Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Etchinghill TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Etchinghill, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
TR19 inspection in Etchinghill
A fixed schedule does not always match how a kitchen really cooks. In a busy kitchen, grease can build faster than the minimum intervals allow for, which is why measurement matters. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. The work covers insurer audits, access surveys and pre-clean surveys, and the jobs we see most are extracts that have never been grease tested and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed.
For a kitchen in or near Etchinghill, 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 to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
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.
- Place
- Etchinghill (CT18)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need TR19 inspection in Etchinghill?
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that can’t be reached, so panels can be fitted.
Clients normally contact us when they notice one of these:
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Etchinghill (Acrise Place is about 2.4 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If they look at the system before pricing
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
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Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Book the next test on the date in the report
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, including readings, pictures and any inaccessible sections.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
Leave it or put it right?
If a kitchen in Etchinghill has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. A fault that closes a site in a village like Etchinghill affects everyone who depends on it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- Photo reports with every job
What staff can safely do
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.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When something else is needed
TR19 inspection cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Etchinghill
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
Questions from Etchinghill
Who is the fire and rescue service for Etchinghill?
Fire safety enforcement in Etchinghill is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which environmental health team covers Etchinghill?
Kitchens in Etchinghill are inspected by Folkestone and Hythe council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What is grease thickness testing?
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.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Etchinghill?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. The inspection shows whether it needs cleaning now.
Horizontal duct runs
Sections without access are recorded so it can be fixed before the clean.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Etchinghill run smoothly.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
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Grease, kitchens and Etchinghill
Sea air reaches Etchinghill, which sits within about 3 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 hygiene inspections in Etchinghill are the job of Folkestone and Hythe 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. The fire and rescue service for Etchinghill is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hospital like Royal Victoria Hospital, about 3.8 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Lyminge Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Etchinghill is about 3 miles north of Hythe, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Etchinghill or further out, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Etchinghill among them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 27 miles from Etchinghill.
Work in CT18 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on St Marys Close, Meriden Walk and St Marys Drive and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Lyminge (1 mile north), Postling (1 mile west), Woodland (2 miles north-west), Skeete (2 miles north-west) and Ottinge (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (10 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (9 miles east), Folkestone (4 miles south-east), Deal (15 miles north-east) and Hythe (3 miles south).
Local landmarks in Etchinghill
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Brockhill Park Performing Arts College, among other places. The closest station to Etchinghill is Sandling station, roughly 2 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Victoria Hospital (3.8 miles south-east) and Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (1.4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Etchinghill include Tolsford Hill.