West Berkshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Leverton TR19 inspection
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Leverton, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
Why deal with it now?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, before the next clean is due. A fault that closes a site in a village like Leverton affects everyone who depends on it.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Leverton
- Every job surveyed first
- We’re fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Leverton
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and grease readings are taken at set points. The work covers pre-clean surveys, deposit thickness tests and insurer audits, and people most often call us about extracts that have never been grease tested and confirming a clean reached the whole system.
Somewhere as small as Leverton, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Leverton (RG17)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. For a village or hamlet like Leverton, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so the base is a key test point.
Canopy and plenum
Clean-looking filters do not mean a clean plenum. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
What affects the quote in Leverton
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The condition of the system
- How big the system is
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any previous report or certificate
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not 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.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
TR19 inspection in Leverton: the local picture
There are about 11 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Leverton, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Leverton is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from West Berkshire council inspect food businesses in Leverton. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Leverton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Ramsbury Manor, about 4.6 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Leverton; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Leverton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Leverton is about 9 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Anywhere in RG17, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, and Leverton is one of them. We also work in Reading, about 24 miles from Leverton.
Our technicians cover all of the RG17 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Leverton, we cover Chilton Foliat (1 mile north-west), Upper Eddington (1 mile south-east), Eddington (1 mile south-east), Hungerford (1 mile south) and Woodlands St Mary (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (9 miles east), Thatcham (12 miles east), Speenhamland (9 miles east), Lambourn (5 miles north), Shaw (9 miles east) and Kingsclere (14 miles south-east).
Near you in Leverton
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to John O'Gaunt School and Amore pub and the streets around them. Leverton’s nearest station is Hungerford station, roughly 1.1 miles south-east. Green spaces nearby include Kintbury Newt Ponds.
Questions from Leverton
Do you cover smaller places like Leverton?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Leverton is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which fire authority looks after Leverton?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Leverton. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
We visit after a clean, take readings at set points and photograph the system. Any areas that weren’t cleaned properly are flagged.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. It’s the benchmark rather than the law. Without TR19 records, an insurance claim can be reduced or refused, so it matters in practice.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Can you price the work without visiting?
In many cases, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.