Hinged fan or access panels missing
If the roof fan can't tip back, the duct below it is hard to clean. A hinge kit and access panels make every cleaning more complete.
Serving Lombard & nearby Villa Park, Glen Ellyn
Commercial Hood Cleaning in Lombard, IL
Kitchen exhaust cleaning for restaurants and food-service kitchens in Lombard: hood, filters, duct and roof fan, cleaned to bare metal after hours.
- Serving restaurants and kitchens in Lombard ZIP 60148
- Work scheduled around service hours
- Paperwork ready for inspectors
Kitchen exhaust problems we clean up in Lombard
We clean commercial kitchen exhaust in Lombard on the schedule NFPA 96 sets for your cooking volume. That means scraping and degreasing the hood, ducts and roof fan, photographing what we cleaned and telling you about any access or fan problems we find along the way.
Roof fan coated in grease
A sticky, dark ring on the roof around the exhaust fan means grease is escaping. We clean the fan and tell you if the grease box or containment needs replacing.
School, church or daycare kitchen
Kitchens that serve meals a few days a week usually fall in a lower cleaning frequency. We confirm it from the equipment and use.
Insurance carrier requires a cleaning record
If your carrier or landlord wants records, you get a dated report with before and after photos after every visit.
Odors from the roof or exhaust
If cooking odor smells burnt or sour from outside, built-up grease is often the cause. We clean it back to metal.
Unsure how often to clean
Fryers and charbroilers in a busy kitchen build grease much faster than a church kitchen that warms food. We set the interval by volume and then adjust it by what we find.
Duct sections nobody has cleaned
A clean hood doesn't mean a clean duct. If previous cleanings stopped at the canopy, we open the duct where access exists and report what we couldn't reach.
Filters clogged between cleanings
If the filters are black and sticky a few days after cleaning, the cooking load is high. We help set a filter-washing schedule that matches it.
What the job covers
- Filter removal and cleaningFilters soaked and pressure-washed, then checked for damage.
- Hood and plenumThe canopy, plenum and grease gutters scraped and degreased down to bare metal.
- Grease ductVertical and horizontal duct cleaned through the hood, the fan and any access panels.
- Rinse and wipe-downSurfaces rinsed, the hood polished and the cook line wiped down after the cover comes off.
- Before and after photosWe document each part of the system so you can see what was done.
- Certificate and service reportA dated certificate sticker on the hood and a written report noting anything that needs attention.
- Recurring scheduleWe set the next visit based on your cooking volume and remind you before it is due.
What goes into the system
Baffle filter exchangeClean filters swapped in so dirty ones can be washed off-site, where that suits the kitchen.
Hot-water pressure washingHeated pressure washing removes what the scraping and chemicals loosened.
Hand scrapingThick deposits come off by hand before any washing starts.
Grease containment at the fanGrease boxes or absorbent containment that keep grease off the roof.
Alkaline degreasersCleaning chemicals made for kitchen exhaust, applied and given time to work.
What the work looks like in Lombard homes
Before
AfterA Lombard bakery kitchen: before and after
The site: a bakery kitchen in Lombard. The main complaint was a hood and filters caked with grease. Finished kitchen: the same hood degreased to bare stainless with an inspection sticker area. Work included grease duct, rinse and wipe-down, plus certificate and service report.
Before
AfterBefore and after: a cafe kitchen in Villa Park
A cafe kitchen in Villa Park, a typical kitchen for Villa Park. The main complaint was an expired cleaning sticker before a fire inspection. Finished kitchen: the same hood degreased to bare stainless with an inspection sticker area. On site this meant hood and plenum, grease duct, plus certificate and service report.
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Before
AfterBefore and after: a bakery kitchen in Lombard
The same interceptor pumped and the lid closed, service hose coiled on the truck.
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Before
AfterBefore and after: a postwar bi-level in Lombard
What changed: cabinets in dark teal with brushed nickel bar pulls, charcoal concrete-look quartz counters, a white 2x8 tile in a vertical stack backsplash, hickory luxury vinyl plank flooring and recessed lights and under-cabinet LED strips.
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Before
AfterBefore and after: a postwar bi-level in Lombard
Finished: the same doors sprayed in powder blue, new satin brass pulls; counters and floor stayed as they were.
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- Call or book a visitGive us a sense of your menu and hours and any inspection deadline.
- Walk-throughWe look at the hood, the duct route and the roof fan to plan access.
- Written estimate and scheduleA written quote and a cleaning date outside service hours.
- Cleaning after hoursOvernight or on a closed day, the full system is cleaned and the area wiped down.
- Sticker and reportYou receive the post-cleaning sticker, photos and notes on anything that needs repair.
Commercial Hood Cleaning questions from Lombard businesses
How long does a hood cleaning take?
Most single-hood kitchens are done in one overnight visit. We give you an estimated window after the walk-through.
How often do restaurant hoods need to be cleaned?
NFPA 96 sets the frequency by cooking volume, from monthly for solid-fuel cooking to annually for low-volume kitchens. Busy fryer and grill kitchens fall near the short end.
Is kitchen exhaust cleaning the same as hood cleaning?
Hood cleaning is often used to mean the full system. If someone cleans only the canopy and filters, the duct and fan are left loaded with grease.
Do you clean school, church and daycare kitchens?
We do, usually on an annual or semi-annual schedule matched to how often the kitchen is used.
What is the hood cleaning sticker?
A dated certificate on the hood showing when the system was cleaned and by whom. Fire inspectors check it.
Do I need a Lombard-registered contractor for hood cleaning?
Contractors must register with the Village: $100 fee, valid 1 year, online or via Building Division; insurance certificate with at least $300,000 liability coverage. We take care of that before work starts.
Do you work in my part of Lombard?
Yes. Our crews work across Lombard — ZIP 60148 — and nearby Villa Park, Glen Ellyn, Addison.
Working in Lombard
- Kitchens in Lombard keep cooking as long as possible: we schedule the noisy work for off-hours.
- We coordinate with Building Division, Community Development and Building and the fire department so inspections don't hold up your opening.
- We handle the paperwork landlords and property managers ask for: insurance, access times and scope sign-off.
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Commercial Kitchen Hood InstallationType I and II hoods, grease duct, fans and makeup air, built to NFPA 96.
Grease Trap Installation & CleaningTraps and interceptors installed, cleaned and logged for inspectors.
Kitchen RemodelingFull kitchen remodels, from layout to last cabinet pull.
Kitchen Cabinet PaintingFactory-smooth painted cabinets without replacing them.
Cabinet RefacingNew doors and fronts on your existing cabinet boxes.