Wokingham · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Wokingham
TR19 inspection for Wokingham and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
TR19 inspection in Wokingham
Before any clean in Wokingham, 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 grease readings are taken at set points. The work covers insurer audits, wet film thickness tests and deposit thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean and uncertainty over how often to clean.
In a place the size of Wokingham, the kitchens with extract systems range from takeaways and restaurants to hotel, school and workplace kitchens. Each cooks for a different number of hours a day, so each needs cleaning at its own interval.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
Leave it or put it right?
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. Dirt and wear build up fastest on busy sites, and a place the size of Wokingham has plenty of those.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every job surveyed first
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Wokingham
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Questions from Wokingham
Can you work in Wokingham outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Wokingham needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Wokingham out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 17 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Wokingham. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What is grease thickness testing?
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.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Readings show if the interval is right.
Horizontal duct runs
Sections without access are recorded so it can be fixed before the clean.
Places near Wokingham
Other services in Wokingham
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Wokingham?
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, so readings are the reliable guide.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
For kitchens close to Wokingham station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The condition of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The postcode and the type of business
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
TR19 inspection around Wokingham
Food Standards Agency records include about 21 pubs, bars and clubs in Wokingham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in Wokingham get their food hygiene inspections from Wokingham council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Wokingham. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
For schools such as Walter Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Wokingham Hospital is the nearest hospital to Wokingham, about under half a mile east.
Wokingham is about 33 miles west of London, in Wokingham. Whatever kind of site you run in Wokingham, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 35 places across Wokingham, large and small. Our Reading page covers sites nearby (6 miles or so).
Work in RG40, RG41, RG7 and RG10 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Station Road, Market Square and London Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Wokingham is on the A321 and A329, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Wokingham: Woosehill (1 mile west), Emmbrook (1 mile north), Sindlesham (2 miles north-west), Winnersh (2 miles north-west) and Hurst (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Reading (6 miles north-west), Woodley (4 miles north-west), Earley (4 miles north-west), Crowthorne (3 miles south-east), Lower Earley (3 miles west) and Newtown (5 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Wokingham
Around Wokingham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Holt School, St Crispin's School and The Station Tap and the streets around them. Wokingham has its own railway station: Wokingham station. Other landmarks nearby include Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (1.9 miles north-west) and Wokingham Hospital (under half a mile east). Open spaces near Wokingham include Heath Lake and Sonning Hill.
What happens on the day
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. In the busier parts of Wokingham, parking and roof access are the main things to plan.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- 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 can’t reach.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.