Brighton and Hove · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in East Saltdean
We cover East Saltdean for TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Why it’s worth doing now in East Saltdean
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, so the clean covers the whole system. A quieter site near East Saltdean still needs its system looked after.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Trading since 2009
TR19 inspection in East Saltdean, done properly
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. Common call-outs are for sections of duct that can’t be reached and sites with gaps in their extract records, across pre-clean surveys, post-clean checks and wet film thickness tests.
For a smaller kitchen near East Saltdean, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- East Saltdean (BN2)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in East Saltdean
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How easy every part is to reach
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
For TR19 inspection in East Saltdean, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Also near East Saltdean
Also in East Saltdean
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Brighton and Hove. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the TR19 inspection, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Around East Saltdean, access is normally simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
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 so you know the cost before we start.
Related advice
What we’re called out for in East Saltdean
You cannot judge grease thickness by eye. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, so readings are the reliable guide.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as French Convalescent Home (about 3.5 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what TR19 inspection won’t do:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
Your questions about TR19 inspection in East Saltdean
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for East Saltdean?
That’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who inspects food businesses in East Saltdean?
The local authority for East Saltdean is Brighton and Hove council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Why survey before a clean?
We look at the system from canopy to discharge, take grease readings and check access. From it, we plan the clean and quote a fixed price.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
We visit after a clean, take readings at set points and photograph the system. The report flags anything missed.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What is grease thickness testing?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Kitchen extracts in East Saltdean
East Saltdean lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s data shows about 10 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of East Saltdean. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Fire safety in East Saltdean falls to East Sussex 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.
Monk's House, about 3.2 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near East Saltdean; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Saltdean Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
East Saltdean is about 4 miles west of Newhaven, in Brighton and Hove. Whatever kind of site you run in East Saltdean, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. 30 places in Brighton and Hove are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Here we cover the BN2 postcode area for TR19 inspection. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Wicklands Avenue, Oaklands Avenue and Brambletyne Avenue or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to East Saltdean include Saltdean (1 mile west), Telscombe (1 mile east), Rottingdean (2 miles north-west), Ovingdean (2 miles north-west) and Rodmell (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Brighton (5 miles north-west), Brighton and Hove (7 miles west), Hove (7 miles west), Carlton Hill (5 miles west), Hanover (5 miles north-west) and West Hill (5 miles west).
Local landmarks in East Saltdean
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Beacon Hill, Smugglers Rest pub and Peacehaven Community School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Southease station, roughly 3.3 miles north-east. A little further out are French Convalescent Home (3.5 miles west) and Planet Earth Museum (3.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s Newmarket Hill and Beacon Hill Local Nature Reserve.