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TR19 Inspection in North Fareham
Specialist TR19 inspection for North Fareham: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Keep to the recommended interval
- 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.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. A quick grease test answers the question.
TR19 inspection in North Fareham, done properly
After a clean, post-clean verification checks the result, with new readings and photos of the cleaned areas. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. The work covers deposit thickness tests, access surveys and pre-clean surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and confirming a clean reached the whole system.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- North Fareham (PO17)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for North Fareham
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in North Fareham?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for North Fareham. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Which council inspects kitchens in North Fareham?
The local authority for North Fareham is Fareham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How much time does an inspection need?
Testing takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Sites with several canopies take longer, and you can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos to book it in.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
The survey covers the whole system, grease readings and access to each section. It lets us plan the clean and give you a fixed quote.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do you work in North Fareham?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes North Fareham.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
TR19 inspection in North Fareham: the local picture
Sea air reaches North Fareham, which sits within about 2 miles of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s data shows about 22 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and guest houses registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of North Fareham. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. The fire and rescue service for North Fareham is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
A hospital like Knowle Hospital, about 1.6 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in North Fareham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
North Fareham is about 1 mile north-east of Fareham, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of North Fareham or further out, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby (6 miles or so).
We work across PO17 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. If your site is just outside North Fareham, we cover Wallington (1 mile south), Fareham Common (1 mile south), Crockerhill (1 mile north), Welborne (1 mile north-west) and Boarhunt (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (15 miles north-west), Gosport (4 miles south), Havant (8 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north-west), Horndean (8 miles east) and Totton (15 miles west).
Around North Fareham
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Golden Lion Public House, Cams Hill School and Wykeham House School, among other places. North Fareham’s nearest station is Fareham station, roughly 1.3 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Carron Row Farm Museum (2.7 miles west) and Fareham Shopping Centre (1 mile south). Not far away are Portsdown Hill and West of the River Alver.
What we do, step by step
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to North Fareham run smoothly.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
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 many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What we’re called out for in North Fareham
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that cannot be reached, so panels can be fitted.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Harrison Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
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.
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, out of sight of the kitchen.
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How we price TR19 inspection
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The size of the system
- Parking and loading at the site
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before we start.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, please include:
- A few general shots of the system
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
For 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. We usually come back within one working day.
What happens if it’s left?
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Left alone, grease keeps building between cleans. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in North Fareham
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Photo reports with every job
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.