Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Snodland TR19 inspection
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Snodland, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
How we handle TR19 inspection in Snodland
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. We’re often asked to deal with insurers asking for TR19 evidence and pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean, on post-clean checks, access surveys and insurer audits.
In a smaller place like Snodland, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
We have been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Snodland (ME6, ME19)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
We look at where the extract discharges outside, as grease can build up there too.
Vertical risers
Access to risers is often limited. We record what can and cannot be reached.
Nearby places to Snodland
What else we do in Snodland
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
How it works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system, and we clear up before we go. For a place like Snodland, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- 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.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
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Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
Why act early in Snodland
If a kitchen in Snodland 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. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Snodland than wait for a failure.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Snodland
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Full insurance on every job
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Snodland
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Snodland CofE Primary School or anywhere near Snodland, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before you book anyone
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the price is fixed
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Snodland questions
Which fire authority looks after Snodland?
That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Is Snodland within the area you cover?
Yes. Snodland is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote and we will plan the visit around them.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Why survey before a clean?
A survey finds out how the system is laid out, how dirty it is and what can be reached, so the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels are noted ahead of the clean.
TR19 inspection in Snodland: the local picture
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 6 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Snodland. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Snodland get their food hygiene inspections from Tonbridge and Malling council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Snodland is covered by 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Maidstone Hospital about 4.3 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. For kitchens close to Snodland station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Snodland is about 4 miles south-west of Chatham, in Kent. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Snodland and the rest of Kent. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Snodland is one of them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 6 miles away.
TR19 inspection in ME6 and ME19 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Hammonds Square, High Street and Bingley Close and nearby roads. Snodland is on the A228, so it’s easy for us to get to for TR19 inspection. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Holborough (1 mile north-east), Paddlesworth (1 mile west), Lunsford (1 mile south), Peters Village (1 mile north-east) and New Hythe (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (6 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west) and Gravesend (7 miles north).
Around Snodland
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Holmesdale School, Holborough Marshes and The Monks Head pub and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Snodland itself: Snodland station. A little further out are Leybourne Castle (1.9 miles south-west) and Medway megaliths (2.8 miles east). The countryside around Snodland includes Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.