Do you clean the rooftop fan, or just the hood?

We clean the full system — hood, ducts, and rooftop fan — unless you specifically request hood-only service. Most fire risk comes from grease in the duct and fan housing, so we always recommend the complete job.

Can you clean the system while we're open?

Not safely. The exhaust fan needs to be off, and we use degreasers that shouldn't be active around food prep. We schedule around your close time or before you open.

How long does it take?

For a typical restaurant hood (under 20 feet), 3–4 hours total including setup and fan work. Larger systems or first-time deep cleans can run longer. We give you a time estimate with the quote.

What if we already have a hood cleaner?

We offer free second-opinion inspections. If your current provider is doing the full job — including the rooftop fan and documentation — stay with them. If you're not sure, we'll show you what's being missed.

Do you service hotels and larger facilities?

Yes. We handle multi-hood commercial kitchens, hotel kitchens, institutional facilities, and care homes. Pricing scales with system size and access requirements.

Do you service kitchens outside Calgary?

Yes, within about 40 km. We regularly service Airdrie, Chestermere, Okotoks, Cochrane, and High River. For locations beyond that radius, call to confirm availability.

Do you offer maintenance contracts?

Yes. We can set up quarterly, semi-annual, or annual contracts depending on your NFPA 96 frequency requirement. Contract customers get priority scheduling and locked-in pricing.

What payment methods do you accept?

Cash, cheque, e-transfer, and credit card. Payment is due upon completion. For larger facilities or contracts, we can arrange net-30 terms.

Hood Cleaning Calgary — Kitchen Compliance & Fire Safety

NFPA 96 Certified | Kitchen Compliance | Commercial Maintenance

Professional exhaust hood cleaning with kitchen compliance certification and fire safety documentation. We clean commercial kitchen systems to bare metal — hood, ducts, and rooftop fan — then document everything with photos and compliance certificates for fire marshals and insurance audits.

✓ NFPA 96 Certified✓ Kitchen Compliance✓ Fire Safety Certified

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Serving Calgary, Airdrie, Chestermere, Okotoks & surrounding areas • Open 7 days

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Kitchen Compliance & Fire Safety for Calgary Restaurants

⚠️ Alberta Fire Code Changed in 2024

The National Fire Code – 2023 Alberta Edition made NFPA 96 mandatory province-wide as of May 1, 2024. Kitchen compliance is now legally required. If you haven't had your system cleaned since then and you're on a semi-annual or quarterly schedule, you're out of compliance.

📋 Kitchen Fire Safety Starts with Documentation

NFPA 96 Section 11.6.13 requires a dated cleaning certificate posted in your kitchen. Kitchen fire safety depends on proof of service when the fire inspector shows up. Without documentation, you fail inspection.

🔥 Commercial Kitchen Maintenance Prevents Fires

The hood might look clean, but if grease is coating your duct runs and rooftop fan, you're sitting on the leading cause of commercial kitchen fires. Regular commercial kitchen maintenance and exhaust hood cleaning prevents catastrophic fire damage.

Our Services

Exhaust Hood Cleaning & Commercial Kitchen Maintenance

Professional exhaust hood cleaning and commercial kitchen maintenance for fire safety and compliance. We clean the entire system — not just the parts you can see. Then we document it for fire inspectors and insurance audits.

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Hood Cleaning

Interior surfaces, plenum chamber, filter racks, grease channels, and exhaust collar — scraped and degreased to bare metal per NFPA 96. We access zones most crews skip.

Includes: Hood interior, plenum access, grease traps, filter rack, exhaust transition zone

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Exhaust Duct Cleaning

Access horizontal runs, elbows, and vertical risers through panels and rooftop openings. We document inaccessible sections and recommend panel installation. Fire suppression systems don't protect the duct.

Includes: Horizontal duct runs, elbows and transitions, vertical risers, access panel service

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Rooftop Fan Service

We go on the roof every time. Fan blades, scroll housing, grease drip pans, curb seals, and motor/belt inspection. Most Calgary cleaning companies skip this — we don't.

Includes: Fan blade cleaning, scroll housing, drip pan service, belt/motor inspection, curb seal check

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Kitchen Compliance Certification

Dated certificates posted in your kitchen, before-and-after photos emailed within 24 hours, written service reports for inspector records. Kitchen compliance documentation that satisfies fire marshals and insurance companies.

Includes: Posted compliance certificate, photo documentation, service report, frequency consultation

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Why Choose Us

Why Calgary Restaurants Choose Northern Hood & Exhaust

We Actually Go on the Roof

Most Calgary hood cleaners won't climb the roof, especially in winter or on steep pitches. We bring fall protection gear and clean the rooftop fan every time — it's part of the exhaust system, not optional maintenance.

NFPA 96 Certified with Real Documentation

After every job: posted compliance certificate, before-and-after photos emailed within 24 hours, written service report listing any areas not cleaned. That's what Section 11.6.13 requires.

We Understand High-Grease Kitchens

South Asian and Chinese restaurants in Calgary NE — especially along 32nd Avenue and 36th Street — build grease faster than anything else. Peanut oil and wok cooking require quarterly cleaning, not semi-annual. We know the cycle.

Same-Day and Next-Day Service

Need it done this week? We can usually make it happen. We coordinate around your kitchen hours — late-night cleaning, early-morning starts, Sunday work. Whatever keeps your operation running.

No Surprises — Flat-Rate Quotes

We inspect on-site, assess grease buildup and access difficulty, and give you a flat-rate quote before we start. What we quote is what you pay — no hidden fees, no upselling mid-job.

We Work Year-Round

Grease doesn't stop building at -20°C. We clean rooftop fans in Calgary winters because quarterly schedules don't pause for cold snaps. Frozen grease takes longer to scrape, but the work still gets done.

Compliance Schedule

How Often Does Your Kitchen Need Cleaning?

This isn't a sales pitch. It's the NFPA 96 frequency table, which Alberta adopted under the National Fire Code – 2023 Alberta Edition. These are legal minimums, not recommendations.

Cooking Type	Minimum Frequency	Examples
Solid fuel cooking	Monthly	Wood-fired pizza ovens, charcoal grills, mesquite smokers
High-volume operations	Quarterly (every 3 months)	Wok cooking, 24-hour restaurants, char-broiling, deep frying
Moderate-volume restaurants	Semi-annually (every 6 months)	Typical sit-down restaurants, cafes
Low-volume operations	Annually	Churches, seasonal kitchens, community centers

Note: These are minimums. If grease builds faster than the schedule allows (heavy frying, peanut oil cooking, undersized hood systems), cleaning must happen more often. The actual NFPA 96 rule is that surfaces must be cleaned before they become heavily contaminated.

Service Area

Serving Calgary, Airdrie & Surrounding Alberta Communities

Same-day and next-day service available across our service area. We work around your kitchen schedule — late nights, early mornings, weekends.

Calgary

→Northeast Calgary (32nd Ave NE, 36th St NE corridor)
→Northwest Calgary
→Southeast Calgary (Macleod Trail, Deerfoot)
→Southwest Calgary (17th Ave, Marda Loop)
→Downtown Calgary
→Inglewood, Kensington, Bridgeland

Surrounding Areas

→Airdrie (full coverage)
→Chestermere
→Okotoks
→Cochrane
→High River
→Within 40 km of Calgary — call to confirm

Free Inspection — No Obligation

20 minutes on-site. We check the hood interior, access panels, rooftop fan condition, and grease buildup. You get a written quote before we leave.

If you're preparing for a fire marshal visit, buying or selling a restaurant, or haven't had the system cleaned in a while, the inspection tells you exactly where you stand.

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Open 7 days a week, 6 AM – 10 PM | Same-day service available

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