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TR19 Inspection in Stroud Common
TR19 inspections and grease testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Stroud Common. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
TR19 inspection in Stroud Common
Before any clean in Stroud Common, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and record grease readings at set points. We are often asked to deal with heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts and surveys needed before quoting a full clean, across deposit thickness tests, insurer audits and wet film thickness tests.
Somewhere as small as Stroud Common, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Stroud Common (GU5)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Stroud Common: your questions answered
Which fire service covers Stroud Common?
It’s Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Stroud Common. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you work in villages like Stroud Common?
Yes, Stroud Common is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
How often should grease be tested?
It depends on how heavily the kitchen cooks. BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months by daily use, and grease readings help set the real interval.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® is not law; it’s BESA’s specification. The law is the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must manage fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The scale of the work
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
What we do, step by step
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Stroud Common knowing what to expect.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- 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
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Book the next test on the date in the report
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
Kitchen extracts in Stroud Common
Environmental health officers from Waverley council inspect food businesses in Stroud Common. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Stroud Common. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
For schools such as Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Chilworth Manor is about 3.1 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Stroud Common is about 6 miles south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. Stroud Common gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. We cover 395 places across Surrey, large and small. You can also see our page for Guildford, roughly 6 miles from Stroud Common.
Here we cover the GU5 postcode area for TR19 inspection. That includes premises on Stroud Lane and Church Hill and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Shamley Green (1 mile north-west), Rowly (1 mile south), Grafham (1 mile south-west), Birtley Green (2 miles west) and Wonersh (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Guildford (6 miles north-west), Woking (10 miles north), Camberley (14 miles north-west), Epsom (15 miles north-east), Horley (15 miles east) and Redhill (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Stroud Common
Around Stroud Common, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Cucknell's Wood and Bricklayers Arms. The nearest railway station is Chilworth station, roughly 2.7 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include St. Luke’s Hospital (4.6 miles north-west) and Guildford Castle (4.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Silent Pool and St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger.
When it’s something else
TR19 inspection can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. Readings and pictures are taken in the plenum as part of every survey.
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
Places near Stroud Common
Other services in Stroud Common
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Stroud Common
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that cannot be reached, so panels can be fitted.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
Church and community hall kitchens, near Christ Church or anywhere around Stroud Common, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before booking
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether they’re fully insured
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How VAT is shown on the quote
What happens if it’s left?
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, so the clean covers the whole system. Somewhere as small as Stroud Common, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why us?
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A fixed price before any work starts
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.