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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Horam, East Sussex
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Horam, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
Common questions in Horam
Is Horam within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you work in Horam outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The law is the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must manage fire risk, and TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Enough to be sure grease stays within the TR19® Grease figures between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
What is post-clean verification?
A post-clean check records grease readings and pictures after the work, whoever did the clean.
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.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Horam
Before any clean in Horam, 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. If you are dealing with extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean, we can help.
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. We agree access and timings in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Horam (TN21)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Horam
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, 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.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
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When something else is needed
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
Why it’s worth doing now in Horam
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, while there’s still time to put anything right. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Horam rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
What we’re called out for in Horam
Kitchens change: a new menu, longer hours or more frying can all add grease. A cleaning interval set years ago may no longer fit.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Maynards Green Community Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the price is fixed
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
What happens on the day
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before any work starts, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Horam knowing what to expect.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Advice
How we price TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
For TR19 inspection in Horam, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, well away from where anyone looks.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
Grease, kitchens and Horam
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Horam and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Food hygiene inspections in Horam are the job of Wealden council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Horam is 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Christ Church, or anywhere in Horam, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Historic houses near Horam, such as Horselunges Manor about 3.2 miles south, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Horam is about 5 miles north of Hailsham, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Horam, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 289 places across East Sussex, large and small. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 18 miles away.
Every address in TN21 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Little London Road, Toll Wood Road and Beauford Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Burlow (1 mile south-west), Vines Cross (1 mile east), Maynard's Green (1 mile north), Lions Green (1 mile north-west) and Warbleton (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (10 miles south), Hastings (15 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (11 miles south-east), Seaford (12 miles south-west), Lewes (11 miles west) and Hailsham (5 miles south).
Local landmarks in Horam
In Horam, that means kitchens and buildings near Horam Inn. Nearby you’ll also find Sussex Farm Museum (within half a mile north-west) and Hellingly Hospital Railway (3.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Selwyns Wood.