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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Fairlee, Isle of Wight
TR19 inspection in Fairlee from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
What affects the quote in Fairlee
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- What state the system is in
- How easy every part is to reach
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these details help:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
For a fixed quote, call 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. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
TR19 inspection in Fairlee, done properly
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. Typical jobs include pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean, across wet film thickness tests, deposit thickness tests and insurer audits.
Work in a small place like Fairlee starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Fairlee (PO30, PO31, PO41)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Fairlee
What else we do in Fairlee
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
How it works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. In a small place like Fairlee, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
TR19 inspection around Fairlee
Food Standards Agency data counts about 61 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 18 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Fairlee. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. In Fairlee, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council. 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. Fairlee sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Fairlee (Carisbrooke Castle is about 1.9 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care. For schools such as Medina College, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Fairlee is about 1 mile north-east of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Wherever you are in the PO30 postcode area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. We cover 125 places across the Isle of Wight, large and small. Portsmouth is in our area too, about 11 miles from Fairlee.
Every address in PO30, PO31 and PO41 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You’ll find streets such as Mews Lane, Cross Lane and Harvey Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover Cross Lane (1 mile south), Barton (1 mile south), Staplers (1 mile south-east), Hillgrove (1 mile east) and Whippingham (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Ryde (5 miles east), Cowes (4 miles north), Sandown (7 miles south-east), Shanklin (7 miles south-east), Ventnor (8 miles south-east) and East Cowes (3 miles north). Island and remote sites take a little more planning, so tell us where you are when you ask for a quote for TR19 inspection.
Near you in Fairlee
Typical jobs here are in premises near Seaclose Park, Bargeman's Rest pub and Island Innovation VI Form Campus and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Carisbrooke Castle (1.9 miles south-west) and St Mary's Hospital (0.8 miles west). The countryside around Fairlee includes Mill Hill and Briddlesford Nature Reserve.
Common problems we fix in Fairlee
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 in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Paul's Church or elsewhere in Fairlee, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Proof of insurance
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, and readings show whether that is enough.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. Readings and photos are taken in the plenum as part of every survey.
Why it’s worth doing now in Fairlee
Catching heavy deposits early keeps the fix small. Left alone, grease keeps building between cleans. A fault that closes a site in a village like Fairlee affects everyone who depends on it.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why Fairlee businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Common questions in Fairlee
Can you get to a site in Fairlee?
Yes, Fairlee is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you work at weekends in Fairlee?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Fairlee can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. It’s the benchmark rather than the law. In practice, an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of TR19 cleaning, so following it is the sensible course.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.