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TR19 Inspection in Barns Green
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Barns Green, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
How it works
There are three stages on the day: 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 photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Barns Green.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
About our TR19 inspection in Barns Green
A fixed schedule does not always match how a kitchen really cooks. In a busy kitchen, grease can build faster than the minimum intervals allow for, which is why measurement matters. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. If you are dealing with systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and systems that need surveying before cleaning, we can help.
For a kitchen in or near Barns Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as 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.
- Place
- Barns Green (RH13)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How we price TR19 inspection
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The scale of the work
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Travel, parking and unloading
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- A few general shots of the system
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any previous report or certificate
- Problems your staff have spotted
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, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
Leave it or put it right?
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. An inspection now gives a site in Barns Green a current picture. In a small place like Barns Green, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why book with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- In business since 2009
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Barns Green
Can you work in Barns Green outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Will you come out to Barns Green?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Barns Green is covered. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
When should we have our next grease test?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before work begins.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Often, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
Kitchen extracts in Barns Green
Barns Green sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Barns Green is about 35 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
A hospital like Horsham Hospital, about 4 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. School kitchens, at schools like Barns Green Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Barns Green is about 4 miles south-west of Horsham, in West Sussex. Barns Green gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Barns Green is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Guildford page (17 miles or so).
Work in RH13 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. TR19 inspection is available to premises on The Hordens, Smugglers Way and Finians Field and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Brooks Green (1 mile south), Itchingfield (1 mile north), Southwater (2 miles east), Tower Hill (3 miles north-east) and Broadbridge Heath (3 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (10 miles north-east), Worthing (14 miles south), Haywards Heath (13 miles east), Burgess Hill (13 miles south-east), Shoreham-by-Sea (14 miles south) and Lancing (14 miles south).
Near you in Barns Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Queen's Head Public House. For rail, the closest station is Christs Hospital station, roughly 1.9 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Horsham Hospital (4 miles north-east) and Christs Hospital School Museum (1.6 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Knepp Wildland.
Towns and villages near Barns Green
Also in Barns Green
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Never cook with filters missing
- Flag oily drips near the extract
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.