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Lewson Street TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Lewson Street, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
How we handle TR19 inspection in Lewson Street
Not every kitchen fits neatly into a calendar. In a busy kitchen, grease can build faster than the minimum intervals allow for, and only measurement shows it. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. If you have systems that need surveying before cleaning and missing access panels found on survey, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like Lewson Street starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Lewson Street (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Lewson Street before we set off.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Questions from Lewson Street
Does coastal air change anything about TR19 inspection in Lewson Street?
It can. Salt air reaches Lewson Street, which is within about 3 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Lewson Street?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Lewson Street. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. We inspect the system and produce a report with grease readings, photos and any inaccessible areas. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Why it’s worth doing now in Lewson Street
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, so the clean covers the whole system. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- We diagnose before we treat
- A written report with pictures after every visit
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge at the end of the system is checked as well, since grease reaches the very end of the system.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Common problems we fix in Lewson Street
You cannot judge grease thickness by eye. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, so readings are the reliable guide.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Lewson Street, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether they recommend a next date
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Kitchen extracts in Lewson Street
Sea air reaches Lewson Street, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Lewson Street and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Fire safety in Lewson Street 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Belmont House and Gardens is about 3.3 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Lewson Street is about 3 miles west of Faversham, in Kent. If you need TR19 inspection in Lewson Street, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Lewson Street. Lewson Street is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for TR19 inspection. Maidstone is in our area too, about 13 miles from Lewson Street.
Every address in ME9 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on World's End, Lewson Street Road and Norton Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Lewson Street, we cover Tickham (1 mile south-west), Norton Ash (1 mile north-east), Loyterton (1 mile south-west), Deerton Street (1 mile north-east) and Teynham (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north-west), Whitstable (10 miles east) and Faversham (3 miles east).
What’s near Lewson Street
In Lewson Street, that means kitchens and buildings near The Plough Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Teynham station, about 1.3 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (3.6 miles north-west) and Newnham Castle (2.2 miles south).