Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Harold Wood
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Harold Wood, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
Multi-site and managed buildings
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.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Harold Wood and across Essex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
TR19 inspection in Harold Wood, done properly
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with new readings and photos of the cleaned areas. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. Typical jobs include uncertainty over how often to clean and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts, on pre-clean surveys, access surveys and post-clean checks.
In a smaller place like Harold Wood, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Harold Wood (RM3, RM11, RM2)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the TR19 inspection, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Your opening hours decide when we come to Harold Wood, not ours.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Move anything stored near the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
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When to call us in Harold Wood
Menus, opening hours and cooking styles change over time, and more frying or longer hours mean more grease. The old cleaning schedule may not match the kitchen any more.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
A hospital like Harold Wood Hospital, about within half a mile west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Comparing quotes
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the price is fixed
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
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FAQs for Harold Wood
Do you work in villages like Harold Wood?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Harold Wood included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you work overnight in Harold Wood?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Harold Wood needn’t be disturbed. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Can you quote from pictures?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
Readings are taken using the Wet Film Thickness Test or the Deposit Thickness Test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The size of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Part by part
Vertical risers
Access to risers is often limited. The survey shows exactly what access there is.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of horizontal ducts as the air cools. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Why deal with it now?
After an incident, an insurer can ask to see proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. Getting an inspection done now starts that paper trail. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Harold Wood at a time that suits you.
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 work begins.
Why book with us
- Each visit written up, with photos
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Kitchen extracts in Harold Wood
Food Standards Agency records include about 7 bars, pubs and nightclubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Harold Wood. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Fire safety in Harold Wood falls to 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. In Harold Wood, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Havering council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Commuter trade near Harold Wood station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. School kitchens, at schools like Redden Court School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Harold Wood is about 2 miles north-east of Romford, in Essex. Across the RM3 area, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Harold Wood is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for commercial clients. You can also see our page for London, about 15 miles away.
Work in RM3, RM11 and RM2 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Oak Road, Ewan Road and Holt Road, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Gallows Corner (1 mile west), Ardleigh Green (1 mile south-west), Gidea Park (1 mile west), Emerson Park (1 mile south) and Heath Park (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (15 miles north-east), Basildon (10 miles east), Harlow (13 miles north), Brentwood (4 miles north-east), Billericay (9 miles east) and Loughton (8 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Harold Wood
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Morris Dancer Public House, Harold Wood Primary School and Havering College of Further and Higher Education. There’s a railway station in Harold Wood itself: Harold Wood station. A little further out are Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia (2.1 miles south-east) and The Mercury Mall (2.1 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Hornchurch Cutting.