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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Stanton St John, Oxfordshire
Our technicians work in Stanton St John on TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
About our TR19 inspection in Stanton St John
A fixed schedule does not always match how a kitchen really cooks. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, and only measurement shows it. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. The work covers post-clean checks, insurer audits and deposit thickness tests, and the jobs we see most are cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and extracts that have never been grease tested.
Somewhere as small as Stanton St John, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Stanton St John (OX33)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
If a run has no access panel, we note it so panels can be added.
Extract fan and discharge
A greasy fan works harder and wears faster. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’ll tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Design faults in the extract system
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Stanton St John
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
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What else we do in Stanton St John
The process
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself 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 Stanton St John, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The times the site is available
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How easy every part is to reach
- The scale of the work
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
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, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Why deal with it now?
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Left alone, grease keeps building between cleans. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why Stanton St John businesses choose us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Stanton St John
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Stanton St John kitchens: local notes
Stanton St John, about 50 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. Fire safety in Stanton St John falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Historic houses near Stanton St John, such as Holywell Manor about 4 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Stanton St John, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Wheatley Park School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Stanton St John is about 4 miles north-east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Stanton St John, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small.
All of OX33 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Mill Street, Church Close and Cox Lane and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Forest Hill (1 mile south), Beckley (1 mile north-west), Barton (2 miles south-west), Risinghurst (2 miles south-west) and Holton (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (4 miles south-west), Didcot (12 miles south), Bicester (8 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles south-west), Witney (14 miles west) and Thame (9 miles east).
What’s near Stanton St John
In Stanton St John, that means kitchens and buildings near Katie and George Park and The Star Inn Public House, among other places. The closest station to Stanton St John is Islip station, about 4.5 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Oxford Castle (4.7 miles south-west) and Churchill Hospital (2.7 miles south-west). Not far away are Shotover and Bernwood Meadows.
Stanton St John: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Stanton St John?
Stanton St John is in the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can you work in Stanton St John outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Stanton St John can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
When should we have our next grease test?
Often enough to know the mean stays under 200 microns between cleans. If readings rise, the interval should shorten.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Typically, the inspection takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. System size and access decide the rest.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. TR19® isn’t law; it’s BESA’s specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.