Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Wimbish TR19 inspection
We cover Wimbish for TR19 inspection. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
The process
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work 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 Wimbish.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
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, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Related advice
TR19 inspection in Wimbish, done properly
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you’re on. Typical jobs include cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts, on post-clean checks, deposit thickness tests and wet film thickness tests.
In a small place like Wimbish, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Wimbish (CB10)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
If a kitchen in Wimbish has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Wimbish
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Book the next test on the date in the report
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections can’t be reached, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Wimbish
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Wimbish, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Food hygiene inspections in Wimbish are the job of Uttlesford council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Wimbish is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Paul's Mission Room or elsewhere in Wimbish, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. A hospital like Saffron Walden Community Hospital, about 3 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Historic houses near Wimbish, such as Horham Hall about 4.1 miles south, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Wimbish is about 3 miles south-east of Saffron Walden, in Essex. If you need TR19 inspection in Wimbish, please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Wimbish included. Wimbish is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 20 miles from Wimbish.
Here we cover the CB10 postcode area for TR19 inspection. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Mill Road and Maple Lane and nearby roads. Other places close to Wimbish include Maple End (1 mile north-east), Radwinter (1 mile north-east), The Common (2 miles north-east), Hempstead (3 miles north-east) and Church End (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Braintree (13 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (3 miles north-west), Halstead (14 miles east), Great Dunmow (9 miles south), Stansted Mountfitchet (8 miles south-west) and Great Notley (13 miles south-east).
What’s near Wimbish
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around White Hart Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Wimbish is Newport (Essex) station, about 4.5 miles west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Saffron Walden Museum (3.6 miles north-west) and Castle Camps (4.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Wimbish includes West Wood.
Wimbish questions
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Wimbish?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Wimbish. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you cover smaller places like Wimbish?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Wimbish included. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning right away.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is not law; it’s BESA’s specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays to avoid disruption.
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease can drain down and pool at the bottom, so we check there.
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside 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 can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The times the site is available
- Parking and loading at the site
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 explain each part.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The site address and the type of premises
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.