Roof damage from grease drip is not an uncommon trouble among commercial kitchens.  The truth is, grease often drains out of a drainage spout or seeps from crevices of the roof top exhaust fan.  If there is no guard in place around the exhaust fan, grease will leak to the roof and cause costly and hazardous damage.  The minor investment in grease containment maintenance services by a qualified hood cleaner will shield your roof top from expensive damage and keep you in compliance with fire codes.

Roof top grease is a major problem for commercial kitchen owners for many reasons.  When grease accumulates on your roof, it can cause cracks, bulging, searing, and deterioration.  The roof might also become unsafe for walking by hood cleaning and maintenance workers.  A grease damaged roof may be a violation of insurance requirements, OSHA standards, and fire codes.

One of the worst results of grease roof damage is a significant and amplified fire hazard.  Grease is the most common fuel of restaurant fires.  Restaurant fires often start in the kitchen during cooking and travel into the hood/vent system.  If that system has extra grease accumulation also, it turns into a vehicle for the fire to move to the roof top instead of serving as some kind of fire containment.  If grease has spilt on the roof, the fire will likely get  on the roof and cause major destruction putting the rest of the building in danger.  Keeping up with your grease containment system is an important part of fire damage control in the unfortunate event of a kitchen fire.

Preventing grease damage demands recurring maintenance that can conveniently be joined with your exhaust hood cleaning program.  Your hood cleaning service provider should be experienced and trained to evaluate your grease containment needs and suggest suitable recommendations for your system.  Your hood cleaning service provider can additionally install a grease containment system as well as regularly exchange the grease absorbent pads that sit in the grease containment tray.  The nominal expenditure in this vital fire safety and roof protection service will maintain your roof in agreeable condition and prevent excess destruction in the aftermath of a grease fire.  

If you are unsure of your roof top condition or do not receive regular hood cleaning services or are not secure in the quality of your current hood cleaner‘s work, then you will need to get your roof and exhaust system inspected immediately by a professional, certified hood cleaner.  A professional hood cleaner will not just clean your exhaust system, but he will also check, install and maintain your grease containment system.  He may perhaps also be able to remove the grease that has already touched your roof with specialized, environmentally-friendly chemicals that can dissolve the grease.  

For restaurants, schools, hospitals, gas stations or commercial kitchens located in South Carolina, North Carolina, or southern Virginia, Grease Pro, LLC hood cleaning service can check and maintain your kitchen exhaust system and grease containment system.  We are certified, licensed, and insured.  Your protection and satisfaction are our biggest priorities.  We are Roanoke VA hood cleaning.

Did you know that restaurant grease fires is not an uncommon problem? Just google "restaurant grease fire" in the news , and you will discover new stories on a weekly basis ! Because it is such a problem, insurance companies and the local fire marshals have created grease fire prevention codes and rules so your risk can be lessenned .

In 2004, the US Department of Homeland Security assembled statistical data into the nature of restaurant grease fires.  The report found that 64% of restaurant fires were started by cooking. Grease was the primary fuel for fire. Restaurant fires tend to be confined to the kitchen and most often occur in the morning, peaking at 10AM during lunch preparation time. (Source: "Restaurant Fires". Topical Fire Research Series. FEMA. Volume 4, Issue 3.

Restaurants that are prepared for potential grease fires can suffer less damage than unprepared restaurants. Fire preparedness demands a clear, written, and practiced emergency plan , fire extinguishers, fire alarms, and fire suppression systems.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 96 Code details recommended steps and systems restaurants can implement to prepare for and prevent restaurant grease fires. More localities are adopting the NFPA 96 code as their local fire code. Check with your local fire marshal to learn what are your local fire codes.

Prevention is the most important in grease fire preparedness.  Important components of grease fire prevention involve regularly scheduled cleaning of kitchen equipment, maintaining electrical wiring, maintaining and cleaning the kitchen exhaust hood vent system, also known as hood cleaning.

Grease fires can move in the kitchen by the direction of more grease. They can travel up the kitchen exhaust hood vent system, which is designed to minimize destruction to the kitchen interior. Unfortunately, if the kitchen exhaust system is not cleaned regularly , the surplus grease in the vent system can add extra fuel to the fire and spread the fire up to the roof of the restaurant .

As a certified hood cleaning Atlanta company , Cornerstone Commercial Services can inspect, clean, and maintain your kitchen exhaust vent system and explain the NFPA 96 code pertaining to them. We are your source for restaurant hood cleaning Atlanta.