Windsor and Maidenhead · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Maidenhead
TR19 inspection across Maidenhead and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
How we price TR19 inspection
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- What state the system is in
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 the price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
TR19 inspection in Maidenhead
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. Typical jobs include kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and missing access panels found on survey, on wet film thickness tests, deposit thickness tests and access surveys.
Kitchens in towns like Maidenhead are often in older buildings that were never designed for them, which can mean awkward duct routes, long flat runs and not enough access panels. Sections we can’t reach are listed on the report, and access panels can be added.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Maidenhead (SL6)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays to avoid disruption.
Canopy and plenum
Filters can look fine while the plenum behind them is heavily coated. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
Why it’s worth doing now in Maidenhead
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, and the quote reflects the real job. Nothing in a duct, damper or fan improves by being left.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Full insurance on every job
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What happens on the day
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. For a site in a town like Maidenhead, tell us your opening hours, where we can park and how we reach the roof or plant.
- 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 pictures recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Questions from Maidenhead
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Maidenhead?
Kitchens in Maidenhead are inspected by Windsor and Maidenhead council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Maidenhead in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 45 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Maidenhead. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Typically, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Maidenhead
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so you can produce them quickly.
Grease, kitchens and Maidenhead
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 20 pubs and bars and about 8 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Maidenhead. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Food hygiene inspections in Maidenhead are the job of Windsor and Maidenhead council’s environmental health team. 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. Maidenhead is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
For schools such as Claires Court Schools, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run a café or takeaway near Maidenhead station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Mark's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Maidenhead, about 0.6 miles west.
Maidenhead is about 27 miles west of London, in Windsor and Maidenhead. From the centre of Maidenhead to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Windsor and Maidenhead coverage runs to 57 places, Maidenhead among them. You can also see our page for Reading, about 12 miles away.
TR19 inspection in SL6 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on High Street Mall, High Street and Laggan Square or anywhere close by, we can help. You will find Maidenhead on the A4 and A308, so it’s easy for us to get to for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Maidenhead: Boyn Hill (1 mile south-west), Furze Platt (1 mile north), Cox Green (1 mile south-west), Pinkneys Green (1 mile north-west) and Bray Wick (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Windsor (5 miles south-east), North Ascot (7 miles south), Dedworth (5 miles south-east), Broomhall (10 miles south-east), South Ascot (9 miles south) and Old Windsor (8 miles south-east). Maidenhead is among the bigger places we cover in Windsor and Maidenhead for TR19 inspection.
Local landmarks in Maidenhead
In Maidenhead, that means kitchens and buildings near Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School, Desborough College and The Windsor Castle pub. The closest station to Maidenhead is Maidenhead station, about 0.5 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (1.2 miles east) and St Mark's Hospital (0.6 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Weycock Hill and Taplow Lake.