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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Horspath, Oxfordshire
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Horspath, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Checking the result of a recent clean
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
The canopy itself is checked inside and out, with readings where grease collects.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge at the end of the system is checked as well, as grease can build up there too.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Horspath
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. If you’re dealing with systems that need surveying before cleaning and parts of the system left out of past cleans, we can help, from pre-clean surveys, insurer audits and deposit thickness tests onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Horspath, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Horspath (OX33)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
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Do you need TR19 inspection in Horspath?
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Giles or elsewhere in Horspath, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether VAT is included
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we will tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
The process
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, 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 anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Horspath.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- 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
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
Horspath questions
Do you cover smaller places like Horspath?
Yes. Horspath is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Horspath?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Horspath. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
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. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, whoever did the clean.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Why it’s worth doing now in Horspath
Without readings, you are guessing when to clean. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, which you won’t know without measuring. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Horspath rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Horspath
- Fully insured
- Trading since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Horspath
Food Standards Agency data counts about 14 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Horspath, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Horspath. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Horspath get their food hygiene inspections from South Oxfordshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Horspath Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Historic houses near Horspath, such as Garsington Manor about 1.9 miles south, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Horspath is about 3 miles east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Horspath, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small.
All of OX33 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Church Road, Manor Drive and Butts Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover Littleworth (1 mile north-east), Shotover Hill (1 mile north-west), Blenheim (1 mile south-east), Garsington (1 mile south) and Wheatley (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (3 miles west), Didcot (10 miles south), Bicester (11 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles south-west), Witney (14 miles west) and Thame (9 miles east).
Local landmarks in Horspath
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Wheatley Park School, Shotover Country Park and Queen's Head pub, among other places. The closest station to Horspath is Oxford station, about 4.4 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Templars Square (2 miles west) and Slade Hospital (1.3 miles west). Not far away are Shotover and CS Lewis Nature Reserve.