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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Norham Manor, Oxfordshire
TR19 inspection for Norham Manor, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
TR19 inspection in Norham Manor, done properly
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. If you’re dealing with an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit and extracts that have never been grease tested, we can help.
For a smaller kitchen near Norham Manor, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Norham Manor (OX2, OX1, OX3)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
Towns and villages near Norham Manor
What else we do in Norham Manor
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Readings show if the interval is right.
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so we arrange access ahead of time.
Why act early in Norham Manor
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. A recent inspection report means you are ready when asked. A planned visit to Norham Manor fits your hours; an emergency doesn’t.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
Why us?
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fully insured
- Trading since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and photos of each point. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
How we price TR19 inspection
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition of the system
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
TR19 inspection around Norham Manor
Food Standards Agency records list about 310 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 33 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Norham Manor. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Norham Manor is covered by Oxfordshire 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. Food hygiene inspections in Norham Manor are the job of Oxford City council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Holywell Manor is about 0.7 miles south-east), access may need planning. A hospital like Acland Hospital, about under half a mile south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Norham Manor is about 1 mile north-west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Norham Manor gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Norham Manor is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients.
TR19 inspection in OX2, OX1 and OX3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Love Lane, Parks Road and Keble Road and the roads around them. Main roads around Norham Manor include the A4144, which makes travel easy for TR19 inspection. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Park Town (1 mile west), Walton Manor (1 mile west), Jericho (1 mile south-west), St John Street area (1 mile south) and North Oxford (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Didcot (11 miles south), Bicester (10 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles south), Witney (10 miles west), Carterton (14 miles west) and Thame (12 miles east).
Around Norham Manor
Typical jobs here are in premises near St Hugh's College Main Building Including Library, Oxford Academy and Oxford University Parks, among other places. Nearby too are St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School (within half a mile west) and The Rose & Crown pub (under half a mile west). For rail, the closest station is Oxford station, roughly 1 mile south-west. A little further out are Oxford University Museum of Natural History (under half a mile south) and Oxford Castle (0.9 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Headington Hill and Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Norham Manor
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.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Wychwood School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether VAT is included
- Proof of insurance
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Norham Manor.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Norham Manor: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Norham Manor?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Norham Manor can fit around your hours. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you cover smaller places like Norham Manor?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
When should we have our next grease test?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before work begins.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Why survey before a clean?
We check the layout, the grease levels and the access, before anyone starts cleaning. Missing access panels are noted so they can be sorted first.