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TR19 Inspection in Earlstone Common
Specialist TR19 inspection for Earlstone Common: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
What we’re called out for in Earlstone Common
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. It is not legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as West Berkshire Community Hospital (about 3.8 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- What insurance they carry
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
About our TR19 inspection in Earlstone Common
A pre-clean survey is the diagnosis, and the clean is the treatment. Readings, pictures and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the clean can be planned properly. The work covers access surveys, insurer audits and post-clean checks, and people most often call us about insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and extracts that have never been grease tested.
For a kitchen in or near Earlstone Common, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Earlstone Common (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Earlstone Common: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Earlstone Common?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Earlstone Common in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Earlstone Common, the Food Standards Agency lists about 4 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
What is grease thickness testing?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
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 long does a TR19 inspection take?
It takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. We fit it around when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
We look at the system from canopy to discharge, take grease readings and check access. From it, we plan the clean and quote a fixed price.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
What affects the quote in Earlstone Common
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How easy every part is to reach
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any previous report or certificate
- Problems your staff have spotted
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
Earlstone Common kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs in and around Earlstone Common, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Food hygiene inspections in Earlstone Common are the job of Basingstoke and Deane 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. Earlstone Common sits within the area of 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.
School kitchens, at schools like The Clere School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Highclere Castle, about 2.6 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Earlstone Common; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Earlstone Common is about 3 miles south of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Earlstone Common or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 155 places across West Berkshire, large and small. Reading is in our area too, around 16 miles away.
Every address in RG20 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Other places close to Earlstone Common include Burghclere Common (1 mile north), Burghclere (1 mile south-west), Newtown Common (1 mile north), Wash Water (2 miles north-west) and Sandleford (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Newbury (3 miles north), Thatcham (4 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (12 miles east), Speenhamland (4 miles north), Hungerford (9 miles north-west) and Spencers Wood (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Earlstone Common
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Burghclere Primary School, Horris Hill School and Sandleford Priory. Earlstone Common’s nearest station is Newbury station, roughly 3 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Old Chapel Textile Centre (2.2 miles north-east) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (3.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Beacon Hill and Audrey's Meadow.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge at the end of the system is checked as well, since grease reaches the very end of the system.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays to avoid disruption.
What we do, step by step
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. The timing of a visit to Earlstone Common is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.