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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Milton Street, East Sussex
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Milton Street, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Checking the result of a recent clean
Leave it or put it right?
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Left alone, grease keeps building between cleans. In a place like Milton Street, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
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, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A written report with photos after every visit
- Full insurance on every job
How we handle TR19 inspection in Milton Street
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. The work covers wet film thickness tests, access surveys and pre-clean surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are extracts that have never been grease tested and ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits.
In a small place like Milton Street, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Milton Street (BN26)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system, and we clear up before we go. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Milton Street can be planned properly.
- 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.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and photos of each point. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Milton Street
Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Milton Street, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Fire safety in Milton Street falls to East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Milton Street get their food hygiene inspections from Wealden council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Alfriston School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Milton Street (Alfriston Clergy House is about 1.1 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care. Where a hall near St Mary and St Peter's Church, or anywhere in Milton Street, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Milton Street is about 4 miles north-east of Seaford, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Milton Street, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (13 miles or so).
Every address in BN26 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We also cover the places around Milton Street: Wilmington (1 mile north-east), Winton (1 mile west), Alfriston (1 mile south-west), Lullington (1 mile south-west) and Dukes Green (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (5 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (13 miles east), Seaford (4 miles south-west), Lewes (9 miles north-west), Hailsham (5 miles north-east) and Uckfield (11 miles north).
Landmarks near Milton Street
Around Milton Street, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Sussex Ox pub. The closest station to Milton Street is Berwick (Sussex) station, roughly 1.8 miles north. A little further out are Eastbourne District General Hospital (4.4 miles south-east) and Burlough Castle (less than half a mile north-west). Open spaces near Milton Street include Combe Hill.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: 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 simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Common questions in Milton Street
Is Milton Street within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Milton Street is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Milton Street?
Milton Street is in the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is not law; it’s BESA’s specification. 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.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes. We inspect the system and produce a report with grease readings, pictures and any inaccessible areas. It’s set out for your insurer or broker.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, and readings show whether that’s enough.
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
When it’s something else
TR19 inspection cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
Towns and villages near Milton Street
Also in Milton Street
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How easy every part is to reach
- Travel, parking and unloading
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’ll go through it with you.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The postcode and the type of business
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.