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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Woolley Green, Windsor and Maidenhead
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Woolley Green. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Checking the result of a recent clean
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Woolley Green
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
Historic houses near Woolley Green, such as Harleyford Manor about 3.3 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
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About our TR19 inspection in Woolley Green
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you are on. The work covers pre-clean surveys, wet film thickness tests and access surveys, and people most often call us about post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean.
For a kitchen in or near Woolley Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Woolley Green (SL6)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays so meals aren’t affected.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum behind the filters can carry a lot of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
Woolley Green kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 18 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 8 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Woolley Green. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Environmental health officers from Windsor and Maidenhead council inspect food businesses in Woolley Green. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Woolley Green sits within the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Woolley Green is St Mark's Hospital, about 1.6 miles north-east. Church and community hall kitchens, near Saint John the Evangelist or anywhere around Woolley Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Woolley Green is about 2 miles south-west of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. If you need TR19 inspection in Woolley Green, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Our area covers London and the South East, Woolley Green included. We cover 57 places across Windsor and Maidenhead, large and small. There’s also a page for Reading, roughly 10 miles from Woolley Green.
Every address in SL6 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Cherry Garden Lane, Breadcroft Lane and Woolley Firs or a nearby road, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Holloway (1 mile north-west), Littlewick Green (1 mile west), Stubbings (1 mile north), Burchett's Green (1 mile north-west) and Cox Green (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Windsor (7 miles east), North Ascot (7 miles south-east), Cookham (4 miles north-east), Dedworth (6 miles south-east), Broomhall (10 miles south-east) and South Ascot (9 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Woolley Green
Around Woolley Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Cox Green School, Ockwells Park and Lowbrook Academy. Woolley Green’s nearest station is Maidenhead station, about 2.3 miles east. A little further out are The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (3.2 miles east) and St Mark's Hospital (1.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Taplow Lake and The Gullet Local Nature Reserve.
What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Woolley Green, let us know and we will plan around it.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
If you need TR19 inspection in Woolley Green, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
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What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition of the system
- The number of sites or systems
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Woolley Green
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Woolley Green during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 21 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Woolley Green, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you work in Woolley Green outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Woolley Green keeps running as normal. Just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What accreditations do you have?
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’re fully insured.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so the history is easy to show.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
TR19 inspection can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks