Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Soldridge
One call covers TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Soldridge: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
FAQs for Soldridge
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Soldridge?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Soldridge. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can the work in Soldridge be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Soldridge doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
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 will set the report out to match.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Normally, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we normally come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Is Soldridge in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Soldridge.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Soldridge
Grease thickness testing tells you how much grease is sitting in the canopy, ducts and fan. We use the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT), taking readings at set points. The results show whether the system needs cleaning and how soon. If you have kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, we can help, from post-clean checks, pre-clean surveys and access surveys onwards.
Somewhere as small as Soldridge, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and 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.
- Where
- Soldridge (GU34)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Soldridge
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
TR19 inspection in Soldridge: the local picture
It’s East Hampshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Soldridge. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Soldridge is about 50 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Soldridge (Bentworth Hall is about 2.8 miles north), fitting access panels needs care. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Alton Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Soldridge, about 4.1 miles north-east.
Soldridge is about 5 miles south-west of Alton, in Hampshire. Anywhere in GU34, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 19 miles away.
TR19 inspection in GU34 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Upper Soldridge Road, Rookwood Lane and Soldridge Road and the roads around them. We also cover Medstead (1 mile north-east), Four Marks (1 mile east), South Town (1 mile north), Hattingley (2 miles north) and New Copse (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (11 miles north), Winchester (11 miles west), Eastleigh (15 miles south-west), Fleet (15 miles north-east), Horndean (14 miles south) and Alton (5 miles north-east).
What’s near Soldridge
Nearby you’ll also find Alton Community Hospital (4.1 miles north-east) and Barton Castle (2.7 miles north-west). The countryside around Soldridge includes Red Hill.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. The timing of a visit to Soldridge is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- 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
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Advice
When to call us in Soldridge
Grease is fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of the Good Shepherd or elsewhere in Soldridge, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so trading isn’t affected.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
What happens if it’s left?
Sites in Soldridge that have never measured grease cannot tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Soldridge
- A written report with photos after every visit
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We diagnose before we treat
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.