Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Round Street TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Round Street and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
Common questions in Round Street
Can you come to Round Street after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Round Street keeps running as normal. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Which environmental health team covers Round Street?
In Round Street, it’s Gravesham council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Is Round Street in your area?
Yes. Our technicians work in Round Street, as part of our area across London and the South East.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® isn’t law; it’s BESA’s specification. The law is the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must manage fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Round Street
Taking on a kitchen in Round Street with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, before any cleaning is booked. We’re often asked to deal with insurers asking for TR19 evidence and kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings, on access surveys, deposit thickness tests and pre-clean surveys.
Work in a small place like Round Street starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Round Street (DA13)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Round Street
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Kitchen extracts in Round Street
Food Standards Agency data counts about 10 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Round Street. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. It’s Gravesham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Round Street. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Round 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary's Room or elsewhere in Round Street, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. A kitchen near Sole Street station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Round Street is about 3 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Round Street gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Round Street is one of them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 11 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: DA13. Other places close to Round Street include Sole Street (1 mile south), Gold Street (1 mile south-east), Nash Street (1 mile west), Meopham (1 mile south-west) and Henley Street (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north), Tonbridge (14 miles south) and Northfleet (3 miles north-west).
What’s near Round Street
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Railway Inn, Jeskyns and Meopham School. The closest station to Round Street is Sole Street station, roughly 0.6 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Gravesham Museum (3.5 miles north) and Gravesham Community Hospital (3.6 miles north). The countryside around Round Street includes Gad's Hill and Ranscombe Farm.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so the history is easy to show.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Round Street.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Common problems we fix in Round Street
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
School kitchens, at schools like Cobham Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What your quote should include
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether VAT is included
- What hours they’ll be on site
What happens if it’s left?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, which you will not know without measuring. In a small place like Round Street, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Round Street
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Parking and loading at the site
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Design faults in the extract system
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
The plenum behind the filters can carry a lot of grease. Readings and pictures are taken in the plenum on every inspection.
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so access is planned in advance.