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TR19 Inspection in Tooting
TR19 inspection for Tooting, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Design faults in the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
How we handle TR19 inspection in Tooting
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you are on. If you are dealing with sections of duct that can’t be reached and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts, we can help.
In a London area like Tooting, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
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 and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Tooting (SW17, SW19, CR4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Tooting
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The scale of the work
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The number of sites or systems
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
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 many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Tooting: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Tooting?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Tooting out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 31 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Tooting. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, for our cleans and other firms’ alike.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
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.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
How much notice do you need?
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.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Also in Tooting
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. 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. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in Tooting is usually done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Grease, kitchens and Tooting
Food Standards Agency data counts about 555 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 128 takeaways and sandwich shops in Tooting and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service. Tooting is covered by London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Grove Hospital (about within half a mile west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Commuter trade near Tooting station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Tooting is about 3 miles south-west of Stockwell, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in Tooting, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Tooting is one of them. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 6 miles away.
All of SW17, SW19 and CR4 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Vant Road, Byton Road and Avarn Road and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Tooting, we cover Tooting Bec (1 mile north-west), Colliers Wood (1 mile south), Furzedown (1 mile east), Streatham Park (1 mile east) and Summerstown (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (6 miles north-east), City of Westminster (6 miles north), Marylebone (6 miles north), Kensington (5 miles north), St Pancras (7 miles north) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-east).
Around Tooting
In Tooting, that means kitchens and buildings near King's Head pub, Ensham School and Graveney School and the streets around them. The closest station to Tooting is Tooting station, roughly 0.6 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Southside Wandsworth (2.2 miles north-west) and Grove Hospital (under half a mile west). Not far away are Battersea Park Lake and Myrna Close.
Why act early in Tooting
A check after cleaning shows whether the work reached every part it should have, before the next clean is due. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why Tooting businesses choose us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Full insurance on every job
- In business since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Common problems we fix in Tooting
You cannot judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Augustine, or anywhere in Tooting, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Proof of insurance