Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Great Easton
TR19 inspection across Great Easton and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
About our TR19 inspection in Great Easton
A fixed schedule does not always match how a kitchen really cooks. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, which is why measurement matters. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. The work covers pre-clean surveys, post-clean checks and deposit thickness tests, and the jobs we see most are cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and insurers asking for TR19 evidence.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Great Easton (CM6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, while there’s still time to put anything right. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Great Easton is calmer for everyone.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why Great Easton businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. In a small place like Great Easton, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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.
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Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Readings show if the interval is right.
What affects the quote in Great Easton
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
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 we start.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The postcode and the type of business
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- File every inspection report with your certificates
The audit report is set out to pass straight to your insurer or broker, including readings, photos and any inaccessible sections.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so grease isn’t left building in hidden parts.
Common questions in Great Easton
Which council inspects kitchens in Great Easton?
That is Uttlesford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Great Easton. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Great Easton?
That’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What is post-clean verification?
Verification means repeat readings and photos once the clean is done. Any areas that weren’t cleaned properly are flagged.
How much time does an inspection need?
An inspection takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email to book it in.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
What do you do to 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.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. It’s the benchmark rather than the law. Without TR19 records, an insurance claim can be reduced or refused, so following it is the sensible course.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes. We inspect the system and produce a report with grease readings, photos and any inaccessible areas. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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.
Kitchen extracts in Great Easton
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Great Easton, up to about a mile and a half out. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Food hygiene inspections in Great Easton are the job of Uttlesford council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Great Easton is covered by Essex County 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.
Where a hall near Church of St John and St Giles, or anywhere in Great Easton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Helena Romanes School and Sixth Form Centre, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Horham Hall is about 2.7 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Great Easton is about 8 miles east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. Every kind of commercial site in Great Easton, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Great Easton is one of them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 13 miles from Great Easton.
Our technicians cover all of the CM6 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Local streets include The Endway, Rebecca Meade and Brocks Mead, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Being close to the B184, Great Easton is simple for us to get to for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Great Easton: Tilty (1 mile north-west), Duton Hill (1 mile north), Chickney (2 miles north-west), Sibley's Green (2 miles north) and Monk Street (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (13 miles south-east), Braintree (10 miles east), Harlow (13 miles south-west), Witham (15 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (9 miles north-west) and Halstead (13 miles east).
What’s near Great Easton
In Great Easton, that means kitchens and buildings near The Bell pub. The nearest railway station is Stansted Airport station, roughly 3.3 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Little Easton Moat (1.2 miles south). The countryside around Great Easton includes West Wood.