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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Sunninghill, Windsor and Maidenhead
TR19 inspections and grease testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Sunninghill. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
TR19 inspection in Sunninghill
Before any clean in Sunninghill, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and record grease readings at set points. Typical jobs include an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed, across access surveys, pre-clean surveys and deposit thickness tests.
In a smaller place like Sunninghill, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Sunninghill (SL5)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The size of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
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.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- A few general shots of the system
- Any previous report or certificate
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Why deal with it now?
A pre-clean survey avoids surprises on the night. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, and the quote reflects the real job. Even a site near Sunninghill that is only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A written report with photos after each visit
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, with readings where grease collects.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
What a clean will not put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Design faults in the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
TR19 inspection in Sunninghill: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 8 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and B&Bs within about 1.5 miles of central Sunninghill. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Fire safety in Sunninghill falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Sunninghill get their food hygiene inspections from Windsor and Maidenhead council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Michael's CofE Primary School or anywhere near Sunninghill, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Michael and All Angels or anywhere around Sunninghill, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Sunninghill is about 4 miles east of Bracknell, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Whatever kind of site you run in Sunninghill, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 57 places across Windsor and Maidenhead, large and small. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby, about 11 miles away.
We work across the SL5 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Whether your site is on High Street, London Road and School Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Sunninghill include Ascot (1 mile north-west), Beggar's Bush (1 mile east), Cheapside (1 mile north), Blacknest (1 mile east) and North Ascot (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidenhead (9 miles north), Windsor (5 miles north), Boyn Hill (8 miles north-west), Cookham (11 miles north), Furze Platt (10 miles north) and Dedworth (5 miles north).
What’s near Sunninghill
In Sunninghill, that means kitchens and buildings near St Mary's School, Charters School and Silwood Park. The closest station to Sunninghill is Ascot station, about 1 mile west. Other landmarks nearby include Heatherwood Hospital (1.5 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Virginia Water Lake and Gracious Pond.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Sunninghill
Can you come to Sunninghill after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Sunninghill can fit around your hours. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Which council inspects kitchens in Sunninghill?
Food hygiene inspections in Sunninghill are carried out by Windsor and Maidenhead council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
Is Sunninghill in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Sunninghill included.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Enough to be sure grease stays within the TR19® Grease figures between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
What we are called out for in Sunninghill
Kitchens change: a new menu, longer hours or more frying can all add grease. A cleaning interval set years ago may no longer fit.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (St Leonard's Hill is about 4.6 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a survey comes first
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What insurance they carry
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What happens on the day
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the TR19 inspection, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Tell us when your site near Sunninghill is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.