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TR19 inspections and grease testing in St Lawrence, Isle of Wight
Professional TR19 inspection in and around St Lawrence, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
How we handle TR19 inspection in St Lawrence
Taking on a kitchen in St Lawrence with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. If you’re dealing with systems that need surveying before cleaning and sections of duct that can’t be reached, we can put it right.
For a kitchen in or near St Lawrence, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. 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
- St Lawrence (PO38)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across the Isle of Wight. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Grease, kitchens and St Lawrence
The coast is only about 1 mile from St Lawrence. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Look up St Lawrence on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 8 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways in St Lawrence and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. St Lawrence sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around St Lawrence (Rylstone Manor is about 3.8 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care. School kitchens, at schools like St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Lawrence's Church, or anywhere in St Lawrence, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
St Lawrence is about 4 miles south-west of Shanklin, in the Isle of Wight. Wherever you are in the PO38 postcode area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Our area takes in 125 places across the Isle of Wight, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby (17 miles or so).
All of PO38 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Twining Road, Whitwell Road and Woolverton Road or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to St Lawrence include Steephill (1 mile east), Nettlecombe (1 mile north-west), Whitwell (1 mile north-west), Ventnor (1 mile east) and Bierley (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Newport (8 miles north), Ryde (10 miles north), Cowes (12 miles north), Sandown (6 miles north-east), Shanklin (4 miles north-east) and East Cowes (12 miles north). If your site is somewhere remote, a little more planning is needed, so let us know when you get in touch.
Local landmarks in St Lawrence
Typical jobs here are in premises near St Catherine's School and the streets around them. The closest station to St Lawrence is Shanklin station, about 4.1 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (4.1 miles north-east) and Longshoremans Museum (1.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Stenbury Down.
Why deal with it now?
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Missing records can put a claim at risk. Getting an inspection done now starts that paper trail. In a small place like St Lawrence, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in St Lawrence
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Every job surveyed first
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What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- What state the system is in
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The site address and the type of premises
- Problems your staff have spotted
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
St Lawrence: your questions answered
Which fire service covers St Lawrence?
That is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can sea air affect TR19 inspection in St Lawrence?
It can, as St Lawrence is within about 1 mile of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Under TR19® Grease, the mean thickness should not exceed 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection, and an audit report gives you that, with recommendations where something needs doing.
Do you cover St Lawrence?
Yes. Our technicians work in St Lawrence, as part of our area across London and the South East.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us to book it in.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Never cook with filters missing
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. A quick grease test answers the question.
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How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. For a village or hamlet like St Lawrence, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.