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Burmarsh TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections and grease testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Burmarsh. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Checking the result of a recent clean
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Burmarsh
A pre-clean survey is the diagnosis, and the clean is the treatment. We look at the system, take grease readings and photograph what we find, so the clean can be planned properly. We’re often asked to deal with ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records, on access surveys, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys.
In a small place like Burmarsh, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Burmarsh (TN29)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
We look at where the extract discharges outside, since grease reaches the very end of the system.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, and readings show whether that’s enough.
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, 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. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Burmarsh.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
TR19 inspection in Burmarsh: the local picture
Sea air reaches Burmarsh, which sits within about 2 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency records list about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Burmarsh, up to about a mile and a half out. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Kitchens in Burmarsh get their food hygiene inspections from Folkestone and Hythe council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of All Saints or anywhere around Burmarsh, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Burmarsh is about 4 miles south-west of Hythe, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Burmarsh or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Burmarsh among them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 25 miles from Burmarsh.
Our technicians cover all of TN29 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Church Road, Painesfield Close and Thorndike Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Postling Green (3 miles north-west), St Mary's Bay (3 miles south), Newchurch (3 miles west), St Mary in the Marsh (3 miles south-west) and Aldington (4 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (9 miles north-west), Dover (14 miles north-east), Folkestone (8 miles east), Hythe (4 miles north-east), Tower Hamlets (14 miles north-east) and Hawkinge (8 miles north-east).
Near you in Burmarsh
In Burmarsh, that means kitchens and buildings near The Shepherd And Crook Public House. The closest station to Burmarsh is Westenhanger station, roughly 3.7 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Hythe Museum (4 miles east) and Lympne Castle (2 miles north-east).
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
When to call us in Burmarsh
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Westenhanger Castle is about 3.5 miles north-east), access may need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What records you will receive afterwards
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
Places near Burmarsh
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Your questions about TR19 inspection in Burmarsh
Can you work in Burmarsh outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Burmarsh?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Burmarsh. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we’ll set the report out to match.
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. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
Why it’s worth doing now in Burmarsh
Don’t wait for an EHO visit or insurance renewal to find gaps in your extract records. A recent inspection report means you are ready when asked. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why Burmarsh businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Photo reports with every job
- We’re fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London