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TR19 Inspection in Stratford
Our technicians work in Stratford on TR19 inspections and grease testing. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
About our TR19 inspection in Stratford
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results show whether the system needs cleaning and how soon. The work covers insurer audits, access surveys and wet film thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning.
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 Stratford, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Stratford (E15, E20, E3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Never cook with filters missing
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
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What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays so meals are not affected.
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.
The process
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. The visit takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Stratford.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Stratford questions
Is parking a problem for work in Stratford?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Stratford?
Fire safety enforcement in Stratford is handled by London Fire Brigade. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is a specification, not a statute. Without TR19 records, an insurance claim can be reduced or refused, so it matters in practice.
What is post-clean verification?
A post-clean check records grease readings and pictures after the work, for our cleans and other firms’ alike.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Stratford
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The size of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition of the system
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
What happens if it’s left?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, while there’s still time to put anything right. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Stratford
- We are fully insured
- Trading since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Every visit written up, with pictures
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Kitchen extracts in Stratford
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 496 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 273 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Stratford. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Food hygiene inspections in Stratford are the job of Newham council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Stratford sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St John the Evangelist or anywhere around Stratford, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Stratford (Sutton House is about 2.1 miles west), fitting access panels needs care. A kitchen near Stratford (London) station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Stratford is about 5 miles north-east of London, in Greater London. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Stratford and the rest of Greater London. Stratford is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for commercial clients.
We work across the E15, E20 and E3 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Gay Road, Cam Road and Eve Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Stratford include Maryland (1 mile east), East Village (1 mile north-west), Temple Mills (1 mile north-west), West Ham (1 mile south-east) and Hackney Wick (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (5 miles south-west), City of Westminster (7 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (9 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles west).
Landmarks near Stratford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Carpenters Primary School, The Two Puddings pub and Sarah Bonnell School. There’s a railway station in Stratford itself: Stratford (London) station. Nearby you will also find Stratford Centre (less than half a mile south-east) and V&A East (0.5 miles west). Open spaces near Stratford include Hollow Pond and Old Ford Island.