East Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Baldslow, East Sussex
Our technicians work in Baldslow 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 on every job.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Baldslow
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. Common call-outs are for cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and missing TR19 certificates or history, across pre-clean surveys, insurer audits and wet film thickness tests.
For a kitchen in or near Baldslow, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Baldslow (TN37, TN34, TN38)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Baldslow questions
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Baldslow during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Baldslow, the Food Standards Agency lists about 4 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll fit the work in.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Baldslow?
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Baldslow. 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 inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we will set the report out to match.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. The survey can be done from pictures and details or on site, whichever suits the system.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
WFTT and DTT are the two methods for measuring grease thickness, in microns. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Baldslow
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- What state the system is in
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The postcode and the type of business
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- A faulty or failing extract fan
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Baldslow
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
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. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Why deal with it now?
A check after cleaning shows whether the work reached every part it should have, before the next clean is due. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why Baldslow businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fully insured
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Baldslow knowing what to expect.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Places near Baldslow
Also in Baldslow
Common problems we fix in Baldslow
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Baldslow is Conquest Hospital, about 0.6 miles south-east.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What paperwork you get at the end
What TR19 inspection looks like in Baldslow
Baldslow is within about 3 miles of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The Food Standards Agency lists about 5 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Baldslow. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. The fire and rescue service for Baldslow is East Sussex 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Durhamford Manor is about 3.8 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St John the Evangelist or elsewhere in Baldslow, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Baldslow is about 2 miles north of Hastings, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Baldslow, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Baldslow is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we work for TR19 inspection. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 26 miles away.
Work in TN37, TN34 and TN38 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Whitworth Road, Fairfield Road and Westfield Lane and nearby roads. Baldslow sits on or near the A28, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Baldslow, we cover Hollington (1 mile south), St Helen's (1 mile south-east), Hastings (2 miles south), Silverhill (2 miles south) and Blacklands (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (14 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (5 miles south-west), Hailsham (13 miles west), St Leonards (3 miles south), Polegate (14 miles west) and Hastings Old Town (3 miles south-east).
Around Baldslow
In Baldslow, that means kitchens and buildings near Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood, The Victoria Inn and Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Ore station, about 2.3 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Hastings Castle (2.8 miles south-east) and Barn Theatre and Museum (1.2 miles east). For a walk, there’s Church Wood and Robsack Wood and Senlac Hill.