Brighton and Hove · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Roedean, Brighton and Hove
TR19 inspection across Roedean and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
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.
TR19 inspection in Roedean, done properly
Before any clean in Roedean, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and grease readings are taken at set points. If you have pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean and missing access panels found on survey, we can put it right, from deposit thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and wet film thickness tests 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.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Roedean (BN2)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Roedean
Sea air reaches Roedean, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 33 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Roedean and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Fire safety in Roedean falls to East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mark's Church, or anywhere in Roedean, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Mark's CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Roedean is about 2 miles east of Carlton Hill, in Brighton and Hove. For TR19 inspection in and around Roedean, please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Roedean. Roedean is one of 30 places in Brighton and Hove we cover for commercial clients.
Every address in BN2 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Peel Road, Cliff Road and Henley Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Roedean: Ovingdean (1 mile east), Rottingdean (1 mile east), Saltdean (3 miles east), East Saltdean (3 miles east) and Falmer (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Brighton and Hove (4 miles west), Hove (4 miles west), Brunswick (3 miles west), Seven Dials (3 miles north-west), Hollingdean (3 miles north-west) and Prestonville (3 miles north-west).
What’s near Roedean
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St Mary's Hall, Whitehawk Hill and Longhill High School, among other places. Roedean’s nearest station is Brighton station, roughly 2.2 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include French Convalescent Home (0.5 miles west) and Churchill Square (2.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so you can produce them quickly.
Common questions in Roedean
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Roedean out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 26 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Roedean. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Which fire service covers Roedean?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Roedean. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Can you set up regular visits?
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 cover Roedean?
Yes. We cover Roedean and across Brighton and Hove, within our South East and London area. To book, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Typically, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we normally come back within one working day. If photos are not enough, we’ll survey first.
How often should grease be tested?
Often enough to know the mean stays under 200 microns between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
Do you need TR19 inspection in Roedean?
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in Roedean shows where access panels are missing, so the gaps can be closed.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Royal Pavilion is about 1.9 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Before booking anyone
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether VAT is included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Also near Roedean
Also in Roedean
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system, and we clear up before we go. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Roedean.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Advice
How we price TR19 inspection
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The number of sites or systems
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- A few general shots of the system
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Readings show if the interval is right.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of horizontal ducts as the air cools. We test at points along the run through access panels.