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Hackney Marshes TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Hackney Marshes and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
TR19 inspection in Hackney Marshes: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 408 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 146 takeaways and sandwich shops across Hackney Marshes 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. The fire and rescue service for Hackney Marshes is London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Waltham Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hackney Marshes. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Commuter trade near Lea Bridge station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near The Risen Christ and All Souls or anywhere around Hackney Marshes, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Kingsmead Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Hackney Marshes is about 1 mile north-east of Homerton, in Greater London. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hackney Marshes and the rest of Greater London. Hackney Marshes is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for TR19 inspection.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: E5, E10 and E9. That includes premises on Glyn Road, Gilpin Road and Redwald Road and nearby roads. Hackney Marshes is on the A106, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for TR19 inspection. Close by, we work in Leyton Grange (1 mile north-east), Lea Bridge (1 mile north-west), Homerton (1 mile south-west), Lower Clapton (1 mile south-west) and Temple Mills (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover London (5 miles south-west), City of Westminster (6 miles south-west), Marylebone (6 miles south-west), Kensington (8 miles south-west), St Pancras (4 miles south-west) and Shoreditch (3 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Hackney Marshes
In Hackney Marshes, that means kitchens and buildings near Leyton Jubilee Park, Lammas School and Sixth Form and The Adam & Eve pub. Hackney Marshes’s nearest station is Lea Bridge station, about 0.7 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Tower of London (3.9 miles south-west) and V&A East (1.3 miles south-east). Open spaces near Hackney Marshes include Old Ford Island and Tower Hill.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Hackney Marshes
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. Typical jobs include post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and insurers asking for TR19 evidence, across wet film thickness tests, deposit thickness tests and insurer audits.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Hackney Marshes is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Hackney Marshes (E5, E10, E9)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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What else we do in Hackney Marshes
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hackney Marshes
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
How we price TR19 inspection
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. They’re included in the readings and photos.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so the kitchen keeps cooking.
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and photos. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In Hackney Marshes, as across London, we normally work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos 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. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
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When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we will tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Design faults in the extract system
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
What happens if it’s left?
Without readings, you are guessing when to clean. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. London sites work long hours, and the longer a job is left, the bigger it gets.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Hackney Marshes
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with photos
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Common questions in Hackney Marshes
Is parking a problem for work in Hackney Marshes?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit normally gets round them.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Hackney Marshes during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 31 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Hackney Marshes. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
Two figures matter: a mean of no more than 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns at any single point, which needs immediate spot cleaning. Our report sets your readings against both.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
The survey covers the whole system, grease readings and access to each section. It lets us plan the clean and give you a fixed quote.
How often should grease be tested?
Often enough to know the mean stays under 200 microns between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
Are you accredited?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Do you cover Hackney Marshes?
Yes. We work in Hackney Marshes and the rest of Greater London, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.