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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Housham Tye, Essex
Need TR19 inspection in Housham Tye? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
The process
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Housham Tye and turn up when the site is quiet.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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How we handle TR19 inspection in Housham Tye
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. Common call-outs are for surveys needed before quoting a full clean and confirming a clean reached the whole system, on pre-clean surveys, wet film thickness tests and deposit thickness tests.
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.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Housham Tye (CM17)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What TR19 inspection looks like in Housham Tye
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 pubs and bars in and around Housham Tye, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. It’s Epping Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Housham Tye. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Housham Tye 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Barrington Hall is about 4.8 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Princess Alexandra Hospital (about 4.1 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Housham Tye is about 3 miles east of Harlow, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Housham Tye, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Housham Tye is one of them. We also work in Chelmsford, around 13 miles away.
We cover every part of the CM17 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. We also cover Matching Tye (1 mile east), Matching (1 mile north-east), Loyter's Green (1 mile south-east), Newman's End (1 mile north-east) and Foster Street (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (13 miles east), Harlow (3 miles west), Brentwood (12 miles south-east), Billericay (15 miles south-east), Loughton (10 miles south-west) and Waltham Abbey (10 miles south-west).
Around Housham Tye
In Housham Tye, that means kitchens and buildings near Gibberd Garden. The nearest railway station is Harlow Mill station, about 2.2 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Harlow Mill (2.4 miles west) and Mark Hall Cycle Museum (2.5 miles west). Open spaces near Housham Tye include Sawbridgeworth Marsh.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Never cook with filters missing
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. A quick grease test answers the question.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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. Leave those to us.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Housham Tye
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition we find in the survey
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The number of sites or systems
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Why deal with it now?
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Access problems are spotted in advance rather than on the night, and the quote reflects the real job. In a place like Housham Tye, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why Housham Tye businesses choose us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Common problems we fix in Housham Tye
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Mark Hall School or anywhere near Housham Tye, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Housham Tye questions
Can the work in Housham Tye be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Housham Tye?
That is Epping Forest council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Housham Tye. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Why survey before a clean?
A survey finds out how the system is laid out, how dirty it is and what can be reached, so the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels are noted so they can be sorted first.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
How long does grease testing take?
An inspection takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Large or multiple systems take longer, so call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll plan it.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, not in itself. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning straight away.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.