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TR19 inspections in Stones Green
TR19 inspection in Stones Green, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Stones Green
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Stones Green during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Stones Green. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you cover smaller places like Stones Green?
Yes, Stones Green is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Can the work be done while we’re closed?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so you do not have to close during trading.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Insurers often want evidence the extract is managed to TR19®, and an audit report gives you that, along with any actions needed.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What do you need from me for a quote?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few photos and any previous report.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Stones Green
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Stones Green and do not know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, pictures and a clear view of what’s needed, so the next step is based on facts. Common call-outs are for checking the result of a recent clean and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning, across pre-clean surveys, wet film thickness tests and access surveys.
Work in a small place like Stones Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Stones Green (CO12)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
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.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Stones Green?
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, which is why readings matter.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Thorpe Hall is about 3.3 miles south), access may need planning.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Proof of insurance
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Stones Green before we set off.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear the space around the work
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Leave it or put it right?
Without readings, you’re guessing when to clean. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, which you won’t know without measuring. A planned visit to Stones Green is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Stones Green
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
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What TR19 inspection looks like in Stones Green
The coast is only about 3 miles from Stones Green. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Stones Green is covered by Essex County 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. Kitchens in Stones Green get their food hygiene inspections from Tendring council. 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Wix and Wrabness Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Stones Green is about 5 miles south-west of Harwich, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Stones Green, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Stones Green is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 30 miles away.
All of CO12 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Stone's Green Road and Colchester Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover Oak Corner (1 mile south-east), Beaumont (1 mile south-east), Tendring Green (2 miles west), Tendring Heath (2 miles west) and Tendring (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Colchester (11 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (7 miles south), Harwich (5 miles north-east), Camulodunum (12 miles west), Greenstead (9 miles west) and Wivenhoe (8 miles west).
What’s near Stones Green
The nearest railway station is Wrabness station, about 3 miles north of the centre. The countryside around Stones Green includes Oakfield Wood.
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.