About Etobicoke Hood Cleaning Pros
Etobicoke Hood Cleaning Pros cleans commercial kitchen exhaust systems across Etobicoke and west Toronto to the NFPA 96 standard, and issues a photographed, signed record after every visit. This page describes how a job actually runs, what you are given afterwards, and the claims this company deliberately does not make. The last part is the useful part when you are comparing contractors.
How a job runs, start to finish
Five steps, and none of them are a surprise on the night.
1. The walk-through. Free, about twenty minutes, in your kitchen. A technician looks at the canopy, opens what can be opened, checks how the duct leaves the hood, and goes on the roof where access allows. What is being measured is the system, not the sales opportunity.
2. The written quote. Back within 24 hours, itemised, naming the scope: filters, canopy, plenum, accessible duct, rooftop fan. If part of the run cannot be reached, the quote says so before you book rather than the certificate saying so afterwards. WSIB clearance and liability insurance certificates come with it.
3. The visit. Overnight or in your closed window. The line is protected first, then the system is worked from the roof down so nothing loosened upstream lands in a finished section. The kitchen is wiped down and reset before the crew leaves.
4. The record. Before-and-after photographs at every access point, and a signed certificate naming the date, the areas cleaned, anything unreachable, and the next service due. You keep it. Under NFPA 96 the record-keeping obligation is the operator's, not the contractor's.
5. The next date. Put in a calendar rather than left to memory, at the interval your cooking type requires. Most kitchens that fall out of compliance did not decide to. They just never got round to booking the next one.
What is not claimed on this site
Hood cleaning attracts a particular set of marketing claims. These are the ones you will not find here, and why.
No "NFPA 96 certified" claim. NFPA publishes standards and does not certify cleaning companies, so the credential does not exist. It appears on a great many hood cleaning websites anyway. Etobicoke Hood Cleaning Pros references the published NFPA 96 standard as the technical baseline for its work and is not affiliated with NFPA.
No years-in-business figure and no crew count. Neither is published here because neither has been independently verified, and a number nobody checks is a number worth nothing to you.
No star ratings or testimonials. No review score is quoted and no customer quotes appear, because the ones that could be quoted have not been given permission to be used. Real kitchens across Etobicoke are cleaned under service agreements, and their names stay off this website.
No promise about your health inspection. Cleaning removes cleanliness findings. It has no effect on food handling, temperature control, storage or training, and a contractor guaranteeing a pass is guaranteeing something outside their control.
What is claimed, and is verifiable on every job: cleaning to the NFPA 96 standard, before-and-after photographs, a signed certificate, and WSIB and liability certificates supplied before work starts.
Who this work gets done for
Four kinds of kitchen across Etobicoke, and they book for different reasons.
Restaurants and franchise units
Independent and chain kitchens along the Queensway, Bloor Street West, Dundas Street West and Lake Shore Boulevard West. Usually booked because an insurer or a franchisor asked for a current certificate.
Banquet, event and catering
Halls, venues and catering companies that cook in bursts. The interval gets set by event volume rather than by how many days a week the doors are open.
Community and institutional kitchens
Church halls, community centres, arena concessions, service club and school kitchens. The most commonly overlooked group, and often the most heavily loaded when finally opened.
Production and contract catering
Food production, processing and contract catering kitchens around Rexdale and the 427 corridor. Longer runs, more canopies, and a compliance file a client audit will ask to see.
How to check any hood cleaning contractor
Four questions, applicable to anyone you are considering, including this company.
Ask what the quote includes, in writing. Specifically whether the duct run and the rooftop fan are in scope. A quote saying "hood cleaning" with no scope is a quote you cannot compare to any other.
Ask what you get afterwards. An invoice is not a compliance record. Photographs at each access point plus a signed certificate naming the areas cleaned is the document an inspector or insurer will actually want.
Ask what happens if part of the system cannot be reached. The right answer is that it gets photographed, named on the certificate and quoted for access. The wrong answer is silence, because silence means the file will imply coverage that did not happen.
Ask for WSIB clearance and liability insurance before booking. Any legitimate contractor supplies both with a quote. Most property managers in Etobicoke require them for roof access anyway, so a contractor who cannot produce them will not be getting on your roof.
The technical background behind all four is on the NFPA 96 page, and the pricing is on the cost page.
About the service: frequently asked questions
Is the walk-through really free, with no obligation?
Yes. A technician attends, assesses the system and leaves. A written quote follows within 24 hours. Nothing is charged whether you book or not, and there is no follow-up campaign attached to it.
Who actually attends the job?
Trained kitchen exhaust technicians working under WSIB clearance and liability cover, both of which are supplied in writing before the work starts. Roof work and confined space work in a duct are the two parts of this trade where the wrong person on site is a serious problem, and neither is subcontracted casually.
Will you tell me if something is wrong that you cannot fix?
Yes, in the report, whether it is sellable work or not. Failed suppression service tags, damaged wall panels, a corroded duct section, a fan bearing on its way out. Suppression servicing, air balancing, gas and electrical work are all other trades, and naming them beats quietly attempting them.
Do you work with property managers and landlords directly?
Yes. Multi-tenant buildings across Etobicoke usually need the landlord's permission for roof access, so WSIB and insurance certificates are supplied with the quote and can be sent to a property manager directly. Multi-site portfolios are quoted as a programme rather than site by site.
What if I am not happy with the work?
Say so, and say it against the photographs. Every access point is recorded before and after, which makes the conversation about evidence rather than impressions. Anything genuinely missed gets put right, and that is a far easier commitment to keep when the record exists.