Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Reculver TR19 inspection
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Reculver, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Keep the route to access panels clear
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, with readings, photos and any areas not accessible.
Keep all TR19 records together so you can produce them quickly.
TR19 inspection in Reculver
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and grease readings are taken at set points. The work covers post-clean checks, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys, and people most often call us about post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and sites with gaps in their extract records.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Reculver (CT6)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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.
TR19 inspection around Reculver
The coast is only about 1 mile from Reculver. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. It’s Canterbury City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Reculver. 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. Reculver sits within the area of 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary's Church or anywhere around Reculver, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Reculver is about 3 miles east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Wherever you are in the CT6 postcode area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Reculver among them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 30 miles away.
We work across CT6 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. We cover sites on Reculver Lane and Cherry Blossom Drive and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Reculver, we cover Bishopstone (1 mile west), Hillborough (1 mile south-west), Hawthorn (2 miles south-west), Beltinge (2 miles west) and Highstead (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (8 miles south-west), Margate (8 miles east), Ramsgate (10 miles east), Broadstairs (10 miles east), Whitstable (7 miles west) and Deal (14 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Reculver
Around Reculver, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Bishopstone Cliffs and The King Ethelbert Inn and the streets around them. Reculver’s nearest station is Herne Bay station, roughly 3.5 miles west of the centre.
Places near Reculver
What else we do in Reculver
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, 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.
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Reculver can be planned properly.
- 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.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
Related advice
Common questions in Reculver
Which council inspects kitchens in Reculver?
Kitchens in Reculver are inspected by Canterbury City council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Reculver?
Fire safety enforcement in Reculver is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. 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.
Do you cover Reculver?
Yes. We cover Reculver and across Kent, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, whoever did the clean.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Reculver?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
How often should grease be tested?
It depends on how heavily the kitchen cooks. BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months by daily use, and testing shows if your kitchen needs more.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. 500 microns or more at any point calls for immediate spot cleaning.
Common problems we fix in Reculver
Menus, opening hours and cooking styles change over time, and more frying or longer hours mean more grease. The old cleaning schedule may not match the kitchen any more.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Checking the result of a recent clean
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Reculver Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Reculver, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Proof of insurance
Leave it or put it right?
A check after cleaning shows whether the work reached every part it should have, before the next clean is due. It’s simpler to plan the work at Reculver now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What you get with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- We are fully insured
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Reculver
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition we find in the survey
- The times the site is available
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Any previous report or certificate
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.