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Brasted Chart TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Brasted Chart and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Missing access panels found on survey
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Night and weekend working is normal for us in London, and a site in Brasted Chart is no exception.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
How we handle TR19 inspection in Brasted Chart
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you’re on. If you are dealing with insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and parts of the system left out of past cleans, we can put it right, from access surveys, wet film thickness tests and post-clean checks onwards.
Kitchens in Brasted Chart, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Brasted Chart (TN16)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Brasted Chart
What else we do in Brasted Chart
Part by part
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so we check there.
Extract fan and discharge
A greasy fan works harder and wears faster. The inspection shows whether it needs cleaning now.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Brasted Chart?
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.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Martin or elsewhere in Brasted Chart, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Before booking anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Kitchen extracts in Brasted Chart
There are about 16 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Brasted Chart, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Kitchens in Brasted Chart get their food hygiene inspections from Sevenoaks council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Brasted Chart falls to London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Quebec House is about 1.2 miles west), access may need planning. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Tandridge Priory (about 3.3 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Brasted Chart is about 4 miles west of Sevenoaks, in Greater London. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Brasted Chart and the rest of Greater London. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Brasted Chart among them. There’s also a page for London, roughly 18 miles from Brasted Chart.
All of TN16 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You will find streets such as Chart Lane and Pipers Lane, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Brasted Chart, we cover Brasted (1 mile north), Toy's Hill (1 mile south), Sundridge (1 mile north-east), Ide Hill (2 miles south-east) and Goathurst Common (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Orpington (8 miles north), Thornton Heath (13 miles north-west), Croydon (11 miles north-west), Streatham (15 miles north-west), Bromley (10 miles north) and West Norwood (14 miles north-west).
Around Brasted Chart
The nearest railway station is Sevenoaks station, about 3.6 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Tandridge Priory (3.3 miles west). The countryside around Brasted Chart includes Betsom's Hill and Dryhill Nature Reserve.
Why it’s worth doing now in Brasted Chart
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why us?
- Every job surveyed first
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fully insured
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. A quick grease test answers the question.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what TR19 inspection won’t do:
- Design faults in the extract system
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
Brasted Chart: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Brasted Chart?
Food hygiene inspections in Brasted Chart are carried out by Sevenoaks council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can parking be tricky for a job in Brasted Chart?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Brasted Chart makes the visit easier to plan. If the building has a loading slot system, we will book into it.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
We check the layout, the grease levels and the access, before anyone starts cleaning. Any access problems are flagged ahead of the clean.
What do the grease readings need to be?
Two figures matter: a mean of no more than 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns at any single point, which needs immediate spot cleaning. We show your readings against those figures.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.