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TR19 Inspection in Oad Street
TR19 inspection in Oad Street, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
How we handle TR19 inspection in Oad Street
Think of a TR19 inspection as the diagnosis before the treatment. We look at the system, take grease readings and photograph what we find, so the quote and the clean fit the real system. The work covers pre-clean surveys, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks, and people most often call us about insurers asking for TR19 evidence and ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits.
In a village or hamlet like Oad Street, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Oad Street (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Oad Street: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Oad Street?
Kitchens in Oad Street are inspected by Swale council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Oad Street in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Oad Street. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
When should we have our next grease test?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
Grease thickness testing measures the layer of grease on the duct surfaces, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
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. The size of the system and the access make the difference.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
TR19 inspection in Oad Street: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Oad Street. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Oad Street falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Oad Street get their food hygiene inspections from Swale council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
For schools such as Borden Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Oad Street is about 3 miles south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Oad Street, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Oad Street is one of them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 8 miles away.
We cover every part of the ME9 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. We also cover the places around Oad Street: Danaway (1 mile north-west), Chestnut Street (1 mile north), Silver Street (1 mile south-east), Bredgar (1 mile south-east) and South Green (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (8 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north-east), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Whitstable (15 miles east) and Faversham (9 miles east).
Near you in Oad Street
Around Oad Street, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Plough & Harrow pub and Westlands School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Newington station, about 1.9 miles north. Nearby you will also find Court Hall Museum (2.7 miles north-east) and Bayford Court (2.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Detling Hill.
Why it’s worth doing now in Oad Street
Do not wait for an EHO visit or insurance renewal to find gaps in your extract records. An inspection now gives a site in Oad Street a current picture. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What you get with us
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
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Signs you need TR19 inspection in Oad Street
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Oad Street, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of insurance
- Whether VAT is included
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
What a clean won’t put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Design faults in the extract system
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
What affects the quote in Oad Street
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How big the system is
- The times the site is available
- Whether several sites go on one quote
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
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What happens on the day
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Oad Street.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.