Slough · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Farnham Common TR19 inspection
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Farnham Common, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Checking the result of a recent clean
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Farnham Common
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and record grease readings at set points. Common call-outs are for extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements, on access surveys, pre-clean surveys and deposit thickness tests.
For a kitchen in or near Farnham Common, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, 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
- Farnham Common (SL2)
- Region
- Slough
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What TR19 inspection looks like in Farnham Common
The Food Standards Agency lists about 9 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses in Farnham Common and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Farnham Common. 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. Kitchens in Farnham Common get their food hygiene inspections from Buckinghamshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Cliveden, about 3.3 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Farnham Common; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Church and community hall kitchens, near St John the Evangelist or anywhere around Farnham Common, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Farnham Common is about 3 miles north of Slough, in Slough. If you need TR19 inspection in Farnham Common, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. We work across South East England and London, including Farnham Common. 31 places in Slough are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Reading is in our area too, about 17 miles from Farnham Common.
Work in SL2 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Temple Way, Common Wood and Badgers Wood, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Farnham Common include Egypt (1 mile north-west), East Burnham (1 mile south-west), Hedgerley (1 mile north-east), Farnham Royal (1 mile south) and Littleworth Corner (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Slough (3 miles south), Cippenham (3 miles south), Chalvey (4 miles south), Langley (4 miles south-east), Upton (4 miles south) and Burnham (3 miles south-west).
Around Farnham Common
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Royal Oak pub, Cocksherd Wood and Caldicott School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Burnham station, about 2.9 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Wexham Park Hospital (2.4 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Burnham Beeches and Taplow Lake.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The number of sites or systems
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The site address and the type of premises
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
What we do, step by step
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. In a small place like Farnham Common, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Farnham Common?
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Farnham Common Junior School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Before booking anyone
- If they look at the system before pricing
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
FAQs for Farnham Common
Who inspects food businesses in Farnham Common?
In Farnham Common, it’s Buckinghamshire council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you work overnight in Farnham Common?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Farnham Common doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
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.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
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 it matters in practice.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
What is post-clean verification?
A post-clean check records grease readings and photos after the work, whoever did the clean.
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. The survey shows exactly what access there is.