Commercial Chimney & Flue Service for Restaurants — DFW in DFW | Texas Service Experts
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DFW restaurant kitchen exhaust + chimney service to NFPA 96 spec. Texas Service Experts runs hood-duct-fan cleaning programs, written compliance reports for your AHJ and insurance carrier, and after-hours dispatch when the exhaust fails on a Friday service. Call ☎ (214) 444-8094 for a kitchen walk-through. Texas Service Experts handles this work across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex following NFPA 211 standards. Free inspection, written quote, no surprise fees.
What’s actually involved
Commercial kitchen exhaust is governed by NFPA 96 (Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations) — adopted as code by virtually every DFW jurisdiction. NFPA 96 specifies cleaning cadence based on cooking volume: monthly for solid-fuel (wood-fired pizza, smokers), quarterly for high-volume (charbroil, 24-hour operations), semi-annual for moderate, annual for low-volume. Texas Service Experts handles DFW commercial chimney, flue, and exhaust work the way a TX-local multi-trade operator should — written quotes, code-cited scope, no surprise change orders.
What gets cleaned: hood interior, grease filters, plenum, duct system from hood to roof termination, exhaust fan, and roof curb area. Cleaning includes scraping accumulated grease (the fire-load that NFPA 96 is designed to control), washing to a wipe-clean state, and posting the certification sticker that your AHJ inspector looks for.
What’s inspected at the same time: fire-suppression system (verify it’s not blocked by grease accumulation, verify the linkage operates), make-up air balance (negative-pressure kitchen is a code violation in many jurisdictions), and access-panel integrity (NFPA 96 requires access at every change of direction in the duct).
Documentation we provide on every visit: photo log (before / during / after on every accessible component), written report with the date, technician name and credentials, NFPA 96 cleaning level achieved (per IKECA standards: bare metal / wipe clean / cosmetic), code references for any deficiency found, and the certificate/sticker placed on the hood. We’re a Texas-based, multi-trade operation. That means commercial work doesn’t get handed off to subs you’ve never met — same crew, same supervisor, same accountability across every property in your portfolio.
Why this matters in DFW specifically
DFW restaurant scenes — Bishop Arts, Deep Ellum, Fort Worth Stockyards, Plano Legacy West, Frisco Star, McKinney historic — span every cuisine and every cooking method. NFPA 96 cadence is enforced by city fire marshals (Dallas Fire-Rescue, Fort Worth Fire Department, Arlington Fire Marshal) and feeds into commercial property insurance requirements. We’ve worked enough DFW kitchens to know which jurisdictions audit hardest (Dallas, Plano, Frisco) and which AHJs want to see specific documentation language on the cleaning report.
Our process
- Initial walk-through + assessment — Call (214) 444-8094 — we book a walk-through, identify hood/duct/fan configuration, current cleaning state, and recommended cadence per NFPA 96. No-obligation.
- Cadence + program proposal — Written proposal: scheduled cleaning dates calibrated to your cooking volume, pricing per visit, AHJ documentation format, after-hours SLA terms.
- Pre-shift or overnight execution — Cleaning typically scheduled for closed hours — overnight (10pm-5am common) or pre-shift. Crew arrives with grease containment, cleaning equipment, and the IKECA-compliant cleaning protocol.
- Documentation + sticker — Photo log captured throughout. Written certificate posted on hood per NFPA 96 6.1.1.2. Report delivered to your operations contact within 24 hours.
- Emergency dispatch on contract — Hood fire suppression discharge, exhaust fan failure mid-service, grease leak — contract properties get same-day or after-hours response per SLA terms.
Materials and standards
NFPA 96 (Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, current edition adopted by Texas state and DFW jurisdictions), NFPA 17A (suppression-system inspection coordination), IKECA (International Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Association) cleaning standards, IFC commercial-cooking compliance. DFW market ranges. Volume contracts (3+ properties) and annual programs get rate cards — request one when you call.
Pricing ranges (DFW, 2026)
Real DFW market ranges. Your actual quote depends on access, scope, and what we find on inspection — every job is quoted in writing before work begins.
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| NFPA 96 hood + duct + fan cleaning (single hood system) | $385– $– + |
| Multi-hood kitchen (3+ hoods) | $1,200– $– + |
| Quarterly cleaning program (high-volume) | $1,800– $– +/yr |
| Monthly cleaning program (solid-fuel) | $4,500– $– +/yr |
| Annual fire-suppression inspection | $295– $– + |
| Access-panel installation (per panel) | $185– $– + |
| Emergency dispatch (after-hours, non-contract) | $485– $– + |
Frequently asked questions
How often does NFPA 96 require cleaning?
Per NFPA 96 Table 11.4: solid-fuel cooking (wood, charcoal) — monthly. High-volume cooking (24-hour operations, charbroil) — quarterly. Moderate-volume — semi-annually. Low-volume — annually. Your AHJ may require tighter cadence; we follow whichever is stricter.
What documentation do we need for the AHJ inspection?
Posted certificate on the hood (NFPA 96 6.1.1.2), cleaning report with date / technician / company / cleaning level achieved, photo log of cleaned components, and access to the records for the past 12 months. We provide all of this; you keep a binder or digital folder for the inspector.
Will my insurance require a specific cadence?
Increasingly yes. Restaurant insurance carriers — especially after a regional kitchen-fire claim cycle — write NFPA 96 cleaning cadence into the policy. Failure to maintain documented cadence can void the property/liability coverage on a kitchen-fire claim. Check your policy; we’ll align the cadence.
Do you do the fire-suppression system too?
We inspect and document the suppression system on every cleaning visit (verify it’s not grease-fouled, verify nozzle alignment, verify linkage operates), but the certified semi-annual suppression inspection per NFPA 17A is a separate scope — typically handled by your fire-suppression vendor. We coordinate the cleaning around their schedule.
What if you find a code violation we can’t fix tonight?
Documented in the report with photo, code reference, severity tier, and recommended fix. Most non-life-safety items have a 30-day fix window from the AHJ; life-safety items get same-week priority scheduling and we communicate directly with the fire marshal if needed.
How do you handle solid-fuel kitchens?
Solid-fuel (wood-fired pizza ovens, BBQ smokers) is the highest fire-load category and gets monthly cleaning by code. We use the right tools for creosote-and-grease combo deposits — typical hood-cleaning equipment isn’t designed for the wood/grease layered buildup.
Can you help if we’re opening a new restaurant?
Yes. New construction needs NFPA 96 compliance walk-through before TCO (temporary certificate of occupancy) — hood capture/containment verification, duct routing, access panel locations, fan specifications. We do the walk-through and consult with your GC/MEP.
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