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TR19 Inspection in Sibford Ferris
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Sibford Ferris, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Sibford Ferris
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Sibford Ferris during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 3 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Sibford Ferris, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Sibford Ferris?
It’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Sibford Ferris. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and photos. We can work from photos and details, or visit, as suits the job.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
An inspection takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Sites with several canopies take longer, and you can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line to book it in.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Sibford Ferris
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 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. The work covers insurer audits, deposit thickness tests and pre-clean surveys, and people most often call us about confirming a clean reached the whole system and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts.
In a village or hamlet like Sibford Ferris, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Sibford Ferris (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
TR19 inspection in Sibford Ferris: the local picture
Environmental health officers from Cherwell council inspect food businesses in Sibford Ferris. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Sibford Ferris is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Sibford School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Broughton Castle is about 3.8 miles east), access may need planning.
Sibford Ferris is about 6 miles west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. For TR19 inspection in and around Sibford Ferris, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Our area covers London and the South East, including Sibford Ferris. Sibford Ferris is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby (22 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the OX15 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Main Street, Back Lane and Cotswold Close, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Sibford Ferris include Burdrop (1 mile north), Sibford Gower (1 mile north-west), Swalcliffe (1 mile east), Epwell (2 miles north) and Tadmarton (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Banbury (6 miles east), Chipping Norton (7 miles south-west), Neithrop (5 miles east), Grimsbury (7 miles east), Ruscote (5 miles east) and Woodstock (14 miles south-east).
What’s near Sibford Ferris
Typical jobs here are in premises near Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Broughton Castle (3.8 miles east). For a walk, there’s Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool and Castle Hill.
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Keep to the recommended interval
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, including readings, pictures and any inaccessible sections.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so the history is easy to show.
Towns and villages near Sibford Ferris
What else we do in Sibford Ferris
What happens if it’s left?
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Access problems are spotted in advance rather than on the night, and the quote reflects the real job. A fault that closes a site in a village like Sibford Ferris affects everyone who depends on it.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Sibford Ferris businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Fully insured
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
The process
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Sibford Ferris.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
For TR19 inspection in Sibford Ferris, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Common problems we fix in Sibford Ferris
You can’t judge grease thickness by eye. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, so readings are the reliable guide.
What we are most often called out for:
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Sibford Ferris, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What hours they’ll be on site