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TR19 inspections in North Mundham
Need TR19 inspection in North Mundham? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Why it’s worth doing now in North Mundham
Sites in North Mundham that have never measured grease cannot tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. A planned visit to North Mundham is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Full insurance on every job
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in North Mundham
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Missing records can lead to a claim being reduced or refused. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and pictures, for sites in North Mundham and the rest of West Sussex. If you’re dealing with kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts, we can help, from access surveys, pre-clean surveys and deposit thickness tests onwards.
Somewhere as small as North Mundham, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- North Mundham (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for North Mundham
Does coastal air change anything about TR19 inspection in North Mundham?
It can, as North Mundham is within about 3 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Who inspects food businesses in North Mundham?
In North Mundham, it’s Chichester council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Is North Mundham in your area?
Yes. North Mundham is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we normally come back within one working day. If photos are not enough, we will survey first.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What TR19 inspection looks like in North Mundham
At about 3 miles from the coast, North Mundham is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records include about 11 pubs, bars and clubs within about 1.5 miles of central North Mundham. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in North Mundham. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Richard's Hospital is the nearest hospital to North Mundham, about 2.1 miles north. For schools such as North Mundham Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
North Mundham is about 2 miles south-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in North Mundham, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby, about 14 miles away.
Here we cover the PO20 postcode area for TR19 inspection. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Church Road, Fletcher Place and Palmer Place or anywhere close by, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Runcton (1 mile east), Hunston (1 mile west), Merston (1 mile east), Donnington (1 mile west) and Lagness (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (4 miles south-east), Selsey (6 miles south), Littlehampton (10 miles east), Emsworth (8 miles west), Rustington (11 miles east) and Storrington (15 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in North Mundham
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Spotted Cow Public House and Chichester High School For Girls. North Mundham’s nearest station is Chichester station, roughly 1.6 miles north-west. A little further out are St Richard's Hospital (2.1 miles north) and Chichester Cathedral Treasury (1.8 miles north-west).
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Places near North Mundham
Other services in North Mundham
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
We test between services, early in the morning or after close so trading is not affected.
Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
Do you need TR19 inspection in North Mundham?
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 North Mundham shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Stephen or elsewhere in North Mundham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What to look for in a quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
How it works
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 work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. The timing of a visit to North Mundham is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.