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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Great Stonar, Kent
TR19 inspection for commercial sites in Great Stonar and across Kent. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Great Stonar
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. The work covers access surveys, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks, and common reasons people get in touch are sites with gaps in their extract records and sections of duct that can’t be reached.
In a small place like Great Stonar, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Great Stonar (CT13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Great Stonar
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Parking and loading at the site
- Any permits to work or inductions
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- A few general shots of the system
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Nearby places to Great Stonar
Also in Great Stonar
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
We look at where the extract discharges outside, as grease can build up there too.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of horizontal ducts as the air cools. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
TR19 inspection in Great Stonar: the local picture
Great Stonar is within about 2 miles of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Food Standards Agency records list about 24 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 6 takeaways in Great Stonar and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Fire safety in Great Stonar falls to 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.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Great Stonar is Ramsgate General Hospital, about 4.2 miles north-east. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Sandwich Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Great Stonar, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Great Stonar is about 5 miles south-west of Ramsgate, in Kent. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Great Stonar and the rest of Kent. Great Stonar is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for TR19 inspection. We also work in Maidstone, around 35 miles away.
All of CT13 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Kitchener Drive, Spitfire Way and Hugin Lane and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Great Stonar: Sandwich (1 mile south), Cooper Street (2 miles west), East Street (2 miles west), Marshborough (2 miles south-west) and Woodnesborough (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (11 miles west), Margate (7 miles north), Dover (10 miles south), Ramsgate (5 miles north-east), Broadstairs (6 miles north-east) and Whitstable (14 miles west).
What’s near Great Stonar
Typical jobs here are in premises near Prince's Beachlands, Sir Roger Manwood's School and Invicta House Ye Olde King's Arms, among other places. The closest station to Great Stonar is Sandwich station, about 1.2 miles south of the centre. A little further out are The Precinct Toy Collection (0.8 miles south) and Sandown Castle (4.3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
How it works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Great Stonar.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and photos of each point. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. A quick grease test answers the question.
Great Stonar: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Great Stonar?
The local authority for Great Stonar is Dover council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Does the sea air around Great Stonar make a difference to TR19 inspection?
Yes, to a degree: at about 2 miles from the coast, Great Stonar gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
How long does grease testing take?
Typically, the inspection takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. System size and access decide the rest.
Do you work in Great Stonar?
Yes. Great Stonar is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.