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TR19 inspections and grease testing in East Shalford, Surrey
Need TR19 inspection in East Shalford? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Somewhere like East Shalford, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
TR19 inspection in East Shalford
A fixed schedule doesn’t always match how a kitchen really cooks. In a busy kitchen, grease can build faster than the minimum intervals allow for, and only measurement shows it. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. Common call-outs are for uncertainty over how often to clean and sites with gaps in their extract records, on deposit thickness tests, wet film thickness tests and insurer audits.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- East Shalford (GU4)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How we price TR19 inspection
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition we find in the survey
- Any permits to work or inductions
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What we need to know
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in East Shalford and across Surrey. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Design faults in the extract system
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
TR19 inspection in East Shalford: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 24 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 6 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of East Shalford. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. East Shalford sits within the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in East Shalford are the job of Guildford council’s environmental health team. 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Tillingbourne Junior School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Thomas or anywhere around East Shalford, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
East Shalford is about 2 miles south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. We provide TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in East Shalford and the rest of Surrey. We cover 395 places across Surrey, large and small.
TR19 inspection in GU4 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover the places around East Shalford: Shalford (1 mile south-west), Chilworth (1 mile east), Broadford (1 mile south-west), Artington (1 mile west) and Peasmarsh (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Woking (7 miles north), Camberley (11 miles north-west), Epsom (15 miles north-east), Farnham (11 miles west), Egham (15 miles north) and Reigate (15 miles east).
Landmarks near East Shalford
Around East Shalford, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Shalford Mill, Guildford High School and The Queen Victoria pub. The nearest railway station is Shalford station, about 0.7 miles south-west. A little further out are St. Luke’s Hospital (1.3 miles north) and Guildford Castle (1.4 miles north-west). Open spaces near East Shalford include St Martha's Hill and Pewley Down.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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.
Common problems we fix in East Shalford
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. 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.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
For kitchens close to Shalford station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What hours they’ll be on site
- When the next visit should be, and why
Towns and villages near East Shalford
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Common questions in East Shalford
Can you get to a site in East Shalford?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and East Shalford is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in East Shalford?
Fire safety enforcement in East Shalford is handled by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can the work be done while we are closed?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so the site does not lose a service.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line to book it in.
What do the grease readings need to be?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. We show your readings against those figures.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What is grease thickness testing?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.