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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Charney Bassett, Oxfordshire
TR19 inspection across Charney Bassett and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, and readings show whether that is enough.
About our TR19 inspection in Charney Bassett
Taking on a kitchen in Charney Bassett with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. You get readings, pictures and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. The work covers pre-clean surveys, access surveys and post-clean checks, and common reasons people get in touch are sites with gaps in their extract records and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts.
In a small place like Charney Bassett, 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.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Charney Bassett (OX12)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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What else we do in Charney Bassett
How we price TR19 inspection
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- How easy every part is to reach
- A single visit or a regular plan
- What state the system is in
- Parking and loading at the site
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Charney Bassett and turn up when the site is quiet.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Charney Bassett: your questions answered
Is Charney Bassett within the area you cover?
Yes. Charney Bassett is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you come to Charney Bassett after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Charney Bassett can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Verification means repeat readings and photos once the clean is done. The report flags anything missed.
What accreditations do you have?
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.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line to book it in.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Charney Bassett?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
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 about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Charney Bassett?
Grease in a duct is flammable fuel. Flames from the range can be pulled into the canopy and travel through the ducts to other parts of the building. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Missing access panels found on survey
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Charney Bassett, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If they look at the system before pricing
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It does not solve:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
Why deal with it now?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
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 play a part.
What you get with us
- We diagnose before we treat
- In business since 2009
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
See how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Grease, kitchens and Charney Bassett
In Charney Bassett, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Charney Bassett, about 59 miles from central London, is within our usual area. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Longworth Hospital about 5.7 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Longworth House, about 2.9 miles north, is one of the historic houses near Charney Bassett; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Charney Bassett is about 4 miles north of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Charney Bassett get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Oxford, roughly 12 miles from Charney Bassett.
TR19 inspection in OX12 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Main Street, Buckland Road and New Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Lyford (1 mile east), Denchworth (2 miles south), Pusey (2 miles north-west), West Hanney (2 miles south-east) and Goosey (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (12 miles north-east), Didcot (9 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles east), Witney (10 miles north), Carterton (10 miles north-west) and Wantage (4 miles south).
Landmarks near Charney Bassett
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Chequers pub and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Longworth Hospital (5.7 miles west) and Hinton Waldrist Castle (2.7 miles north). For a walk, there’s Chain Hill.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.