Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Culverstone Green TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Culverstone Green. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. We test at points along the run through access panels.
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can drain down and pool at the bottom, so the base is a key test point.
TR19 inspection in Culverstone Green, done properly
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 quote and the clean fit the real system. Common call-outs are for extracts that have never been grease tested and an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit, across access surveys, insurer audits and deposit thickness tests.
For a kitchen in or near Culverstone Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Culverstone Green (DA13, TN15)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Culverstone Green
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Culverstone Green 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 Culverstone Green. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Will you come out to Culverstone Green?
Yes. Culverstone Green is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
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.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We normally quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
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.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Culverstone Green?
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Culverstone Green Primary School or anywhere near Culverstone Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Comparing quotes
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether a survey comes first
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The condition we find in the survey
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How big the system is
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The site address and the type of premises
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Culverstone Green kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 7 pubs and bars across Culverstone Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Culverstone Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Gravesham council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Culverstone Green 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.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Cobham College is about 4 miles north-east), access may need planning.
Culverstone Green is about 6 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Across the DA13 area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Culverstone Green is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for TR19 inspection. We also work in Maidstone, about 9 miles from Culverstone Green.
TR19 inspection in DA13 and TN15 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Conifer Drive, Carters Hill Lane and Rhododendron Avenue or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Culverstone Green, we cover Vigo Village (1 mile south-east), Harvel (1 mile north-east), South Street (1 mile north), Hodsoll Street (1 mile west) and Priestwood Green (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles south-east), Dartford (9 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south), Gravesend (6 miles north) and Tonbridge (10 miles south).
Landmarks near Culverstone Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Meopham School and Trosley Country Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Sole Street station, about 3.2 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Leybourne Castle (3.8 miles south-east) and Coldrum Long Barrow (1.5 miles south-east).
What a clean will not put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Culverstone Green and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Towns and villages near Culverstone Green
What else we do in Culverstone Green
How the visit 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. Somewhere like Culverstone Green, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.