Thurrock · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Low Street TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection across Low Street and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
TR19 inspection in Low Street
A fixed schedule doesn’t always match how a kitchen really cooks. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, which is why measurement matters. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. If you’re dealing with surveys needed before quoting a full clean and an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit, we can help, from post-clean checks, access surveys and insurer audits onwards.
Somewhere as small as Low Street, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Low Street (RM18)
- Region
- Thurrock
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Visits to a village like Low Street are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
Before we arrive
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Low Street
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, while there’s still time to put anything right. In a place like Low Street, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Low Street
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
What we are called out for in Low Street
You cannot judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
Term dates shape school work: for a school like East Tilbury Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Diary the next grease test and clean
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.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so grease is not left building in hidden parts.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
You will get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- How big the system is
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Low Street: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Low Street?
In Low Street, it’s Thurrock council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Low Street out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Low Street. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll fit the work in.
When should we have our next grease test?
It depends on how heavily the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimum cleaning intervals are every 3, 6 or 12 months for heavy, moderate and light use, and testing shows if your kitchen needs more.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and pictures. We can work from pictures and details, or visit, whichever suits the system.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, TR19® isn’t legislation. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, which in a kitchen includes grease in the extract. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes, and it’s often the best time. The visit is timed for when the area is not in use, whether that is late evening, overnight or a weekend.
TR19 inspection around Low Street
At about 1 mile from the coast, Low Street is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records list about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 8 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Low Street. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Kitchens in Low Street get their food hygiene inspections from Thurrock council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Low Street is Gravesham Community Hospital, about 2.6 miles south-west. For kitchens close to East Tilbury station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Low Street is about 3 miles east of Grays, in Thurrock. Across the RM18 area, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Our area takes in 26 places across Thurrock, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 15 miles away.
We cover every part of the RM18 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Station Road and Low Street Lane, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover East Tilbury (1 mile north-east), Linford (1 mile north), Chalk (3 miles south), Church Street (4 miles south-east) and Lower Higham (4 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Stanford-le-Hope (4 miles north-east), Grays (3 miles west), South Ockendon (6 miles north-west), Balstonia (3 miles north), Corringham (4 miles north-east) and Aveley (7 miles west).
What’s near Low Street
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Gateway Academy and The Kings Head pub. The nearest railway station is East Tilbury station, roughly 0.9 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Gravesham Community Hospital (2.6 miles south-west) and Walton Hall Museum (1.5 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Thurrock Thameside Nature Park and Sawyers Lake.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. They’re included in the readings and pictures.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. We take readings there and photograph it as part of every survey.