Surrey · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Tilford TR19 inspection
Our technicians work in Tilford on TR19 inspection. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
When to call us in Tilford
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. It isn’t legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
Farnham Castle, about 3.2 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Tilford; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
About our TR19 inspection in Tilford
Not every kitchen fits neatly into a calendar. In a busy kitchen, grease can build faster than the minimum intervals allow for, which is why measurement matters. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. The work covers access surveys, deposit thickness tests and wet film thickness tests, and the jobs we see most are surveys needed before quoting a full clean and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements.
Somewhere as small as Tilford, 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.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Tilford (GU10)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. The timing of a visit to Tilford is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 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. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
Advice
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How big the system is
- Any permits to work or inductions
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Any previous report or certificate
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Why act early in Tilford
After an incident, an insurer can ask to see proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection. Missing records can put a claim at risk. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Tilford rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Tilford
- Each visit written up, with photos
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
What a clean won’t put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
FAQs for Tilford
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Tilford?
Fire safety enforcement in Tilford is handled by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you work in villages like Tilford?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning straight away.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Towns and villages near Tilford
Also in Tilford
Grease, kitchens and Tilford
There are about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Tilford, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. In Tilford, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Waverley council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Tilford. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Where a hall near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Tilford, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Waverley Abbey CofE Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Tilford is about 3 miles south-east of Farnham, in Surrey. Tilford gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Our Surrey coverage runs to 395 places, Tilford among them. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby (9 miles or so).
All of GU10 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Tilford Street, Shepherds Way and Riversmeet or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Tilford, we cover Tilford Reeds (1 mile south-west), Tilford Common (1 mile south), Charleshill (1 mile east), Lower Bourne (2 miles west) and Millbridge (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (9 miles north-east), Woking (12 miles north-east), Camberley (10 miles north), Farnham (3 miles north-west), Frimley (9 miles north) and Haslemere (7 miles south).
Landmarks near Tilford
In Tilford, that means kitchens and buildings near Barley Mow pub, Thundry Meadows and South Farnham School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Farnham station, about 2.5 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Milford Hospital (5.5 miles east) and Farnham Castle (3.2 miles north-west). The countryside around Tilford includes Upper Lake and Culverswell Hill.