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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Fernhurst, Surrey
TR19 inspections and grease testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Fernhurst. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
What TR19 inspection looks like in Fernhurst
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Fernhurst. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. It’s Chichester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Fernhurst. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fernhurst sits within the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Haslemere and District Hospital is the nearest hospital to Fernhurst, about 2.9 miles north. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Margaret, or anywhere in Fernhurst, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Fernhurst is about 10 miles east of Petersfield, in Surrey. For TR19 inspection in and around Fernhurst, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Fernhurst. We cover 395 places across Surrey, large and small. Guildford is in our area too, about 15 miles from Fernhurst.
We cover every part of the GU27 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Church Road, Merle Way and Bishops Close or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Fernhurst, we cover Kingsley Green (1 mile north), Woolmer Hill (2 miles north-west), Linchmere (2 miles north-west), Redford (3 miles south-west) and Haslemere (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (15 miles north-east), Farnham (11 miles north), Cranleigh (12 miles north-east), Ash (14 miles north), Godalming (10 miles north-east) and Farncombe (11 miles north-east).
Around Fernhurst
The nearest railway station is Haslemere station, roughly 2.7 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Haslemere and District Hospital (2.9 miles north). Not far away are Blackdown and Cooksbridge Meadow.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Fernhurst
Think of a TR19 inspection as the diagnosis before the treatment. We look at the system, take grease readings and photograph what we find, so the quote and the clean fit the real system. Common call-outs are for extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and sections of duct that can’t be reached, on wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and post-clean checks.
Work in a small place like Fernhurst starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Fernhurst (GU27)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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Fernhurst: your questions answered
Can a school canteen extract in Fernhurst be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Fernhurst. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you cover smaller places like Fernhurst?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Fernhurst is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we’ll book around them.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, not in itself. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
How often should grease be tested?
It depends on how heavily the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimum cleaning intervals are every 3, 6 or 12 months for heavy, moderate and light use, and testing shows if your kitchen needs more.
What affects the quote in Fernhurst
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The size of the system
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The condition of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What we need to know
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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, next to our reports.
Why it’s worth doing now in Fernhurst
Without readings, you’re guessing when to clean. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, which you will not know without measuring. A planned visit to Fernhurst is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Fernhurst
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
When it’s something else
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Design faults in the extract system
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Fernhurst
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
How it works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Fernhurst.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Fernhurst
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Fernhurst?
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
School kitchens, at schools like Fernhurst Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What your quote should include
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the price is fixed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How VAT is shown on the quote