Practical advice on pricing, invoicing, getting clients, and growing your business.
Adding documented kitchen exhaust inspections to your hood cleaning business typically adds $150–$400 per visit — here's the training path, pricing, and sales pitch.
A grease fire, a failed inspection, or an insurance dispute can turn into a lawsuit fast. Here's the photo and paperwork system that protects your hood cleaning business when it does.
When a client's restaurant fails its hood cleaning inspection, the next 48 hours decide whether you keep the account. Here's how to document, communicate, schedule, and price the fix.
What gear actually lands your first hood cleaning accounts, what can wait, and what a minimum viable rig versus a full pro setup really costs.
Most restaurant owners have never heard of NFPA 96 — until an inspector shows up. Here's how to explain it clearly and turn compliance into a reason they hire you.
Turn your hood cleaning client list into a predictable recurring revenue base by mapping NFPA 96 cleaning intervals across every account — before your competitors do.
Add $150–$400 to every hood cleaning visit by making exhaust fan hinge kits and filter replacements a routine part of your inspection conversation.
Land your first recurring hood cleaning contract with a targeted outreach list, a professional site visit, and a proposal that makes compliance your selling point.
A well-structured hood cleaning inspection report protects you from liability, justifies your price, and gives restaurant owners the documentation their fire marshal or insurer requires.
Hood cleaning rates range from $125 for a food truck to $3,500+ for large institutional kitchens. Here's how to price each kitchen type accurately.
Flat-rate or hourly? Learn how to price hood cleaning jobs with real ranges, a decision framework, and examples for kitchens of every size.