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TR19 Inspection in Shere
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for Shere, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Never cook with filters missing
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Keep to the recommended interval
The audit report is set out to pass straight to your insurer or broker, with readings, pictures and any areas not accessible.
Keep filters clean and in place. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Shere
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. If you have kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and extracts that have never been grease tested, we can help.
In a small place like Shere, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Shere (GU5)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Shere
Who inspects food businesses in Shere?
In Shere, it’s Guildford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you cover smaller places like Shere?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
We visit after a clean, take readings at set points and photograph the system. Any areas that weren’t cleaned properly are flagged.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before any work starts.
When should we have our next grease test?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
When to call us in Shere
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 something like this:
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Shere (Hatchlands Park is about 2.6 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Questions to ask before booking
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Also in Shere
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays to avoid disruption.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Shere
Food Standards Agency data counts about 7 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Shere. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Shere. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Environmental health officers from Guildford council inspect food businesses in Shere. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St. Luke’s Hospital is the nearest hospital to Shere, about 4.2 miles west. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Shere CofE Aided Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Shere is about 5 miles east of Guildford, in Surrey. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Shere and the rest of Surrey. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: GU5. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Lower Street, Orchard Road and Shere Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Shere, we cover Gomshall (1 mile east), Albury Heath (1 mile south-west), Little London (1 mile south-west), Albury (1 mile west) and Abinger Hammer (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (5 miles west), Woking (8 miles north-west), Camberley (14 miles north-west), Epsom (12 miles north-east), Horley (13 miles east) and Redhill (13 miles east).
Around Shere
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Colekitchen Down and The White Horse Public House, among other places. Shere’s nearest station is Gomshall station, about 1.1 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Shere Museum (under half a mile east) and Abinger Castle (2.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Shere includes Silent Pool and St Martha's Hill.
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a small place like Shere, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Related advice
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
How we price TR19 inspection
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How easy every part is to reach
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What we need to know
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
If you need TR19 inspection in Shere, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.