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TR19 Inspection in Cosham
TR19 inspections and grease testing for Cosham, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
Questions from Cosham
Will you come out to Cosham?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Cosham is covered. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Cosham?
The local authority for Cosham is Portsmouth council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
Verification means repeat readings and photos once the clean is done. Any areas that weren’t cleaned properly are flagged.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. We can work from pictures and details, or visit, as suits the job.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection, and an audit report gives you that, along with any actions needed.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Cosham
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with fresh grease readings, photos and a look at the areas that were cleaned. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. If you have post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and surveys needed before quoting a full clean, we can help.
Around a smaller place like Cosham, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Cosham (PO6, PO3, PO2)
- Region
- Portsmouth
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Cosham
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- What state the system is in
- The size of the system
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your last certificate, test record or report
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
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What happens if it’s left?
A pre-clean survey avoids surprises on the night. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, so the clean covers the whole system. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
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 we will price it together.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Cosham
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Part by part
Vertical risers
Risers in multi-storey buildings can pass through other areas, so we arrange access ahead of time.
Extract fan and discharge
A greasy fan works harder and wears faster. The inspection shows whether it needs cleaning now.
Cosham kitchens: local notes
Sea air reaches Cosham, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 18 pubs, bars and clubs and about 6 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Cosham. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Food hygiene inspections in Cosham are the job of Portsmouth council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run a café or takeaway near Cosham station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Queen Alexandra Hospital (about 0.6 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Cosham is about 2 miles south-west of Purbrook, in Portsmouth. Across the PO6 area, we can take on TR19 inspection. We cover 19 places across Portsmouth, from busy centres to quieter spots.
We work across the PO6, PO3 and PO2 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as Dean Road, Park Lane and Elgin Road, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Main roads around Cosham include the A397, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to Cosham include Wymering (1 mile north-west), Hilsea (1 mile south), Drayton (1 mile east), Widley (1 mile north-east) and Paulsgrove (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Southsea (4 miles south), Milton (3 miles south), Landport (3 miles south), Portsea (3 miles south-west), Portsmouth Point (4 miles south-west) and Fratton (3 miles south).
What’s near Cosham
In Cosham, that means kitchens and buildings near The First Post pub, Alexandra Park and Springfield School. Cosham has its own railway station: Cosham station. Well-known places in the area include Tricorn Centre (2.9 miles south) and World War I Remembrance Centre (1 mile south-east). The countryside around Cosham includes Southmoor Nature Reserve and Portsdown Hill.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Cosham?
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Clients usually contact us when they notice something like this:
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Court Lane Junior Academy, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What to look for in a quote
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. In a smaller place like Cosham, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.