Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Ivy Chimneys TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Ivy Chimneys, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
TR19 inspection in Ivy Chimneys, done properly
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. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. We’re often asked to deal with sites with gaps in their extract records and missing access panels found on survey, across deposit thickness tests, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys.
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 pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Ivy Chimneys (CM16)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
What happens on the day
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Visits to a village like Ivy Chimneys are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
For TR19 inspection in Ivy Chimneys, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Your questions about TR19 inspection in Ivy Chimneys
Can you work in Ivy Chimneys outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Ivy Chimneys can fit around your hours. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Ivy Chimneys?
In Ivy Chimneys, it’s Epping Forest council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What accreditations do you have?
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.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, TR19® is not legislation. 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 is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we usually come back within one working day. If pictures are not enough, we will survey first.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Never cook with filters missing
The audit report is set out to pass straight to your insurer or broker, with readings, pictures and any areas not accessible.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
Also near Ivy Chimneys
What else we do in Ivy Chimneys
Why act early in Ivy Chimneys
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, which you won’t know without measuring. Planning a trip to Ivy Chimneys ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why Ivy Chimneys businesses choose us
- We’re fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
TR19 inspection around Ivy Chimneys
The FSA’s data shows about 10 pubs and bars registered across Ivy Chimneys and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Ivy Chimneys, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Epping Forest council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Ivy Chimneys. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Ivy Chimneys, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. A hospital like St. Margaret's Hospital, about 1.4 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Ivy Chimneys is about 1 mile south-west of Epping, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Ivy Chimneys, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. We cover 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for London, about 16 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: CM16. Whether your site is on High Road, Theydon Road and Centre Avenue or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Epping (1 mile north-east), Steward's Green (1 mile east), Fiddlers Hamlet (1 mile east), Theydon Garnon (2 miles south-east) and Hobbs Cross (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Harlow (6 miles north), Brentwood (10 miles south-east), Billericay (14 miles east), Loughton (3 miles south-west), Waltham Abbey (4 miles west) and Stansted Mountfitchet (15 miles north).
Local landmarks in Ivy Chimneys
In Ivy Chimneys, that means kitchens and buildings near The Black Lion pub and St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled School, among other places. A little further out are Epping Signalling Museum (0.6 miles north-east) and St. Margaret's Hospital (1.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Ivy Chimneys include Lippitts Hill and Gernon Bushes.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
Common problems we fix in Ivy Chimneys
Menus, opening hours and cooking styles change over time, and more frying or longer hours mean more grease. A cleaning interval set years ago may no longer fit.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Ivy Chimneys (Hill Hall is about 2.4 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Comparing quotes
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How they set the interval to the next visit