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TR19 inspections in Teynham Street
TR19 inspection across Teynham Street and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
What we are called out for in Teynham Street
You can’t judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Teynham Street, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
About our TR19 inspection in Teynham Street
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 Teynham Street and the rest of Kent. If you’re dealing with confirming a clean reached the whole system and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, we can help, from insurer audits, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Teynham Street, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The report is your 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
- Teynham Street (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What TR19 inspection looks like in Teynham Street
Teynham Street lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s data shows about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Teynham Street. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Teynham 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 catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Belmont House and Gardens is about 4.8 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. If you cook for passing trade around Teynham station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Teynham Street is about 3 miles north-west of Faversham, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Teynham Street, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Maidstone, about 14 miles from Teynham Street.
Our technicians cover all of the ME9 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Teynham Street, Marsh Lane and Conyer Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Teynham Street, we cover Deerton Street (1 mile south), Conyer (1 mile north-west), Teynham (1 mile south-west), Norton Ash (1 mile south) and Lewson Street (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles west), Ashford (14 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles west), Whitstable (9 miles east) and Faversham (3 miles south-east).
What’s near Teynham Street
The nearest railway station is Teynham station, roughly 0.8 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Dolphin Sailing Barge Museum (3.4 miles west) and Castle Rough (3.3 miles north-west).
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the TR19 inspection, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Teynham Street can be planned properly.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
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 pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Related advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The size of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
When it’s something else
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Design faults in the extract system
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Towns and villages near Teynham Street
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What the work involves, part by part
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so access is planned in advance.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
We test between services, early in the morning or after close so the kitchen keeps cooking.
Teynham Street: your questions answered
Which fire authority looks after Teynham Street?
Fire safety enforcement in Teynham Street is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Teynham Street in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Teynham Street. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we will plan around them.
What’s TR19?
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.
Why survey before a clean?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and photos. We can work from photos and details, or visit, as suits the job.
Do you work in Teynham Street?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Teynham Street included.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we will set the report out to match.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before we start.