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TR19 inspections and grease testing in North Street, Kent
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for businesses, landlords and public buildings in North Street. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
TR19 inspection in North Street, done properly
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you are on. Common call-outs are for missing access panels found on survey and an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit, on insurer audits, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks.
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 pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- North Street (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. In a small place like North Street, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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North Street questions
Who inspects food businesses in North Street?
Kitchens in North Street are inspected by Swale council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Who is the fire and rescue service for North Street?
North Street is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
How often should grease be tested?
That varies with the kitchen’s daily use. BESA’s minimum cleaning intervals are every 3, 6 or 12 months for heavy, moderate and light use, and grease readings help set the real interval.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Nearby places to North Street
Other services in North Street
When it’s something else
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Design faults in the extract system
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
North Street kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of North Street. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Environmental health officers from Swale council inspect food businesses in North Street. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. North Street sits within the area of 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Sheldwich Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Belmont House and Gardens is about 2 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St James, or anywhere in North Street, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
North Street is about 2 miles south of Faversham, in Kent. If you need TR19 inspection in North Street, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Our area covers London and the South East, including North Street. North Street is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for TR19 inspection. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 16 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: ME13. Other places close to North Street include Sheldwich (1 mile south), Sheldwich Lees (1 mile south), Painter's Forstal (1 mile north-west), Badlesmere (2 miles south) and Throwley (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (10 miles south), Canterbury (8 miles east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-west), Whitstable (8 miles north-east), Herne Bay (12 miles north-east) and Minster (10 miles north).
Around North Street
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Abbey School. For rail, the closest station is Faversham station, about 1.8 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Newnham Castle (3.7 miles west).
Aftercare tips
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, including readings, photos and any inaccessible sections.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. A quick grease test answers the question.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- How big the system is
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any previous report or certificate
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Why it’s worth doing now in North Street
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. With notice, the visit to North Street can be fitted around your bookings and events.
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why choose Duct Doctor in North Street
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day