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Sonning Common TR19 inspection
Looking for TR19 inspection in Sonning Common? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
TR19 inspection in Sonning Common, done properly
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Sonning Common and don’t know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, pictures and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. Typical jobs include surveys needed before quoting a full clean and checking the result of a recent clean, across wet film thickness tests, deposit thickness tests and pre-clean surveys.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Sonning Common gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.

- Location
- Sonning Common (RG4, RG9)
- Wider area
- Reading
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Sonning Common
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The times the site is available
- The condition of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The size of the system
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any previous report or certificate
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
Why deal with it now?
Sites in Sonning Common that have never measured grease can’t tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Sonning Common at a time that suits you.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why Sonning Common businesses choose us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Never cook with filters missing
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
The plenum behind the filters can carry a lot of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
Vertical risers
Access to risers is often limited. The survey shows exactly what access there is.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Sonning Common
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Reading. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
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Common questions in Sonning Common
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Sonning Common?
Kitchens in Sonning Common are inspected by South Oxfordshire council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you come to Sonning Common after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Sonning Common can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
What is post-clean verification?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, whoever did the clean.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
The process
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Your opening hours decide when we come to Sonning Common, not ours.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Sonning Common kitchens: local notes
Look up Sonning Common on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Sonning Common, up to about a mile and a half out. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. The fire and rescue service for Sonning Common is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in Sonning Common are the job of South Oxfordshire council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
For schools such as Sonning Common Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Sonning Common (Greys Court is about 2.2 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care. Church and community hall kitchens, near The Church of Christ the King or anywhere around Sonning Common, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Sonning Common is about 3 miles north of Caversham, in Reading. Whether your site is in the middle of Sonning Common or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Sonning Common is one of 34 towns, villages and districts in Reading we cover for TR19 inspection.
Every address in RG4 and RG9 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Wood Lane, Green Lane and Woodbury Close or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we work in Peppard Hill (1 mile north-west), Rotherfield Peppard (1 mile north), Kidmore End (1 mile south-west), Kingwood Common (1 mile north-west) and Shepherd's Green (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Caversham (3 miles south), Norcot (4 miles south-west), West Reading (4 miles south), Tilehurst Within (5 miles south-west), Shinfield (8 miles south) and Arborfield Garrison (10 miles south). Being one of Reading’s larger places, Sonning Common has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for TR19 inspection.
Local landmarks in Sonning Common
In Sonning Common, that means kitchens and buildings near Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge, The Warwick School and Hare & Hounds pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Henley-On-Thames station, about 3.7 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Frazer Nash Archives (3.8 miles east) and Battle Hospital (4.1 miles south). The countryside around Sonning Common includes Sonning Hill and Warburg Nature Reserve.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys