Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hook, Hampshire
Our technicians work in Hook on TR19 inspections and grease testing. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Checking the result of a recent clean
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. For a site near Hook, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a 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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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About our TR19 inspection in Hook
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Hook and don’t 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, before any cleaning is booked. If you have missing TR19 certificates or history and sections of duct that can’t be reached, we can put it right.
In a smaller place like Hook, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Hook (RG27)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Hook
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 grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hook Junior School or anywhere near Hook, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
TR19 inspection in Hook: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 13 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hook. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. The fire and rescue service for Hook is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Environmental health officers from Hart council inspect food businesses in Hook. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Fleet Community Hospital about 4.7 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A kitchen near Hook station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Hook is about 5 miles west of Fleet, in Hampshire. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hook and the rest of Hampshire. Hook is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for TR19 inspection. Our Reading page covers sites nearby (11 miles or so).
Here we cover the RG27 postcode area for TR19 inspection. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on London Road, Station Road and Rookswood Close or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around Hook include the B3349, so getting to you is simple for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Hook, we cover Hook Common (1 mile south-west), Murrell Green (1 mile east), Warnborough Green (1 mile south), Newnham (1 mile west) and Nately Scures (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (6 miles west), Farnborough (8 miles east), Fleet (5 miles east), Aldershot (9 miles east), Alton (9 miles south) and Yateley (7 miles north-east).
What’s near Hook
Typical jobs here are in premises near Robert May's School, among other places. Hook has its own railway station: Hook station. Well-known places in the area include Odiham Castle (1.6 miles south) and West Green House Agricultural Museum (1.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Hook include Tundry Hill and Dogmersfield Lake.
Multi-site and managed buildings
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
The cost 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 work begins, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Common questions in Hook
Do you work at weekends in Hook?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Hook can fit around your hours. Just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Hook out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Hook, the Food Standards Agency lists about 3 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
Verification means repeat readings and photos once the clean is done. Any areas that weren’t cleaned properly are flagged.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Under TR19® Grease, the mean thickness should not exceed 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Hook?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
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.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. The inspection shows whether it needs cleaning now.
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys