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TR19 Inspection in Barton on Sea
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Barton on Sea, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
How we handle TR19 inspection in Barton on Sea
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. Typical jobs include checking the result of a recent clean and pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean, across wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and deposit thickness tests.
Kitchens around a place like Barton on Sea are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re 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.
- Location
- Barton on Sea (BH25)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
What we do, step by step
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. For a site near Barton on Sea, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed 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.
Related advice
FAQs for Barton on Sea
Who inspects food businesses in Barton on Sea?
Kitchens in Barton on Sea are inspected by New Forest council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you work in villages like Barton on Sea?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
How often should grease be tested?
That varies with the kitchen’s daily use. BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months by daily use, and testing shows if your kitchen needs more.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, not in itself. The Fire Safety Order 2005 still requires the responsible person to manage fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, then compare them with the TR19® Grease figures.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Keep filters clean and in place. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
Common problems we fix in Barton on Sea
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
Church and community hall kitchens, near Parish Church of St Magdalene or anywhere around Barton on Sea, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Before booking anyone
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
What affects the quote in Barton on Sea
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- What state the system is in
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- A single visit or a regular plan
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any previous report or certificate
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Testing shows if the cleaning interval keeps pace.
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so we check there.
Grease, kitchens and Barton on Sea
At about 1 mile from the coast, Barton on Sea is close enough for sea air to matter. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 10 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and guest houses in and around Barton on Sea, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. In Barton on Sea, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Lymington New Forest Hospital about 5.5 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Historic houses near Barton on Sea, such as Highcliffe Castle about 2.2 miles west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Barton on Sea is in Hampshire. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Barton on Sea and the rest of Hampshire. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (17 miles or so).
We work across the BH25 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. You will find streets such as Barton Drive, Heathy Close and Barton Way, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Barton on Sea, we cover New Milton (1 mile north), Ashley (2 miles north-east) and Downton (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (14 miles north-east), Lymington (5 miles east), Hythe (14 miles north-east), Ringwood (9 miles north-west), Dibden Purlieu (13 miles north-east) and Marchwood (14 miles north-east).
Around Barton on Sea
Around Barton on Sea, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Arnewood School, The Arnewood School and The George Centre pub and the streets around them. Barton on Sea’s nearest station is New Milton station, about 1 mile north. Other landmarks nearby include Highcliffe Castle (2.2 miles west) and Lymington New Forest Hospital (5.5 miles east). Open spaces near Barton on Sea include Milford on Sea LNR.