Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Shalden Green TR19 inspection
Looking for TR19 inspection in Shalden Green? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
How we handle TR19 inspection in Shalden Green
Taking on a kitchen in Shalden Green with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. The work covers post-clean checks, access surveys and pre-clean surveys, and people most often call us about pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning.
In a small place like Shalden Green, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Shalden Green (GU34)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The scale of the work
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
What we are called out for in Shalden Green
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Shalden Green is Alton Community Hospital, about 3.3 miles south.
Comparing quotes
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What insurance they carry
- Whether a survey comes first
TR19 inspection around Shalden Green
Kitchens in Shalden Green get their food hygiene inspections from Basingstoke and Deane council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. We cover Shalden Green, about 45 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Hall Place is about 3.1 miles south-west), access may need planning.
Shalden Green is about 3 miles north-west of Alton, in Hampshire. Wherever you are in the GU34 postcode area, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Shalden Green among them. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 18 miles away.
We work across GU34 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. If your site is just outside Shalden Green, we cover Shalden (1 mile south), Southrope (2 miles north-west), Bagmore (2 miles west), Burkham (3 miles west) and Bentworth (3 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (7 miles north-west), Farnborough (13 miles north-east), Fleet (9 miles north-east), Aldershot (11 miles east), Alton (3 miles south-east) and Petersfield (13 miles south).
Near you in Shalden Green
Around Shalden Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Golden Pot pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Alton station, roughly 2.9 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Gliding Heritage Centre (0.9 miles west) and Alton Community Hospital (3.3 miles south). Not far away are Holybourne Hill.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
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.
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
Shalden Green questions
Do you work at weekends in Shalden Green?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Shalden Green keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which council inspects kitchens in Shalden Green?
That is Basingstoke and Deane council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Shalden Green. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and photos. The survey can be done from photos and details or on site, as suits the job.
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. We fix the price before work begins.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What is grease thickness testing?
Readings are taken using the Wet Film Thickness Test or the Deposit Thickness Test, then compare them with the TR19® Grease figures.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the TR19 inspection, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. For a village or hamlet like Shalden Green, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by 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
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures 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 work begins.