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TR19 inspections in Sheerwater
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Sheerwater, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
What affects the quote in Sheerwater
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The scale of the work
- Any permits to work or inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition we find in the survey
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Sheerwater
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you’re on. The work covers wet film thickness tests, deposit thickness tests and access surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are extracts that have never been grease tested and surveys needed before quoting a full clean.
Work in a small place like Sheerwater starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Sheerwater (GU21)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, well away from where anyone looks.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays to avoid disruption.
What happens on the day
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the TR19 inspection, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. In a small place like Sheerwater, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
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What TR19 inspection looks like in Sheerwater
Food Standards Agency records list about 84 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 32 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Sheerwater. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Fire safety in Sheerwater falls to Surrey 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 Sheerwater are the job of Woking council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Broadmere Primary Academy or anywhere near Sheerwater, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Woking Community Hospital (about 1.7 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Botleys Mansion is about 2.8 miles north), access may need planning.
Sheerwater is about 2 miles north-east of Woking, in Surrey. Sheerwater gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Sheerwater is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey we cover for TR19 inspection. Guildford is in our area too, around 6 miles away.
We cover every part of GU21 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Dartmouth Avenue, Dartmouth Green and Pine Grove, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Sheerwater: Pyrford (1 mile south-east), Woodham (1 mile north-east), West Byfleet (1 mile east), Horsell (1 mile west) and Pyrford Village (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (6 miles south), Camberley (9 miles west), Epsom (11 miles east), Farnham (14 miles south-west), Ewell (12 miles east) and Egham (7 miles north).
What’s near Sheerwater
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Bishop David Brown School, White Rose Lane and The Bishop David Brown School, among other places. The nearest railway station is West Byfleet station, roughly 1.1 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Woking Community Hospital (1.7 miles south-west) and The Hockey Museum (1.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Boldermere Lake and Papercourt Marshes.
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
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Your questions about TR19 inspection in Sheerwater
Which council inspects kitchens in Sheerwater?
In Sheerwater, it’s Woking council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you cover smaller places like Sheerwater?
Yes. Sheerwater is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we usually come back within one working day. If pictures aren’t enough, we’ll survey first.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Two figures matter: a mean of no more than 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns at any single point, which needs immediate spot cleaning. Our report sets your readings against both.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
The survey covers the whole system, grease readings and access to each section. It lets us plan the clean and send you a fixed quote.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Surrey. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Leave it or put it right?
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 Sheerwater is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
What you get with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
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