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TR19 inspections in Culmers
One call covers TR19 inspection in Culmers, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
Common questions in Culmers
Can school kitchens in Culmers be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Culmers. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Will you come out to Culmers?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Typically, the inspection takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. System size and access decide the rest.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
We look at the system from canopy to discharge, take grease readings and check access. From it, we plan the clean and quote a fixed price.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will book around them.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
About our TR19 inspection in Culmers
Many insurers ask for proof that kitchen extract systems are cleaned and inspected to TR19®. Missing records can lead to a claim being reduced or refused. Our TR19 audits give sites in Culmers and across Kent a clear record of the system’s condition. If you have systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and parts of the system left out of past cleans, we can help.
Work in a small place like Culmers starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Culmers (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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 we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. The timing of a visit to Culmers is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear the space around the work
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email 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 typically come back within one working day.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
What happens if it’s left?
Do not 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 can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fully insured
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- A written report with photos after each visit
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What we are called out for in Culmers
When a site in Culmers changes owner or cleaning contractor, the records don’t always follow. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of All Saints or anywhere around Culmers, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether they’re fully insured
- When the next visit should be, and why
What TR19 inspection looks like in Culmers
At about 3 miles from the coast, Culmers is close enough for sea air to matter. 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 4 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Culmers. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Culmers. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
School kitchens, at schools like Graveney Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. A hospital like Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital, about 5.5 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Culmers is about 2 miles east of Faversham, in Kent. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Culmers and the rest of Kent. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. We also work in Maidstone, around 18 miles away.
Here we cover the ME13 postcode area for TR19 inspection. We also cover Graveney (1 mile north-east), Goodnestone (1 mile south-west), Broom Street (1 mile north-west), Slutshole (1 mile south-east) and Hernhill (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (13 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles west), Whitstable (4 miles north-east), Herne Bay (9 miles east) and Minster (9 miles north-west).
Around Culmers
Around Culmers, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School and Mount Ephraim Gardens, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Faversham station, about 2.2 miles west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (5.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Culmers includes Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
When it’s something else
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Culmers
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Never cook with filters missing
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. The pair gives a clear record of the clean and the check.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.