection in Streatham Park
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Streatham Park, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
How we handle TR19 inspection in Streatham Park
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. The work covers pre-clean surveys, wet film thickness tests and insurer audits, and the jobs we see most are extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and insurers asking for TR19 evidence.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Streatham Park, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Streatham Park (SW16, SW17, SW12)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- How big the system is
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any previous report or certificate
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: 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 we can price many jobs without a visit.
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
When to call us in Streatham Park
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in Streatham Park shows where access panels are missing, so the gaps can be closed.
What we are most often called out for:
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Streatham Park is Tooting Bec Hospital, about under half a mile north-west.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the price is fixed
- Proof of insurance
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
FAQs for Streatham Park
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Streatham Park?
That is London Fire Brigade. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Which council inspects kitchens in Streatham Park?
Food hygiene inspections in Streatham Park are carried out by Lambeth council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we’ll set the report out to match.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Why act early in Streatham Park
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, which you won’t know without measuring. For a site in Streatham Park, fitting the work in overnight now is far easier than closing at short notice later.
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 send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Streatham Park
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Streatham Park is usually out of hours.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- 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.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
TR19 inspection around Streatham Park
Look up Streatham Park on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 418 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 113 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Streatham Park. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Streatham Park is covered by London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in Streatham Park are the job of Lambeth council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Where a hall near Parish Church of St Alban, or anywhere in Streatham Park, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you cook for passing trade around Streatham station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Streatham Park is about 1 mile west of Streatham, in Greater London. Across the SW16 area, we can take on TR19 inspection. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Streatham Park among them.
We cover every part of the SW16, SW17 and SW12 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Lewin Road, Rydal Road and Natal Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Furzedown (1 mile south-west), Streatham (1 mile east), Tooting (1 mile west), Tooting Bec (1 mile west) and Hyde farm estate (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover London (5 miles north), City of Westminster (6 miles north), Marylebone (6 miles north), Kensington (6 miles north-west), St Pancras (7 miles north) and Shoreditch (7 miles north).
What’s near Streatham Park
Typical jobs here are in premises near Furzedown Secondary School, Streatham Common and Graveney School, among other places. The closest station to Streatham Park is Streatham station, about 0.5 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include London Sewing Machine Museum (0.9 miles north-west) and Southside Wandsworth (2.9 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Battersea Park Lake and Knight's Hill.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not 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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.