Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Heaverham
We cover Heaverham for TR19 inspection. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Missing access panels found on survey
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Heaverham
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results show whether the system needs cleaning and how soon. Typical jobs include parts of the system left out of past cleans and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen, on wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits.
In a small place like Heaverham, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Heaverham (TN15)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
FAQs for Heaverham
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Heaverham during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 3 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Heaverham, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
Which environmental health team covers Heaverham?
The local authority for Heaverham is Sevenoaks council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
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.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What do the grease readings need to be?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. Our report sets your readings against both.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Heaverham?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before work begins.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so you do not have to close during trading.
Also near Heaverham
Other services in Heaverham
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Design faults in the extract system
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
Why act early in Heaverham
Catching heavy deposits early keeps the fix small. Left alone, grease keeps building between cleans. In a place like Heaverham, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- We are fully insured
- In business since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Heaverham before we set off.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 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. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Advice
What TR19 inspection looks like in Heaverham
Kitchens in Heaverham get their food hygiene inspections from Sevenoaks council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Heaverham. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Heaverham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Commuter trade near Kemsing station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Heaverham is about 3 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Anywhere in TN15, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Heaverham is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for TR19 inspection. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 12 miles away.
All of TN15 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Heaverham, we cover Cotman's Ash (1 mile north-west), Woodlands (1 mile north), Kemsing (2 miles west), Knatts Valley (2 miles north) and Romney Street (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles east), Dartford (10 miles north), Sevenoaks (3 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south), Gravesend (10 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (7 miles south).
What’s near Heaverham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Wrotham School, The Chequers Public House and Kemsing Down and the streets around them. The closest station to Heaverham is Kemsing station, about 0.6 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Otford Heritage Centre (2.5 miles west) and Kemsing Castle Bank (1 mile west). Open spaces near Heaverham include Dryhill Nature Reserve.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The size of the system
- The times the site is available
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site rules, permits and inductions
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
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 phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Heaverham
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. 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.
Look out for any of the following:
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
For schools such as Kemsing Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a survey comes first
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, including readings, photos and any inaccessible sections.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.