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How to Choose a Hood Cleaning Company in Georgia: 10 Questions to Ask

September 30, 2026 · 6 min read

Georgia does not license hood cleaning as a trade, so the burden of choosing a qualified crew falls on the restaurant. Ten questions make the difference obvious in a single phone call.

Below: How to Choose a Hood Cleaning Company in Georgia: 10 Questions to Ask — explained the way our crews handle the work in the field, written by the Enviroclean Works team in metro Atlanta.

Service van parked outside a metro Atlanta restaurant at dusk

Start with insurance and certification

Any crew you let cut ducts on the roof and work over a cook line should clear these first:

  • A current certificate of insurance with liability limits that actually cover a fire claim, naming you as certificate holder
  • Workers compensation coverage for the crew on your roof
  • Proof of NFPA 96 training or certification for the technicians, not just the salesperson

Ask what the price includes

Get the scope in writing: hood interior and plenum, full duct run, fan tilt-back and degreasing, filter service and documentation. A quote that only mentions the hood is a wipe-down in disguise, and the difference shows up at the first fire inspection.

Demand real documentation

After the visit you should have a dated certification sticker on the hood, a written report listing anything not accessible, and before-and-after photos of the hood, duct and fan. A company that cannot produce these is either not doing the work or not doing all of it.

Ask about scheduling and access

Recurring overnight visits keep the system clean and keep the crew familiar with your kitchen. Ask how they handle access panels, hinge kits and repairs they find on the roof, and whether small items like belts and containment pads are handled on the spot.

Services this guide applies to

If you would rather we handle it, these are the services behind everything described above.

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We clean commercial kitchen exhaust systems across metro Atlanta and Columbus, GA. Pick your city for local scheduling and inspection notes.

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Frequently asked questions

Is certification required to clean hoods in Georgia?
NFPA 96 requires the work be done by properly trained, qualified and certified persons. Georgia does not issue a state license, so certification and insurance records are how you verify a company.
What does a fair quote include?
The full system: hood, plenum, accessible duct run, fan, filters and complete documentation. Anything less is a partial cleaning at full price.

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About Enviroclean Works

Enviroclean Works is a commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning company working across metro Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia. Our crews clean hoods, filters, grease ducts, exhaust fans and rooftop grease containment to NFPA 96 standards, then leave behind before-and-after photos, a service sticker and a report your fire inspector and insurance carrier will accept. We work after close so the cook line is ready for the next shift, and we schedule restaurants, schools, hospitals, hotels, food trucks, ghost kitchens and apartment amenity kitchens on the cleaning frequency their volume actually requires.

Every quote is scoped from your equipment, roof access and cooking volume rather than a flat price list. Send your kitchen details through the quote form on any page and we will come back with the scope, the schedule and the price.