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Rownhams TR19 inspection
Looking for TR19 inspection in Rownhams? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
How we handle TR19 inspection in Rownhams
Many insurers ask for proof that kitchen extract systems are cleaned and inspected to TR19®. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and pictures, for sites in Rownhams and the rest of Southampton. The work covers wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and access surveys, and people most often call us about missing access panels found on survey and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed.
Kitchens around a place like Rownhams are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Rownhams (SO16)
- Region
- Southampton
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Rownhams
Does coastal air change anything about TR19 inspection in Rownhams?
It can. Being within about 3 miles of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Rownhams than inland. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at each visit.
Will you come out to Rownhams?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Rownhams included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we’ll set the report out to match.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Why survey before a clean?
We look at the system from canopy to discharge, take grease readings and check access. From it, we plan the clean and quote a fixed price.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Also in Rownhams
Kitchen extracts in Rownhams
At about 3 miles from the coast, Rownhams is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. There are about 33 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 17 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Rownhams, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Kitchens in Rownhams get their food hygiene inspections from Test Valley council. 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St John or elsewhere in Rownhams, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Rownhams is about 3 miles north-east of Totton, in Southampton. For TR19 inspection in and around Rownhams, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, including Rownhams. Our Southampton coverage runs to 40 places, and Rownhams is one of them.
Every address in SO16 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Rownhams Way, Horns Drove and Rownhams Close, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Rownhams: Upton (1 mile west), Nursling (1 mile south-west), Hillyfields (1 mile south-west), Lordswood (1 mile south-east) and Toothill (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Southampton (3 miles south-east), Townhill Park (4 miles east), Midanbury (4 miles east), Thornhill (6 miles south-east), Chartwell Green (5 miles east) and Harefield (5 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Rownhams
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Oaklands Community School, St James' Park and Oasis Academy Lord's Hill, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Redbridge station, roughly 2.1 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Princess Anne Hospital (1.3 miles south-east) and Eling Experience (2.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Rownhams includes Testwood Lakes.
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of horizontal ducts as the air cools. We test at points along the run through access panels.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Kitchens that cook for long hours build up grease faster. Readings show if the cleans are frequent enough.
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Mechanical faults in the extract
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Rownhams
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. A site near Rownhams normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
Common problems we fix in Rownhams
Kitchens change: a new menu, longer hours or more frying can all add grease. A cleaning interval set years ago may no longer fit.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
A hospital like Princess Anne Hospital, about 1.3 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What records you will receive afterwards
Managing agents and facilities teams in Rownhams
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Southampton. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. The pair gives a clear record of the clean and the check.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.