East Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Selmeston TR19 inspection
Our technicians work in Selmeston on TR19 inspections and grease testing. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
Selmeston: your questions answered
Can you come to Selmeston after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Selmeston keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Do you cover smaller places like Selmeston?
Yes. Selmeston is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Under TR19® Grease, the mean thickness should not exceed 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
Are you accredited?
We hold 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.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
It takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. We fit it around when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
TR19 inspection in Selmeston
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. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. If you have ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and sites with gaps in their extract records, we can help, from wet film thickness tests, access surveys and insurer audits onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Selmeston (BN26)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Visits to a village like Selmeston 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.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Move anything stored near the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Related advice
Part by part
Vertical risers
Access to risers is often limited. The survey shows exactly what access there is.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, out of sight of the kitchen.
Kitchen extracts in Selmeston
Look up Selmeston on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens across Selmeston and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in Selmeston. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Selmeston 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 that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital is the nearest hospital to Selmeston, about 5.3 miles south-west. Historic houses near Selmeston, such as Charleston Farmhouse about 1.2 miles west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Selmeston is about 5 miles north of Seaford, in East Sussex. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Selmeston and the rest of East Sussex. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, large and small. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (12 miles or so).
Here we cover the BN26 postcode area for TR19 inspection. That includes premises on The Street and Lewes Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Selmeston: Alciston (1 mile south), Berwick (1 mile east), Ripe (2 miles north), Winton (2 miles south) and Wickstreet (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (7 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles east), Seaford (5 miles south), Lewes (6 miles west), Hailsham (5 miles east) and Crowborough (14 miles north).
Landmarks near Selmeston
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Barley Mow pub, among other places. The closest station to Selmeston is Berwick (Sussex) station, roughly 1 mile east. Other landmarks nearby include Drusillas Museum (1.8 miles south-east) and Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital (5.3 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Firle Beacon.
Why act early in Selmeston
Don’t wait for an EHO visit or insurance renewal to find gaps in your extract records. A recent inspection report means you’re ready when asked. If the system at a site near Selmeston fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why book with us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We are fully insured
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Every visit written up, with pictures
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what TR19 inspection won’t do:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Design faults in the extract system
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
How we price TR19 inspection
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
What else we do in Selmeston
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections can’t be reached, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
When to call us in Selmeston
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. It is not legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Look out for any of the following:
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Selmeston, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Comparing quotes
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed