Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Horsley Cross TR19 inspection
Our technicians work in Horsley Cross on TR19 inspections and grease testing. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
Leave it or put it right?
After an incident, an insurer can ask to see proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. A fault that closes a site in a village like Horsley Cross affects everyone who depends on it.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why us?
- Every job surveyed first
- A written report with photos after each visit
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Horsley Cross
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: 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. The work covers deposit thickness tests, wet film thickness tests and post-clean checks, and people most often call us about post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and sites with gaps in their extract records.
Work in a small place like Horsley Cross starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
Duct Doctor has 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.
- Place
- Horsley Cross (CO11)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
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 we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Somewhere as small as Horsley Cross, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Horsley Cross questions
Do you cover smaller places like Horsley Cross?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Horsley Cross is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire service covers Horsley Cross?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Horsley Cross. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® isn’t law; it’s BESA’s specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
As a guide, it takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. System size and access decide the rest.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Are you accredited?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Design faults in the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
Towns and villages near Horsley Cross
Also in Horsley Cross
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The times the site is available
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How big the system is
- Any permits to work or inductions
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
A greasy fan works harder and wears faster. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, with readings where grease collects.
Horsley Cross kitchens: local notes
Horsley Cross lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Horsley Cross sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in Horsley Cross are the job of Tendring council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Castle House is about 4.9 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. In and around Horsley Cross, every reachable section of the extract is cleaned, and anything we can’t reach goes on the report.
Horsley Cross is about 8 miles north of Clacton-on-Sea, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Horsley Cross, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Horsley Cross is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex where we work for TR19 inspection. Chelmsford is in our area too, about 28 miles from Horsley Cross.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: CO11. If your site is just outside Horsley Cross, we cover Horsleycross Street (1 mile north), Little Bromley (2 miles north-west), Mistley (3 miles north), Manningtree (3 miles north) and Lawford (3 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (8 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (8 miles south), Harwich (8 miles east), Camulodunum (9 miles west), Greenstead (6 miles west) and Wivenhoe (6 miles south-west).
What’s near Horsley Cross
In Horsley Cross, that means kitchens and buildings near The Cross Inn. The closest station to Horsley Cross is Mistley station, about 2.7 miles north. For a walk, there’s Wrabness Nature Reserve.
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.