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TR19 inspections in Stonestreet Green
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Stonestreet Green. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
TR19 inspection in Stonestreet Green, done properly
Before any clean in Stonestreet Green, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and grease readings are taken at set points. If you’re dealing with kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and extracts that have never been grease tested, we can help, from wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits onwards.
Work in a small place like Stonestreet Green 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.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Stonestreet Green (TN25)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Visits to a village like Stonestreet Green are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Related advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Why deal with it now?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, before the next clean is due. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
What we are called out for in Stonestreet Green
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that cannot be reached, so panels can be fitted.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Stonestreet Green is William Harvey Hospital, about 3.3 miles north-west.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
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What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition we find in the survey
- Site rules, permits and inductions
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Stonestreet Green kitchens: local notes
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Stonestreet Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. In Stonestreet Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Ashford council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Stonestreet Green falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Where a hall near Church of St Martin, or anywhere in Stonestreet Green, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Aldington Primary School or anywhere near Stonestreet Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Stonestreet Green is about 5 miles south-east of Ashford, in Kent. Across the TN25 area, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Stonestreet Green among them. We also work in Maidstone, about 22 miles from Stonestreet Green.
We cover every part of TN25 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Calleywell Lane and Goldwell Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Stonestreet Green: Clap Hill (1 mile west), Aldington (1 mile south), Bonnington (1 mile south-west), Aldington Frith (1 mile west) and Postling Green (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (5 miles north-west), Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Folkestone (10 miles east), Faversham (15 miles north), Hythe (6 miles east) and Preston (15 miles north).
What’s near Stonestreet Green
In Stonestreet Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Walnut Tree Inn and Poulton Wood and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Westenhanger station, roughly 4 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Ashford Designer Outlet (4 miles north-west) and William Harvey Hospital (3.3 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Hatch Park.
Questions from Stonestreet Green
Can you come to Stonestreet Green after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Stonestreet Green keeps running as normal. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Stonestreet Green?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Stonestreet 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 one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is a specification, not a statute. In practice, an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of TR19 cleaning, so following it is the sensible course.
When should we have our next grease test?
We suggest a next test date in every report, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.