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TR19 inspections in Woolston
TR19 inspections and grease testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Woolston. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Checking the result of a recent clean
TR19 inspection in Woolston: the local picture
The coast is only about 1 mile from Woolston. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. There are about 85 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 57 sandwich bars and takeaways across Woolston and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Environmental health officers from Southampton council inspect food businesses in Woolston. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Commuter trade near Woolston station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mark, or anywhere in Woolston, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Woolston is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. For TR19 inspection in and around Woolston, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Our area covers London and the South East, Woolston included. Our area takes in 40 places across Southampton, large and small.
Every address in SO19 and SO14 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Oak Road, Lake Road and Glen Road or a nearby road, we can help. You will find Woolston on the A3025, so it’s easy for us to get to for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Woolston, we cover Weston (1 mile south-east), Netley (2 miles south-east), Butlocks Heath (2 miles south-east), Hound (2 miles south-east) and Old Netley (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Shirley (3 miles north-west), Regents Park (3 miles north-west), Townhill Park (3 miles north), Chartwell Green (3 miles north-east), Maybush (4 miles north-west) and Coxford (4 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Woolston
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis pub, Chamberlayne College for the Arts and Woolston School. There’s a railway station in Woolston itself: Woolston station. Well-known places in the area include Gods House Tower - Museum of Archaeology (1.2 miles west) and Netley Castle (1.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Woolston includes Netley Common.
TR19 inspection in Woolston, done properly
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. We use the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT), taking readings at set points. From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. The work covers pre-clean surveys, access surveys and wet film thickness tests, and the jobs we see most are insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen.
In a smaller place like Woolston, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, 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.
- Where
- Woolston (SO19, SO14)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Woolston
Which environmental health team covers Woolston?
That is Southampton council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Woolston. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Which fire service covers Woolston?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Woolston. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
WFTT and DTT are the two methods for measuring grease thickness, in microns. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection, and an audit report gives you that, along with any actions needed.
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How the visit works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. A site near Woolston typically has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Advice
What we are called out for in Woolston
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Royal South Hants Hospital about 1.6 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- What state the system is in
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so you can produce them quickly.
What happens if it’s left?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, which you won’t know without measuring. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Woolston
- Full insurance on every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, out of sight of the kitchen.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays to avoid disruption.