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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Maypole, Kent
One call covers TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Maypole: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
About our TR19 inspection in Maypole
Many insurers ask for proof that kitchen extract systems are cleaned and inspected to TR19®. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and photos, for sites in Maypole and the rest of Kent. If you have post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and sections of duct that can’t be reached, we can put it right, from access surveys, wet film thickness tests and post-clean checks onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Maypole (CT3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Maypole
Does being near the coast affect TR19 inspection in Maypole?
It can. Salt air reaches Maypole, which is within about 3 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Can the work in Maypole be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Maypole needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
How much time does an inspection need?
As a guide, it takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. System size and access decide the rest.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Enough to be sure grease stays within the TR19® Grease figures between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Grease, kitchens and Maypole
Sea air reaches Maypole, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 4 pubs, bars and clubs within about 1.5 miles of central Maypole. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in Maypole get their food hygiene inspections from Canterbury City council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hoath Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Martins Hospital (about 4.9 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Maypole is about 2 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Sites in Maypole get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Maypole is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 28 miles away.
Every address in CT3 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Maypole Lane and Maypole Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Old Tree (1 mile east), Millbank (1 mile north), Hoath (1 mile south), Knave's Ash (1 mile south-west) and Highstead (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (5 miles south-west), Margate (10 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Ramsgate (11 miles east), Broadstairs (12 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles west).
Landmarks near Maypole
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Spires Academy and Curtis Wood and the streets around them. The closest station to Maypole is Herne Bay station, roughly 2.6 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include St Martins Hospital (4.9 miles south-west). Not far away are West Blean and Thornden Woods.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Maypole
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. A recent inspection report means you’re ready when asked. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Maypole is calmer for everyone.
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 we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Maypole
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- In business since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not 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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Maypole
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.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Maypole
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.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of the Holy Cross, or anywhere in Maypole, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the price is fixed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What insurance they carry
How it works
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. All told, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Maypole.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Maypole
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The size of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
If you need TR19 inspection in Maypole, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.