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Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning

Kitchen exhaust cleaning covers the whole system, from the filters over the cook line to the fan on the roof. Enviroclean Works cleans complete commercial kitchen exhaust systems in Atlanta and documents every stage with photographs.

Below: Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning — explained the way our crews handle the work in the field, written by the Enviroclean Works team in metro Atlanta.

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Technician brushing grease from a commercial kitchen exhaust duct through an access panel

The full exhaust path

Grease condenses along the entire run, and the heaviest deposits are usually where nobody looks: the horizontal duct above the ceiling and the base of the fan.

  • Filters and hood plenum
  • Riser and horizontal duct runs
  • Elbows, transitions and hinged access panels
  • Rooftop or in-line fan housing, blades and curb
  • Grease containment and rooftop grease guards

Access panels where none exist

Older Atlanta buildings often have long duct runs with no way in. We cut and install code-compliant, gasketed and labeled access panels so the duct can be cleaned properly on this and every future visit.

Airflow problems we find and fix

Smoke rolling out of the hood is usually a symptom, not the problem. Restricted duct, a slipping fan belt, a mis-wired fan, or missing makeup air all reduce capture. We report what we find and can repair fan and belt issues on the spot.

Where we provide kitchen exhaust cleaning

We run kitchen exhaust cleaning routes across metro Atlanta and into Columbus, GA. Pick your city for local scheduling, roof-access and inspection details.

Full coverage list on the service areas page.

Kitchens we do this work for

Cooking volume and fuel type decide how often your system needs attention, and the paperwork an inspector expects varies by operation. These pages explain what changes for each type of kitchen.

See every operation type on the industries page.

Related hood cleaning services

Most kitchens need more than one of these at some point. Each page covers scope, what is inspected and how the work is documented.

Compare all of them on the services page.

Guides worth reading before you book

Written from twenty years of cleaning commercial kitchens in Georgia, these guides cover the questions we get asked on almost every quote.

More on the hood cleaning blog and in our article archive.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between hood cleaning and exhaust cleaning?
In practice they should be the same job. A proper NFPA 96 cleaning covers the hood, filters, duct and fan. If a vendor only cleans the hood canopy, the system is not compliant.
Do you clean the rooftop fan?
Yes. The fan is unbolted, tipped back on its hinge, degreased inside and out, and re-seated with fresh grease containment.
Will I get proof the ductwork was cleaned?
Yes. We photograph inside the duct before and after, and include those images in your service report.

Ready to schedule?

We clean after hours, document everything with photos, and leave your kitchen inspection-ready.

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.