Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Badgers Mount
TR19 inspection across Badgers Mount and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
About our TR19 inspection in Badgers Mount
A pre-clean survey is the diagnosis, and the clean is the treatment. Readings, pictures and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the clean can be planned properly. If you have checking the result of a recent clean and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning, we can put it right, from deposit thickness tests, insurer audits and wet film thickness tests onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Badgers Mount (TN14)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
If a run has no access panel, we note it so panels can be added.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. The inspection shows whether it needs cleaning now.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Badgers Mount
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
Places near Badgers Mount
What else we do in Badgers Mount
Questions from Badgers Mount
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Badgers Mount out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Badgers Mount, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Badgers Mount?
Fire safety enforcement in Badgers Mount is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote and we will usually reply within one working day.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Often enough to know the mean stays under 200 microns between cleans. If readings rise, the interval should shorten.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and pictures. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
How long does grease testing take?
As a guide, it takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. System size and access decide the rest.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Leave it or put it right?
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Access problems are spotted in advance rather than on the night, so the clean covers the whole system. With notice, the visit to Badgers Mount can be fitted around your bookings and events.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- We are fully insured
- Trading since 2009
- One number for every site across the South East and London
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
When to call us in Badgers Mount
Menus, opening hours and cooking styles change over time, and more frying or longer hours mean more grease. The old cleaning schedule may not match the kitchen any more.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Halstead Community Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether a survey comes first
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the TR19 inspection, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Visits to a village like Badgers Mount 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.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an 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. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- What state the system is in
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Badgers Mount
Look up Badgers Mount on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Badgers Mount, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Badgers Mount sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Sevenoaks council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Badgers Mount. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Where a hall near St Margaret's Church, or anywhere in Badgers Mount, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you run a café or takeaway near Knockholt station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Badgers Mount is about 4 miles south-east of Orpington, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Badgers Mount, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Badgers Mount is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for TR19 inspection. We also work in London, about 15 miles from Badgers Mount.
TR19 inspection in TN14 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Old London Road, Woodlands View and Orpington Bypass or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Being close to the A224, Badgers Mount is simple for us to get to at any hour. If your site is just outside Badgers Mount, we cover Halstead (1 mile south-west), Bopeep (1 mile north), Maypole (1 mile north), Well Hill (1 mile north) and Sepham Heath (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Dartford (8 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (4 miles south-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north-east), Tonbridge (11 miles south-east) and Northfleet (11 miles north-east).
What’s near Badgers Mount
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Green Street Green Primary School, Hewitt's Chalk Bank and The Cock Inn and the streets around them. Badgers Mount’s nearest station is Knockholt station, roughly 0.8 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Otford Heritage Centre (3 miles south-east) and Lullingstone Castle (2.5 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Downe Bank Nature Reserve.