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TR19 Inspection in Barnham
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for Barnham, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
Questions from Barnham
Can you get to a site in Barnham?
Yes. Barnham 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.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Barnham?
That’s Arun council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Barnham. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
As a guide, it takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. System size and access decide the rest.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What accreditations do you have?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
TR19 inspection in Barnham
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Missing records can lead to a claim being reduced or refused. Our TR19 audits give sites in Barnham and across West Sussex a clear record of the system’s condition. If you are dealing with an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit and kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings, we can put it right, from insurer audits, wet film thickness tests and access surveys onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Barnham, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally 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.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Barnham (PO22)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Missing records can put a claim at risk. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. With notice, the visit to Barnham can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A written report with pictures after every visit
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. The timing of a visit to Barnham is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
What the work involves, part by part
Vertical risers
Access to risers is often limited. The survey shows exactly what access there is.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, and readings show whether that’s enough.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Barnham
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
What we are most often called out for:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Barnham, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before you book
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether VAT is included
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Kitchen extracts in Barnham
Sea air reaches Barnham, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Barnham. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s Arun council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Barnham. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Barnham is Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital, about 3.2 miles south-west. For kitchens close to Barnham station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Barnham is about 4 miles north-east of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Barnham, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby (19 miles or so).
TR19 inspection in PO22 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Garden Crescent, Dollery Road and Goodacres and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in West Barnham (1 mile north-west), Walberton (1 mile north-east), Yapton (1 mile south-east), Eastergate (1 mile north-west) and Lidsey (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (10 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south-west), Chichester (6 miles west), Selsey (9 miles south-west), Littlehampton (5 miles east) and Lancing (14 miles east).
What’s near Barnham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Murrell Arms and St Philip Howard Catholic High School, among other places. Barnham has its own railway station: Barnham station. Well-known places in the area include Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital (3.2 miles south-west) and Tote Copse Castle (2.5 miles west). The countryside around Barnham includes WWT Arundel.