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TR19 inspections in Thorncombe Street
Specialist TR19 inspection for Thorncombe Street: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Thorncombe Street
Think of a TR19 inspection as the diagnosis before the treatment. Readings, pictures and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the clean can be planned properly. The work covers post-clean checks, deposit thickness tests and wet film thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are sites with gaps in their extract records and confirming a clean reached the whole system.
In a small place like Thorncombe Street, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re 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
- Thorncombe Street (GU5)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Thorncombe Street kitchens: local notes
Thorncombe Street is about 31 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. In Thorncombe Street, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Waverley council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Godalming College, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Thorncombe Street (Loseley Park is about 3.4 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care.
Thorncombe Street is about 5 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. Sites in Thorncombe Street get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Thorncombe Street is one of 395 places in Surrey where we work for TR19 inspection.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: GU5. Whether your site is on Thorncombe Street and Alldens Hill or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Thorncombe Street: Munstead Heath (1 mile west), Birtley Green (1 mile north-east), Grafham (1 mile east), Hascombe (1 mile south) and Bramley (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (5 miles north), Woking (10 miles north), Camberley (13 miles north-west), Farnham (10 miles west), Dorking (11 miles east) and Frimley (12 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Thorncombe Street
The closest station to Thorncombe Street is Godalming station, about 2.3 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Milford Hospital (2.4 miles west) and Godalming Museum (2.2 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Farncombe Wood and Hydon's Ball.
Why act early in Thorncombe Street
A pre-clean survey avoids surprises on the night. Access problems are spotted in advance rather than on the night, and the quote reflects the real job. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
FAQs for Thorncombe Street
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Thorncombe Street in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Thorncombe Street, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Thorncombe Street?
Fire safety enforcement in Thorncombe Street is handled by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. 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 we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, TR19® is not 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 insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Is Thorncombe Street in your area?
Yes. We cover Thorncombe Street and across Surrey, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The number of sites or systems
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
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.
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What we are called out for in Thorncombe Street
You can’t judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, which is why readings matter.
Clients usually contact us after spotting one of these:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Milford Hospital about 2.4 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays to avoid disruption.
Vertical risers
Risers in multi-storey buildings can pass through other areas, so access is planned in advance.
What staff can safely do
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.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Thorncombe Street.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.