Hertfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Lower Sheering TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Lower Sheering and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
How we handle TR19 inspection in Lower Sheering
Before any clean in Lower Sheering, 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 record grease readings at set points. If you’re dealing with parts of the system left out of past cleans and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, we can help, from wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys onwards.
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.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Lower Sheering (CM21, CM22)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
TR19 inspection around Lower Sheering
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 18 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops in Lower Sheering and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Food hygiene inspections in Lower Sheering are the job of Epping Forest council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Lower Sheering falls to Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you cook for passing trade around Sawbridgeworth station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School or anywhere near Lower Sheering, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Lower Sheering is about 3 miles north-east of Harlow, in Hertfordshire. From the centre of Lower Sheering to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Lower Sheering is one of 381 places in Hertfordshire we cover for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, about 15 miles away.
Here we cover the CM21 and CM22 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Local streets include Back Lane, Vantorts Road and Forebury Avenue, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover Sawbridgeworth (1 mile west), Sheering (1 mile east), High Wych (2 miles west), Gaston Green (2 miles north) and Spellbrook (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Bishop's Stortford (4 miles north), Welwyn Garden City (15 miles west), Hoddesdon (8 miles south-west), Cheshunt (11 miles south-west), Hertford (10 miles west) and Ware (8 miles west).
Local landmarks in Lower Sheering
Around Lower Sheering, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Leventhorpe, Gibberd Garden and King William IV Public House. Lower Sheering has its own railway station: Sawbridgeworth station. A little further out are Harlow Mill (1.9 miles south-west) and Mark Hall Cycle Museum (2.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Portingbury Hills and Sawbridgeworth Marsh.
Also near Lower Sheering
What else we do in Lower Sheering
Common problems we fix in Lower Sheering
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, which is why readings matter.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of Great St Mary's, or anywhere in Lower Sheering, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the TR19 inspection, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Lower Sheering before we set off.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. 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.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The scale of the work
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any previous report or certificate
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
Part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Kitchens that cook for long hours build up grease faster. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, well away from where anyone looks.
Why deal with it now?
Catching heavy deposits early keeps the fix small. Left alone, grease keeps building between cleans. A fault that closes a site in a village like Lower Sheering affects everyone who depends on it.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fully insured
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Questions from Lower Sheering
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Lower Sheering in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 6 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Lower Sheering. Just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Which council inspects kitchens in Lower Sheering?
Kitchens in Lower Sheering are inspected by Epping Forest council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
The survey covers the whole system, grease readings and access to each section. From it, we plan the clean and quote a fixed price.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
Grease thickness testing measures the layer of grease on the duct surfaces, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
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.