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TR19 Inspection in Lower Bourne
TR19 inspection for Lower Bourne, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Lower Bourne
Grease thickness testing tells you how much grease is sitting in the canopy, ducts and fan. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results show whether the system needs cleaning and how soon. If you have heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts and parts of the system left out of past cleans, we can help.
Around a smaller place like Lower Bourne, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Lower Bourne (GU10, GU9)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Lower Bourne
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The scale of the work
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Lower Bourne?
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
Clients normally contact us after spotting one of these:
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Checking the result of a recent clean
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Farnham Castle is about 1.6 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Questions to ask before you book
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What records you will receive afterwards
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Lower Bourne can usually be finished without a second trip.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Lower Bourne: your questions answered
Which fire service covers Lower Bourne?
Fire safety enforcement in Lower Bourne is handled by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Will you come out to Lower Bourne?
Yes. Lower Bourne is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). Each reading is recorded in microns.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
What information do you need?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
Leave it or put it right?
Sites in Lower Bourne that have never measured grease can’t tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. A planned visit to Lower Bourne fits your hours; an emergency does not.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Nearby places to Lower Bourne
What else we do in Lower Bourne
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Part by part
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can drain down and pool at the bottom, so the base is a key test point.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Readings show if the cleans are frequent enough.
TR19 inspection in Lower Bourne: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 11 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses in Lower Bourne 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. It’s Waverley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Lower Bourne. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Lower Bourne. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Martin by the Green, or anywhere in Lower Bourne, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. School kitchens, at schools like Farnham College for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Lower Bourne is about 1 mile south of Farnham, in Surrey. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Lower Bourne and the rest of Surrey. We cover 395 places across Surrey, large and small. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby, about 10 miles away.
All of GU10 and GU9 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Fox Road, Ford Lane and Kiln Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. You’ll find Lower Bourne on the A287, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in Tilford Reeds (1 mile south-east), Shortfield Common (1 mile south), Millbridge (2 miles south), Tilford (2 miles east) and Frensham (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (10 miles east), Woking (12 miles north-east), Camberley (10 miles north), Frimley (8 miles north), Haslemere (8 miles south) and Cranleigh (14 miles east).
Near you in Lower Bourne
In Lower Bourne, that means kitchens and buildings near Underdown nature reserve, Highfield South Farnham School and The Fox Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Lower Bourne is Farnham station, roughly 1.1 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Museum of Farnham (1.3 miles north-west) and Farnham Castle (1.6 miles north). The countryside around Lower Bourne includes Culverswell Hill and Aunt's Pool.