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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Sparsholt, Oxfordshire
Need TR19 inspection in Sparsholt? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The number of sites or systems
- The size of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
TR19 inspection in Sparsholt, done properly
A pre-clean survey is the diagnosis, and the clean is the treatment. Readings, pictures and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the clean can be planned properly. The work covers wet film thickness tests, deposit thickness tests and pre-clean surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are systems that need surveying before cleaning and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean.
Work in a small place like Sparsholt starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Sparsholt (OX12)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
The canopy itself is checked inside and out, with readings where grease collects.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
TR19 inspection in Sparsholt: the local picture
In Sparsholt, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Sparsholt. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Where a hall near Church of the Holy Rood, or anywhere in Sparsholt, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Sparsholt is about 3 miles west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Sparsholt gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Sparsholt is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 16 miles away.
Here we cover the OX12 postcode area for TR19 inspection. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on West Street, Watery Lane and Church Way or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Westcot (1 mile west), Kingston Lisle (1 mile west), Woolstone (3 miles west), Sheepdrove (5 miles south) and Upper Lambourn (5 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Didcot (11 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles north-east), Witney (14 miles north), Carterton (13 miles north), Wantage (3 miles east) and Grove (4 miles north-east).
Near you in Sparsholt
Around Sparsholt, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Hatchet Public House, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Uffington Museum (2.9 miles west). The countryside around Sparsholt includes Rams Hill and Letcombe Valley.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Sparsholt
Which council inspects kitchens in Sparsholt?
The local authority for Sparsholt is Vale of White Horse council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Will you come out to Sparsholt?
Yes, Sparsholt is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us to book it in.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No, not in itself. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, which in a kitchen includes grease in the extract. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Nearby places to Sparsholt
Other services in Sparsholt
Do you need TR19 inspection in Sparsholt?
You can’t judge grease thickness by eye. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, so readings are the reliable guide.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
Term dates shape school work: for a school like The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, 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. Somewhere as small as Sparsholt, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.