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TR19 inspections in Catsfield
TR19 inspections and grease testing for commercial sites in Catsfield and across East Sussex. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
TR19 inspection in Catsfield
Before any clean in Catsfield, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and grease readings are taken at set points. Typical jobs include surveys needed before quoting a full clean and missing TR19 certificates or history, across wet film thickness tests, access surveys and insurer audits.
For a kitchen in or near Catsfield, 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.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Catsfield (TN33)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Any permits to work or inductions
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
TR19 inspection in Catsfield: the local picture
We cover Catsfield, about 48 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Kitchens in Catsfield get their food hygiene inspections from Rother council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Laurence, or anywhere in Catsfield, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Durhamford Manor, about 4.4 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Catsfield; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Catsfield is about 4 miles north of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. Sites in Catsfield get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, Catsfield among them. Brighton is in our area too, about 26 miles from Catsfield.
Work in TN33 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Church Road, Church Lane and Blacksmiths Lane and nearby roads. Catsfield is on the B2204, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in Ninfield (1 mile south-west), Watermill (2 miles south), Lunsford's Cross (2 miles south), Russell's Green (2 miles south-west) and Hooe Common (3 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (11 miles south-west), Hastings (5 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (4 miles south), Hailsham (9 miles west), St Leonards (5 miles south-east) and Polegate (10 miles south-west).
Around Catsfield
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ashburnham Park, Claverham Community College and The White Hart Public House and the streets around them. Catsfield’s nearest station is Battle station, roughly 2.2 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Battle Museum of Local History (2 miles north-east) and Bexhill Hospital (3.4 miles south). The countryside around Catsfield includes Church Wood and Robsack Wood and Senlac Hill.
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Catsfield.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
If you need TR19 inspection in Catsfield, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
Why act early in Catsfield
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, and the quote reflects the real job. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Catsfield rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Catsfield
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Catsfield
Can you come to Catsfield after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Which environmental health team covers Catsfield?
Kitchens in Catsfield are inspected by Rother council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work in Catsfield?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Catsfield included.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and photos. The survey can be done from pictures and details or on site, as suits the job.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. 500 microns or more at any point calls for immediate spot cleaning.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
Nearby places to Catsfield
Other services in Catsfield
Managing agents and facilities teams in Catsfield
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Catsfield?
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in Catsfield shows where access panels are missing, so the gaps can be closed.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Catsfield Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Before you book anyone
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: 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.
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Never cook with filters missing
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.