West Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Southbourne TR19 inspection
Looking for TR19 inspection in Southbourne? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
Why deal with it now?
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Southbourne
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Trading since 2009
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
TR19 inspection in Southbourne
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. We use the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT), taking readings at set points. The results show whether the system needs cleaning and how soon. If you’re dealing with sites with gaps in their extract records and extracts that have never been grease tested, we can help, from post-clean checks, insurer audits and deposit thickness tests onwards.
In a smaller place like Southbourne, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Southbourne (PO10)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- How big the system is
- How many systems or sites are involved
- A single visit or a regular plan
- What state the system is in
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What we need to know
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Some systems can be priced from photos; 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.
Grease, kitchens and Southbourne
Sea air reaches Southbourne, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records list about 11 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 4 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Southbourne. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Southbourne. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St. John's or elsewhere in Southbourne, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Havant War Memorial Hospital about 3.5 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Southbourne is about 4 miles east of Havant, in West Sussex. From the centre of Southbourne to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Southbourne is one of them. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby, about 8 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: PO10. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Lodgebury Close, Manor Road and Northcote Gardens and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Southbourne: Woodmancote (1 mile north), Lumley (1 mile west), Westbourne (1 mile north-west), Emsworth (1 mile west) and Thorney Island (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (11 miles south-east), Chichester (6 miles east), Selsey (10 miles south-east), Portfield (6 miles east), Yapton (13 miles east) and East Wittering (6 miles south).
What’s near Southbourne
Around Southbourne, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Traveller's Joy Public House, Eames Farm and Bourne Community College and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Southbourne itself: Southbourne station. Other landmarks nearby include Warblington Castle (2.5 miles west) and Emsworth Museum (1.3 miles west). For a walk, there’s Stoke Down and Brook Meadow (Emsworth).
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
The process
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. In a place like Southbourne, we fit the visit around your hours.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Before we arrive
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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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.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy itself is checked inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.
Nearby places to Southbourne
What else we do in Southbourne
Southbourne: your questions answered
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Southbourne?
That is Chichester council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Southbourne. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Southbourne out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 3 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Southbourne, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The law is the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must manage fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes, and that’s how we prefer to work. We book the visit for when the area is out of use, such as late evening, overnight or a weekend.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results are given in microns.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Is Southbourne in your area?
Yes. Southbourne is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Southbourne and across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Southbourne?
Grease is fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
If you cook for passing trade around Southbourne station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether VAT is included