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TR19 Inspection in Burley
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Burley, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
How we handle TR19 inspection in Burley
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and grease readings are taken at set points. Common call-outs are for sites with gaps in their extract records and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean, across insurer audits, access surveys and post-clean checks.
Somewhere as small as Burley, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Burley (BH24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Burley: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Burley?
That is New Forest council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Burley. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you cover smaller places like Burley?
Yes, Burley is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. It’s the benchmark rather than the law. In practice, an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of TR19 cleaning, so following it is the sensible course.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
An inspection takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email to book it in.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Burley
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels and guest houses across Burley and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Burley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest 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. Fire safety in Burley falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St John the Baptist, or anywhere in Burley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Avon Tyrrell House is about 2.3 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Burley is in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Burley or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Burley is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients. We also work in Southampton, about 15 miles from Burley.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: BH24. Streets in the area include The Mall, The Cross and Doveys Close, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. We also cover Burley Street (1 mile north-west), Bagnum (2 miles west), Foulford (2 miles north-west), Crow (3 miles west) and Forest Corner (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Totton (11 miles north-east), Lymington (8 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), Hythe (13 miles east), New Milton (5 miles south) and Ringwood (4 miles west).
Around Burley
In Burley, that means kitchens and buildings near The Burley Inn. The nearest railway station is Sway station, roughly 5 miles south-east. For a walk, there’s Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Design faults in the extract system
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
Why deal with it now?
Without readings, you are guessing when to clean. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, which you will not know without measuring. In a small place like Burley, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Burley
- We’re fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Each visit written up, with pictures
What we do, step by step
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. On site, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Burley can be planned properly.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Move anything stored near the system
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
Vertical risers
Risers in multi-storey buildings can pass through other areas, so access is planned in advance.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Burley
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Burley Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether VAT is included
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.