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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Sharpthorne, West Sussex
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Sharpthorne, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
Sharpthorne: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Sharpthorne?
Sharpthorne is in the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Which council inspects kitchens in Sharpthorne?
The local authority for Sharpthorne is Mid Sussex council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we’ll set the report out to match.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Expect it to take anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. We fit it around when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
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.
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.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so the site does not lose a service.
TR19 inspection in Sharpthorne, done properly
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with new readings and pictures of the cleaned areas. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. If you have sites with gaps in their extract records and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed, we can put it right, from insurer audits, access surveys and post-clean checks onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Sharpthorne, 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.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Sharpthorne (RH19)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Common problems we fix in Sharpthorne
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
School kitchens, at schools like West Hoathly CofE Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What to look for in a quote
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Managing agents and facilities teams in Sharpthorne
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Nearby places to Sharpthorne
What else we do in Sharpthorne
Grease, kitchens and Sharpthorne
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Sharpthorne. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. The fire and rescue service for Sharpthorne is West Sussex 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. Environmental health officers from Mid Sussex council inspect food businesses in Sharpthorne. 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Margaret's Church or elsewhere in Sharpthorne, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Priest House is about 0.5 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Sharpthorne is about 4 miles south of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Sharpthorne and the rest of West Sussex. Sharpthorne is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Brighton, about 17 miles away.
Every address in RH19 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Station Road, Marlpit Road and Bayhams Field and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Sharpthorne, we cover West Hoathly (1 mile west), Highbrook (2 miles south), Selsfield Common (2 miles north-west), Little London (2 miles south-west) and Birchgrove (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (7 miles west), Horsham (12 miles west), Haywards Heath (6 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (9 miles south-west), East Grinstead (4 miles north) and Broadfield (7 miles west).
Landmarks near Sharpthorne
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Fox pub and the streets around them. Sharpthorne’s nearest station is East Grinstead station, roughly 3.6 miles north. Nearby you will also find Waterbury Castle (2.6 miles south) and East Grinstead Museum (3.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near Sharpthorne include Hedgecourt Lake.
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Visits to a village like Sharpthorne are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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 we start.
Advice
Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, and readings show whether that is enough.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
Why act early in Sharpthorne
A check after cleaning shows whether the work reached every part it should have, while there’s still time to put anything right. In a small place like Sharpthorne, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Sharpthorne
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- We are fully insured
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Never cook with filters missing
- Do not box in or cover duct access panels
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.