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Dunsden Green TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection in Dunsden Green from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
About our TR19 inspection in Dunsden Green
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with new readings and pictures of the cleaned areas. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. The work covers post-clean checks, deposit thickness tests and insurer audits, and people most often call us about parts of the system left out of past cleans and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean.
Somewhere as small as Dunsden Green, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Dunsden Green (RG4)
- Region
- Reading
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Questions from Dunsden Green
Can you work in Dunsden Green outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Dunsden Green keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which fire service covers Dunsden Green?
That is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
The survey covers the whole system, grease readings and access to each section. It lets us plan the clean and give you a fixed quote.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
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. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Dunsden Green?
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
Look out for any of the following:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
A hospital like Royal Berkshire Hospital, about 2.8 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Before booking anyone
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- When the next visit should be, and why
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What affects the quote in Dunsden Green
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition we find in the survey
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The times the site is available
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The site address and the type of premises
If you need TR19 inspection in Dunsden Green, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Aftercare tips
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Dunsden Green.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Advice
What a clean will not put right
TR19 inspection cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Dunsden Green
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
What TR19 inspection looks like in Dunsden Green
Look up Dunsden Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Dunsden Green. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Environmental health officers from South Oxfordshire council inspect food businesses in Dunsden Green. 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. The fire and rescue service for Dunsden Green is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Martin's Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Greys Court is about 3.9 miles north), access may need planning.
Dunsden Green is about 1 mile north-east of Caversham, in Reading. From the centre of Dunsden Green to the outskirts, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Dunsden Green is one of 34 towns, villages and districts in Reading we cover for TR19 inspection.
Work in RG4 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If your site is just outside Dunsden Green, we cover Littlestead Green (1 mile west), Play Hatch (1 mile south), Caversham Park Village (1 mile south-west), Emmer Green (1 mile south-west) and Caversham (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Norcot (4 miles south-west), West Reading (4 miles south-west), Tilehurst Within (5 miles south-west), Shinfield (6 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (8 miles south) and Horncastle (5 miles south-west).
Around Dunsden Green
In Dunsden Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve, Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre and The Flowing Spring pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Reading station, roughly 2.6 miles south-west. A little further out are Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.8 miles south) and Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (2.8 miles south). The countryside around Dunsden Green includes Sonning Hill and South Lake.
Why act early in Dunsden Green
Sites in Dunsden Green that have never measured grease cannot tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. A planned visit to Dunsden Green is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why us?
- Trading since 2009
- Fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Every job surveyed first
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