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TR19 Inspection in Overton
TR19 inspection across Overton and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Overton
Taking on a kitchen in Overton with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, before any cleaning is booked. The work covers pre-clean surveys, wet film thickness tests and post-clean checks, and the jobs we see most are an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements.
In a smaller place like Overton, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Overton (RG25)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. The pair gives a clear record of the clean and the check.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Your opening hours decide when we come to Overton, not ours.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get 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, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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Grease, kitchens and Overton
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 7 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Overton, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Overton. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Overton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Overton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you cook for passing trade around Overton station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Overton is about 7 miles west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Across the RG25 area, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Overton is one of them. Reading is in our area too, about 19 miles from Overton.
Work in RG25 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on High Street, Station Road and London Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Overton include Southington (1 mile west), Quidhampton (1 mile north), Laverstoke (2 miles south-west), Freefolk (2 miles west) and Deane (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (7 miles east), Winchester (13 miles south), Andover (10 miles west), Alton (14 miles south-east), Tadley (9 miles north-east) and Hook (14 miles east).
What’s near Overton
In Overton, that means kitchens and buildings near The Greyhound pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Overton is Overton station, about 0.8 miles north of the centre.
What we’re called out for in Overton
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, so readings are the reliable guide.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Missing access panels found on survey
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Overton Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- What insurance they carry
Common questions in Overton
Do you work overnight in Overton?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Overton keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which fire authority looks after Overton?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Overton. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is not law; it’s BESA’s specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How long does grease testing take?
An inspection takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Large or multiple systems take longer, so call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll plan it.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Sections without access are recorded so panels can be added.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. They’re included in the readings and pictures.
How we price TR19 inspection
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The size of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition we find in the survey
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.