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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Shide, Isle of Wight
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for Shide, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Shide
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and grease readings are taken at set points. The work covers post-clean checks, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits, and the jobs we see most are systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and checking the result of a recent clean.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Shide gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Shide (PO30)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
After post-clean verification, file the results with the cleaning certificate. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
TR19 inspection in Shide: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 64 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 21 sandwich bars and takeaways in Shide and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Shide is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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. Environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council inspect food businesses in Shide. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St. John the Baptist or elsewhere in Shide, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Shide (Carisbrooke Castle is about 1 mile west), fitting access panels needs care. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Nine Acres Primary School or anywhere near Shide, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Shide is about 1 mile south-east of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. From the centre of Shide to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our area takes in 125 places across the Isle of Wight, large and small. We also work in Portsmouth, about 12 miles from Shide.
Here we cover the PO30 postcode area for TR19 inspection. We cover sites on Pan Lane, Ash Road and Dairy Lane and nearby roads. Shide is on the A3020, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. We also cover Newport (1 mile north-west), Blackwater (1 mile south), Downend (2 miles east), Merstone (3 miles south-east) and Rookley (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Ryde (6 miles east), Cowes (5 miles north), Sandown (6 miles south-east), Shanklin (7 miles south-east), Ventnor (8 miles south-east) and East Cowes (4 miles north). Island and remote sites take a little more planning, so please mention your location when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Around Shide
Around Shide, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Christ The King College, The Cranbourne Arms Public House and Island Innovation VI Form Campus, among other places. Nearby you’ll also find St Mary's Hospital (1.3 miles north) and Carisbrooke Castle (1 mile west). Open spaces near Shide include Mill Hill and Briddlesford Nature Reserve.
Shide: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Shide?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Shide needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Shide?
The local authority for Shide is Isle of Wight council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
Grease thickness testing measures the layer of grease on the duct surfaces, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. 500 microns or more at any point calls for immediate spot cleaning.
How often should grease be tested?
It depends on how heavily the kitchen cooks. BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months by daily use, and grease readings help set the real interval.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether several sites go on one quote
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
For TR19 inspection in Shide, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Shide
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Missing records can put a claim at risk. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Shide
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Full insurance on every job
- Photo reports with every job
- A fixed price before any work starts
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
How it works
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. It takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Everything the job in Shide needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
We look at where the extract discharges outside, since grease reaches the very end of the system.
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.