Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Chevening TR19 inspection
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Chevening, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
How the visit works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Chevening and turn up when the site is quiet.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
How we handle TR19 inspection in Chevening
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Chevening and do not know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, so the next step is based on facts. We are often asked to deal with confirming a clean reached the whole system and kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings, across insurer audits, pre-clean surveys and post-clean checks.
Somewhere as small as Chevening, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Chevening (TN14)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Chevening
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Chevening in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 3 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Chevening. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Which fire service covers Chevening?
That is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
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.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we’ll book around them.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, pictures, access and a recommended cleaning interval. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
- The scale of the work
- How easy every part is to reach
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The site address and the type of premises
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Why deal with it now?
If a kitchen in Chevening has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- We’re fully insured
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A written report with pictures after every visit
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Chevening
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. A quick grease test answers the question.
Chevening kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Chevening and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Chevening is covered by 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. Food hygiene inspections in Chevening are the job of Sevenoaks council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Sevenoaks Hospital (about 2.8 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Chevening (Quebec House is about 3.3 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care.
Chevening is about 3 miles north-west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We provide TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Chevening and the rest of Kent. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for London, about 17 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: TN14. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Chipstead (1 mile south-east), Sundridge (2 miles south), Dunton Green (2 miles east), Bessels Green (2 miles south-east) and Riverhead (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Dartford (11 miles north), Sevenoaks (3 miles south-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-east), Gravesend (14 miles north-east), Tonbridge (9 miles south-east) and Northfleet (13 miles north-east).
What’s near Chevening
Typical jobs here are in premises near Trinity School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Dunton Green station, roughly 1.7 miles east. A little further out are Sevenoaks Hospital (2.8 miles east) and Kemsing Castle Bank (4.2 miles east). Not far away are Dryhill Nature Reserve and Betsom's Hill.
Common problems we fix in Chevening
Kitchens change: a new menu, longer hours or more frying can all add grease. The old cleaning schedule may not match the kitchen any more.
Clients usually contact us after spotting one of these:
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Botolph, or anywhere in Chevening, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Also near Chevening
Also in Chevening
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.