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TR19 Inspection in Chawley
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Chawley, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
About our TR19 inspection in Chawley
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Missing records can lead to a claim being reduced or refused. Our TR19 audits give sites in Chawley and across Oxfordshire a clear record of the system’s condition. We’re often asked to deal with an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit and sections of duct that can’t be reached, on post-clean checks, access surveys and pre-clean surveys.
For a kitchen in or near Chawley, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Chawley (OX2)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It does not solve:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. The timing of a visit to Chawley is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
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When to call us in Chawley
Kitchens change: a new menu, longer hours or more frying can all add grease. The old cleaning schedule may not match the kitchen any more.
Look out for any of the following:
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Michael, or anywhere in Chawley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What your quote should include
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether they recommend a next date
- If they look at the system before pricing
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not 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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, with readings, photos and any areas not accessible.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The size of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site rules, permits and inductions
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The site address and the type of premises
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, well away from where anyone looks.
Canopy and plenum
Clean-looking filters do not mean a clean plenum. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Chawley
Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 6 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Chawley. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Chawley sits within the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Chawley are the job of Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Appleton Manor, about 2.5 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Chawley; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Radcliffe Infirmary about 3 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Chawley is about 4 miles west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Chawley and the rest of Oxfordshire. Chawley is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover for TR19 inspection.
Here we cover the OX2 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Whether your site is on Cumnor Hill, Chawley Park and Chawley Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Cumnor (1 mile south-west), Dean Court (1 mile north-east), Botley (1 mile north-east), Filchampstead (1 mile north-west) and Henwood (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Oxford (4 miles east), Didcot (9 miles south), Bicester (13 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (4 miles south), Witney (8 miles north-west) and Carterton (12 miles west).
Near you in Chawley
In Chawley, that means kitchens and buildings near The Vine Inn, Matthew Arnold School and Raleigh Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Chawley is Oxford station, roughly 2.4 miles north-east. A little further out are Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains (2.6 miles north-east) and Westgate Shopping Centre (2.7 miles east). Not far away are Lashford Lane Fen and Cumnor Hill.
Chawley questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Chawley out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Chawley, the Food Standards Agency lists about 3 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Chawley?
Food hygiene inspections in Chawley are carried out by Vale of White Horse council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and pictures. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.