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Shoreditch TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Shoreditch. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Checking the result of a recent clean
TR19 inspection in Shoreditch, done properly
Not every kitchen fits neatly into a calendar. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, and only measurement shows it. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. If you’re dealing with parts of the system left out of past cleans and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records, we can put it right, from deposit thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and access surveys onwards.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Shoreditch, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Shoreditch (E1, E2, N1)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Shoreditch questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Shoreditch?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Shoreditch. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can school kitchens in Shoreditch be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 80 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Shoreditch. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What is post-clean verification?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, whoever did the clean.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
WFTT and DTT are the two methods for measuring grease thickness, in microns. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes, and it’s often the best time. The visit is timed for when the area is not in use, such as late evening, overnight or a weekend.
Kitchen extracts in Shoreditch
The FSA’s data shows about 411 pubs and bars and about 62 hotels and guest houses registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Shoreditch. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too. Environmental health officers from Hackney council inspect food businesses in Shoreditch. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics is the nearest hospital to Shoreditch, about 0.5 miles west. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Virginia Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Shoreditch is about 2 miles north of London, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Shoreditch, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Shoreditch among them.
Our technicians cover all of E1, E2 and N1 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. You’ll find streets such as New Road, Moor Lane and City Road, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Shoreditch is on the A1 and A10, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. We also cover the places around Shoreditch: Haggerston (1 mile north), Hoxton (1 mile north-west), St Luke's (1 mile west), Spitalfields (1 mile south) and Finsbury (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (3 miles west), Marylebone (3 miles west), Kensington (6 miles west), Walthamstow (5 miles north-east), Hampstead (5 miles north-west) and Ruislip (15 miles west). Shoreditch is among the bigger places we cover in Greater London for TR19 inspection.
Near you in Shoreditch
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, Hackney University Technical College and Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives. Also close by are Artillery Ground (0.5 miles south-west), Former London Apprentice pub (within half a mile north-west) and St Mary-at-Hill (1.1 miles south). There’s a railway station in Shoreditch itself: Shoreditch High Street station. Well-known places in the area include Tower of London (1.2 miles south) and Gabriel's Wharf (1.8 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Tower Hill and St. James's Park Lake.
Keeping the system healthy
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and pictures of each point. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Keep filters clean and in place. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
Leave it or put it right?
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- We’re fully insured
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- Each visit written up, with pictures
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Shoreditch
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
Clients usually contact us after spotting one of these:
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Leonard's Church or anywhere around Shoreditch, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether they’re fully insured
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Mechanical faults in the extract
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. A name and number for whoever controls access to the building in Shoreditch saves time on the night.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear the space around the work
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Part by part
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so the base is a key test point.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, and readings show whether that’s enough.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.