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Stanmer TR19 inspection
Looking for TR19 inspection in Stanmer? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
TR19 inspection in Stanmer, done properly
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: 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. The work covers access surveys, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean.
In a village or hamlet like Stanmer, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Stanmer (BN1)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Stanmer
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Stanmer during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Stanmer. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can the work in Stanmer be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Stanmer can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
We look at the system from canopy to discharge, take grease readings and check access. It lets us plan the clean and give you a fixed quote.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How much time does an inspection need?
Typically, the inspection takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. System size and access decide the rest.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
Grease thickness testing measures the layer of grease on the duct surfaces, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
What we are called out for in Stanmer
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
Commuter trade near Falmer station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Comparing quotes
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Proof of insurance
- When the next visit should be, and why
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so we arrange access ahead of time.
Why act early in Stanmer
After an incident, an insurer can ask to see proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. Getting an inspection done now starts that paper trail. In a place like Stanmer, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Stanmer
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We’re fully insured
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The size of the system
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Any previous report or certificate
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
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 photos, so each one has its own record.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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Stanmer kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 23 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 4 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Stanmer. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. It’s Brighton and Hove council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Stanmer. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Stanmer sits within the area of 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Stanmer Church or elsewhere in Stanmer, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. For schools such as Coldean Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Stanmer is about 3 miles north-east of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Sites in Stanmer get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Across Brighton and Hove, we cover 30 places, and Stanmer is one of them.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: BN1. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Hollingbury (1 mile south-west), Moulsecoomb (2 miles south), Bevendean (2 miles south), Patcham (2 miles west) and Hollingdean (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Brighton (3 miles south-west), Brighton and Hove (4 miles south-west), Hove (4 miles south-west), Carlton Hill (3 miles south), Hanover (3 miles south) and West Hill (3 miles south-west).
Near you in Stanmer
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Stanmer Park, University of Sussex Library and Brighton Aldridge Community Academy and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Falmer station, about 0.8 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Clayton Castle (3.4 miles north-west) and Churchill Square (3.7 miles south-west). Open spaces near Stanmer include Ditchling Beacon and Ladies Mile.
The process
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Stanmer.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.