West Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Graffham
Looking for TR19 inspection in Graffham? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
How we handle TR19 inspection in Graffham
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and grease readings are taken at set points. The work covers pre-clean surveys, post-clean checks and deposit thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and missing access panels found on survey.
In a small place like Graffham, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Graffham (GU28)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Graffham
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Graffham in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Graffham. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll fit the work in.
Do you work at weekends in Graffham?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Graffham doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
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 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 straight away.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, 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. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Graffham before we set off.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Clear the space around the work
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed 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.
Related advice
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Design faults in the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays to avoid disruption.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Graffham
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Common problems we fix in Graffham
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, so those sections can be skipped time and again. An inspection of a system in Graffham shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
What we are most often called out for:
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Cowdray House is about 3.5 miles north-west), access may need planning.
What your quote should include
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether several sites go on one quote
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email 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. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Graffham kitchens: local notes
Graffham sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in Graffham are the job of Chichester council’s environmental health team. 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.
Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Giles, or anywhere in Graffham, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Graffham CofE Infant School or anywhere near Graffham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Graffham is about 9 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. We provide TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Graffham and the rest of West Sussex. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby, about 20 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: GU28. That includes premises on Guillods Cottages and St Giles Place and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in East Lavington (1 mile south-east), Duncton (2 miles east), Selham (2 miles north), South Ambersham (2 miles north) and Rotherbridge (3 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (15 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (11 miles south), Chichester (9 miles south-west), Selsey (15 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles south-east) and Emsworth (13 miles south-west).
Near you in Graffham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Woodman pub and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Coultershaw Heritage Site (3.1 miles north-east) and Midhurst Community Hospital (3.9 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Levin Down and Graffham Common.
Towns and villages near Graffham
Other services in Graffham
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.