Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Shoreham TR19 inspection
Need TR19 inspection in Shoreham? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
About our TR19 inspection in Shoreham
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. Testing is how you know where your system stands. Typical jobs include ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed, across post-clean checks, insurer audits and deposit thickness tests.
In a village or hamlet like Shoreham, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually 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.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Shoreham (TN14)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
Why act early in Shoreham
If a kitchen in Shoreham has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. If the system at a site near Shoreham fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
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 explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Shoreham
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A written report with photos after every visit
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Shoreham run smoothly.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
How we price TR19 inspection
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The postcode and the type of business
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
If you need TR19 inspection in Shoreham, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Shoreham questions
Who inspects food businesses in Shoreham?
Kitchens in Shoreham are inspected by Sevenoaks council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Shoreham?
Fire safety enforcement in Shoreham is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What is post-clean verification?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and pictures. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Shoreham
There are about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Shoreham, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. The fire and rescue service for Shoreham is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. In Shoreham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you cook for passing trade around Shoreham (Kent) station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Shoreham Village School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. A hospital like Sevenoaks Hospital, about 3.2 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Shoreham is about 4 miles north of Sevenoaks, in Kent. From the centre of Shoreham to the outskirts, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Shoreham among them. For sites nearby, see our London page (16 miles or so).
Work in TN14 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on High Street, Boakes Meadow and Church Street or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Badgers Mount (1 mile west), Sepham Heath (1 mile south-west), Twitton (1 mile south), Otford (2 miles south) and Lullingstone (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Dartford (8 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles south), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north-east), Tonbridge (10 miles south-east) and Northfleet (10 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Shoreham
Around Shoreham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Raspberry Hall Park and The Old George Inn. There’s a railway station in Shoreham itself: Shoreham (Kent) station. Well-known places in the area include Sevenoaks Hospital (3.2 miles south) and Otford Heritage Centre (1.9 miles south). For a walk, there’s Dryhill Nature Reserve.