Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Chalk
We cover Chalk for TR19 inspection. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
The process
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. 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. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Chalk.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- 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.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
How we handle TR19 inspection in Chalk
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and grease readings are taken at set points. The work covers insurer audits, post-clean checks and access surveys, and people most often call us about missing TR19 certificates or history and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean.
In a small place like Chalk, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Chalk (DA12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Chalk
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
- Any permits to work or inductions
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Chalk: your questions answered
Is TR19 inspection any different in a coastal place like Chalk?
Yes, to a degree: at about 2 miles from the coast, Chalk gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Who inspects food businesses in Chalk?
In Chalk, it’s Gravesham council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, where the photos show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
We look at the system from canopy to discharge, take grease readings and check access. It lets us plan the clean and give you a fixed quote.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
How often should grease be tested?
That varies with the kitchen’s daily use. BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months by daily use, and testing shows if your kitchen needs more.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
Readings are taken using the Wet Film Thickness Test or the Deposit Thickness Test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. We show your readings against those figures.
Why act early in Chalk
Catching heavy deposits early keeps the fix small. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. In a place like Chalk, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
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 will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
If you look after several sites, 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.
What else we do in Chalk
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Design faults in the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Readings show if the interval is right.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
Chalk kitchens: local notes
The coast is only about 2 miles from Chalk. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Chalk. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. The fire and rescue service for Chalk is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Cobham College, about 2.8 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Chalk; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Chalk, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. School kitchens, at schools like Thamesview School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Chalk is about 1 mile east of Gravesend, in Kent. Anywhere in DA12, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Chalk among them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (12 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: DA12. Streets in the area include Chalk Road, Castle Lane and Orlick Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Chalk: Upper Ifield (1 mile south), Thong (1 mile south), Shorne (1 mile south-east), Shorne Ridgeway (2 miles south-east) and Higham (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles west), Sevenoaks (14 miles south-west), Northfleet (3 miles west) and Swanley (10 miles west).
Near you in Chalk
Around Chalk, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Shorne Woods Country Park, Westcourt Primary School and St John's Catholic Comprehensive and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Gravesend station, roughly 2 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Rochester Castle (4.8 miles south-east) and Gravesham Museum (1.9 miles north-west). Open spaces near Chalk include Gad's Hill and Rede Common.