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TR19 inspections in Waddon
TR19 inspection for Waddon, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
What affects the quote in Waddon
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The postcode and the type of business
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Waddon
Grease thickness testing tells you how much grease is sitting in the canopy, ducts and fan. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results show whether the system needs cleaning and how soon. If you are dealing with extracts that have never been grease tested and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, we can put it right, from access surveys, post-clean checks and deposit thickness tests onwards.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Waddon is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
We have 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’re fully insured.
- Place
- Waddon (CR0, CR2, SM6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Waddon
What else we do in Waddon
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
Kitchen extracts in Waddon
Food Standards Agency records list about 245 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 161 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Waddon. 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. London Fire Brigade covers Waddon. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
School kitchens, at schools like Aerodrome Primary Academy for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St George or elsewhere in Waddon, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run a café or takeaway near Waddon station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Waddon is about 1 mile west of Croydon, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Waddon or further out, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Waddon is one of them. We also work in London, about 9 miles from Waddon.
Work in CR0, CR2 and SM6 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Abbey Road, Alton Road and Epsom Road or a nearby road, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Old Town (1 mile north-east), Bandonhill (1 mile west), Beddington (1 mile north-west), Russell Hill (1 mile south-west) and Roundshaw (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover London (9 miles north), City of Westminster (11 miles north), Marylebone (11 miles north), Kensington (10 miles north), St Pancras (11 miles north) and Shoreditch (11 miles north).
Local landmarks in Waddon
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around St Andrew's CofE School, Rutherford School and Duppas Hill, among other places. Waddon has its own railway station: Waddon station. Nearby you’ll also find St George's Walk (0.9 miles north-east) and Purley War Memorial Hospital (1.7 miles south). For a walk, there’s Duppas Hill and Roundshaw Downs.
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Before any visit in Waddon, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
How to get 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 we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Why act early in Waddon
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, and the quote reflects the real job. For a site in Waddon, fitting the work in overnight now is far easier than closing at short notice later.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Waddon: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Waddon?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Waddon needn’t be disturbed. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Waddon?
Fire safety enforcement in Waddon is handled by London Fire Brigade. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What is grease thickness testing?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, then compare them with the TR19® Grease figures.
Why survey before a clean?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. The survey can be done from pictures and details or on site, whichever suits the system.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, pictures, access and a recommended cleaning interval. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
Can you quote from photos?
Typically, yes. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote typically follows within one working day. If photos aren’t enough, we’ll survey first.
Between visits
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Never cook with filters missing
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Keep the route to access panels clear
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys