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TR19 Inspection in Ratley
Looking for TR19 inspection in Ratley? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Ratley and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
About our TR19 inspection in Ratley
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. We’re often asked to deal with extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and missing access panels found on survey, across access surveys, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys.
Work in a small place like Ratley starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Ratley (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Ratley: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Ratley?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you work overnight in Ratley?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Ratley can fit around your hours. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
When should we have our next grease test?
We suggest a next test date in every report, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and photos. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No, TR19® is not legislation. The Fire Safety Order 2005 still requires the responsible person to manage fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so trading isn’t affected.
Canopy and plenum
Clean-looking filters do not mean a clean plenum. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
When to call us in Ratley
Grease in a duct is flammable fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Upton House is about 1.3 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Places near Ratley
Other services in Ratley
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How easy every part is to reach
- What state the system is in
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Asking for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Ratley kitchens: local notes
Environmental health officers from Cherwell council inspect food businesses in Ratley. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Ratley falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter Ad Vincula or anywhere around Ratley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Ratley is about 6 miles north-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. For TR19 inspection in and around Ratley, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, Ratley included. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, Ratley among them. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page (27 miles or so).
We cover every part of OX15 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Streets in the area include High Street, Townhill and Chapel Lane, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Edgehill (1 mile west), Sun Rising (2 miles south-west) and Hornton (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Banbury (6 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (13 miles south), Neithrop (6 miles south-east), Grimsbury (7 miles south-east), Ruscote (6 miles south-east) and Bloxham (8 miles south).
Around Ratley
In Ratley, that means kitchens and buildings near The Rose And Crown Public House and the streets around them. A little further out are W. O. Bentley Memorial Foundation (3.3 miles south-east) and King John's Castle (3.9 miles north-west). The countryside around Ratley includes Edge Hill.
Why deal with it now?
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. A fault that closes a site in a village like Ratley affects everyone who depends on it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why Ratley businesses choose us
- Every job surveyed first
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- We’re fully insured