Wokingham · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hare Hatch, Wokingham
Our technicians work in Hare Hatch on TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
About our TR19 inspection in Hare Hatch
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Hare Hatch and do not know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, so the next step is based on facts. We’re often asked to deal with confirming a clean reached the whole system and parts of the system left out of past cleans, on post-clean checks, insurer audits and wet film thickness tests.
For a kitchen in or near Hare Hatch, 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures 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 to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Hare Hatch (RG10)
- Region
- Wokingham
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so access is planned in advance.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Readings show if the interval is right.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Hare Hatch
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.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St James or anywhere around Hare Hatch, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What hours they’ll be on site
Also near Hare Hatch
Also in Hare Hatch
What affects the quote in Hare Hatch
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The times the site is available
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any previous report or certificate
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Kitchen extracts in Hare Hatch
Look up Hare Hatch on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 8 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Hare Hatch. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. It’s Wokingham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hare Hatch. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Hare Hatch. 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Robert Piggott CofE Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Historic houses near Hare Hatch, such as Harleyford Manor about 4.3 miles north, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Hare Hatch is about 4 miles north-east of Woodley, in Wokingham. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hare Hatch and the rest of Wokingham. Hare Hatch is one of 35 towns, villages and districts in Wokingham where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Reading, about 7 miles from Hare Hatch.
TR19 inspection in RG10 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Bath Road, Tag Lane and Milley Lane, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Hare Hatch, we cover The Holt (1 mile north-east), Kiln Green (1 mile north-east), Ruscombe (1 mile south-west), Twyford (1 mile south-west) and Waltham St Lawrence (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Reading (7 miles south-west), Wokingham (6 miles south), Woodley (4 miles south-west), Earley (6 miles south-west), Crowthorne (9 miles south) and Lower Earley (6 miles south-west).
Around Hare Hatch
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Queen Victoria pub, Loddon Nature Reserve and The Piggott School. Hare Hatch’s nearest station is Wargrave station, roughly 1.4 miles west. A little further out are St Mark's Hospital (4.7 miles north-east) and Frazer Nash Archives (3.3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Hare Hatch include Weycock Hill and Hurley Chalk Pit.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Hare Hatch
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
Questions from Hare Hatch
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hare Hatch?
Fire safety enforcement in Hare Hatch is handled by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Hare Hatch during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Hare Hatch. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will fit the work in.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, pictures, access and a recommended cleaning interval. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
An inspection takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Sites with several canopies take longer, and you can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email to book it in.
Can you quote from pictures?
Usually, yes. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote typically follows within one working day. If photos are not enough, we will survey first.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Why survey before a clean?
We check the layout, the grease levels and the access, so the clean goes to plan. Any access problems are flagged ahead of the clean.
The process
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Hare Hatch before we set off.
- 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.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.