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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Rodmersham Green, Kent
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Rodmersham Green, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Leave it or put it right?
Without readings, you are guessing when to clean. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, which you will not know without measuring. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced 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 will explain each part.
Why book with us
- In business since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Rodmersham Green
Grease thickness testing tells you how much grease is sitting in the canopy, ducts and fan. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. We’re often asked to deal with sections of duct that can’t be reached and checking the result of a recent clean, across access surveys, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys.
In a small place like Rodmersham Green, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Rodmersham Green (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Rodmersham Green
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- How big the system is
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The number of sites or systems
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
Rodmersham Green kitchens: local notes
There are about 13 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 11 takeaways and sandwich shops in Rodmersham Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Rodmersham Green. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Rodmersham Green get their food hygiene inspections from Swale council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Rodmersham School or anywhere near Rodmersham Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Rodmersham Green is about 2 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Rodmersham Green, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Rodmersham Green is one of them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 10 miles from Rodmersham Green.
All of ME9 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Stockers Hill, Green Lane and Bottles Lane and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Rodmersham Green: Highsted (1 mile west), Rodmersham (1 mile east), Bapchild (1 mile east), Newbury (1 mile south-east) and Tunstall (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles east), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (6 miles east) and Minster (7 miles north).
Around Rodmersham Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Fulston Manor School and Cromers Wood. Rodmersham Green’s nearest station is Sittingbourne station, roughly 1.7 miles north. Nearby you will also find Bayford Court (1.7 miles north) and Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (1.4 miles north).
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- A faulty or failing extract fan
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
Do you need TR19 inspection in Rodmersham Green?
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, so readings are the reliable guide.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Rodmersham Green, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What your quote should include
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether the price is fixed
Towns and villages near Rodmersham Green
What else we do in Rodmersham Green
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Rodmersham Green and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Advice
FAQs for Rodmersham Green
Do you work in villages like Rodmersham Green?
Yes, Rodmersham Green is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Rodmersham Green?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Rodmersham Green. 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.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and pictures. It works whoever carried out the clean.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
How often should grease be tested?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® isn’t law; it’s BESA’s specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
How much notice should we give?
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 for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Why survey before a clean?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and photos. The survey can be done from pictures and details or on site, as suits the job.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.