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TR19 Inspection in Wrecclesham
TR19 inspection across Wrecclesham and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the TR19 inspection, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Your opening hours decide when we come to Wrecclesham, not ours.
- 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.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
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.
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TR19 inspection in Wrecclesham
Grease thickness testing tells you how much grease is sitting in the canopy, ducts and fan. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. The work covers post-clean checks, access surveys and deposit thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are surveys needed before quoting a full clean and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen.
In a smaller place like Wrecclesham, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Wrecclesham (GU10, GU9)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
TR19 inspection around Wrecclesham
Food Standards Agency data counts about 32 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops across Wrecclesham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. It’s Waverley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Wrecclesham. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Wrecclesham. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
School kitchens, at schools like St Peter's CofE Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Peter's Church or elsewhere in Wrecclesham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Farnham Castle, about 1.6 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Wrecclesham; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Wrecclesham is about 1 mile south-west of Farnham, in Surrey. Every kind of commercial site in Wrecclesham, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, Wrecclesham among them. For sites nearby, see our Guildford page, about 11 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: GU10 and GU9. We cover sites on The Street, St Peter's Gardens and School Hill and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Shortheath (1 mile east), Boundstone (1 mile south-east), Rowledge (1 mile south), Holt Pound (1 mile south-west) and Bucks Horn Oak (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Guildford (11 miles east), Woking (13 miles north-east), Camberley (10 miles north), Frimley (9 miles north-east), Haslemere (9 miles south-east) and Cranleigh (15 miles east).
Around Wrecclesham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Underdown nature reserve, Weydon School and The Royal Oak Public House, among other places. The closest station to Wrecclesham is Farnham station, roughly 1.5 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Farnham Castle (1.6 miles north-east) and Museum of Farnham (1.3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Beacon Hill and Aunt's Pool.
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. They’re included in the readings and photos.
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can drain down and pool at the bottom, so the base is a key test point.
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
How we price TR19 inspection
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The number of sites or systems
- Travel, parking and unloading
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s 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. Leave those to us.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Wrecclesham
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Missing records can put a claim at risk. Getting an inspection done now starts that paper trail. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Full insurance on every job
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Wrecclesham questions
Can a school canteen extract in Wrecclesham be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Wrecclesham, the Food Standards Agency lists about 6 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Wrecclesham?
That’s Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. It’s the benchmark rather than the law. Without TR19 records, an insurance claim can be reduced or refused, so following it is the sensible course.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Diary the next grease test and clean
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and photos. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections can’t be reached, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.