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TR19 Inspection in Stick Hill
Looking for TR19 inspection in Stick Hill? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Stick Hill
Many insurers ask for proof that kitchen extract systems are cleaned and inspected to TR19®. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and photos, for sites in Stick Hill and the rest of Kent. If you are dealing with systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and missing access panels found on survey, we can put it right, from deposit thickness tests, wet film thickness tests and pre-clean surveys onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Stick Hill (TN8)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Stick Hill
The fire and rescue service for Stick Hill is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. We cover Stick Hill, about 24 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of the Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Stick Hill, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Stick Hill (Hever Castle is about 1.5 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Stick Hill is about 5 miles north-east of East Grinstead, in Kent. If you need TR19 inspection in Stick Hill, please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Stick Hill included. Stick Hill is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for TR19 inspection. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (20 miles or so).
Every address in TN8 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Hartfield Road and Eden Hall, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. We also cover Marsh Green (2 miles west), Cowden (2 miles south), Hammerwood (3 miles south-west), Dormansland (4 miles west) and Dormans Park (5 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Sevenoaks (9 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles east), Tonbridge (8 miles east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (13 miles east) and Southborough (7 miles east).
Landmarks near Stick Hill
In Stick Hill, that means kitchens and buildings near Queen's Arms. For rail, the closest station is Hever station, roughly 0.8 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Queen Victoria Hospital (4.6 miles south-west) and Haxted Watermill Museum (3.1 miles north-west).
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. In a small place like Stick Hill, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
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.
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Diary the next grease test and clean
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what TR19 inspection will not do:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Stick Hill
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
Why deal with it now?
Sites in Stick Hill that have never measured grease can’t tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. In a place like Stick Hill, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Stick Hill
Which fire service covers Stick Hill?
Stick Hill is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Stick Hill?
In Stick Hill, it’s Sevenoaks council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
A post-clean check records grease readings and pictures after the work, whoever did the clean.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No, not in itself. The Fire Safety Order 2005 still requires the responsible person to manage fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Enough to be sure grease stays within the TR19® Grease figures between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
What is grease thickness testing?
Grease thickness testing measures the layer of grease on the duct surfaces, using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results are given in microns.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Common problems we fix in Stick Hill
When a site in Stick Hill changes owner or cleaning contractor, the records don’t always follow. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Missing access panels found on survey
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Queen Victoria Hospital is the nearest hospital to Stick Hill, about 4.6 miles south-west.
What your quote should include
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the quote shows VAT