Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Fairbourne Heath TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Fairbourne Heath, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
Questions from Fairbourne Heath
Do you work in villages like Fairbourne Heath?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Fairbourne Heath is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you work at weekends in Fairbourne Heath?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Fairbourne Heath keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
When should we have our next grease test?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. 500 microns or more at any point calls for immediate spot cleaning.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
What is grease thickness testing?
Readings are taken using the Wet Film Thickness Test or the Deposit Thickness Test, then compare them with the TR19® Grease figures.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and pictures. We can work from photos and details, or visit, as suits the job.
TR19 inspection in Fairbourne Heath
A fixed schedule doesn’t always match how a kitchen really cooks. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, and only measurement shows it. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. Typical jobs include insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records, on pre-clean surveys, post-clean checks and access surveys.
For a kitchen in or near Fairbourne Heath, 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.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Fairbourne Heath (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Fairbourne Heath
Food Standards Agency records include about 4 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Fairbourne Heath, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Fairbourne Heath, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Fairbourne Heath is 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near All Saints Church or anywhere around Fairbourne Heath, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Leeds Castle is about 2.3 miles north-west), access may need planning.
Fairbourne Heath is about 7 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Fairbourne Heath gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Fairbourne Heath is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for TR19 inspection. Maidstone is in our area too, about 7 miles from Fairbourne Heath.
All of ME17 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Lenham Road and Windmill Hill or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Liverton Street (1 mile east), Ulcombe (1 mile south-west), Platt's Heath (1 mile east), Pollhill (1 mile north) and Grafty Green (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (7 miles north-west), Ashford (11 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Minster (15 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (12 miles west).
Landmarks near Fairbourne Heath
Around Fairbourne Heath, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Lenham School and Kiln Wood and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Harrietsham station, roughly 1.6 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Coldbridge Castle (2.2 miles south-east) and The Dog Collar Museum (2.2 miles north-west).
Why act early in Fairbourne Heath
If a kitchen in Fairbourne Heath 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. Planning a trip to Fairbourne Heath ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Fairbourne Heath
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Fairbourne Heath
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- What state the system is in
- How big the system is
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
Risers in multi-storey buildings can pass through other areas, so we arrange access ahead of time.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Nearby places to Fairbourne Heath
Other services in Fairbourne Heath
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. For a village or hamlet like Fairbourne Heath, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Related advice
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- File every inspection report with your certificates
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Fairbourne Heath
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. It is not legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Platts Heath Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- Whether the price is fixed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed