Question about residential exterior kitchens

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randyr5150

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I have had a few customers within the last year that have exterior kitchens that vent through the roof and look like they have never been cleaned. I am going to assume and this is the question is that these systems should be treated as any commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning protocol.
Correct?
They have asked for me to clean the soot off walls, grill grease and vent grease, I have respectfully declined and referred them to consult with a commercial exhaust cleaner. I just am not sure if commercial companys deal in the area of residential. Many homes in the more affluent areas here have the exterior kitchens and vents very similar to commercial kitchens.
I have no desire to add this and would rather refer them to someone specialized in this trade.
Are commercial cleaners limiting themselves to strictly commercial or may vary per contractor?
Would like to connect with someone here locally in Sarasota/Bradenton area to refer my customers too. (currently have one in need)
Thanks for any input, much appreciated
Kim R.
 
Hey Randy. You are just over 100 miles from me or else I would do it. I guess its not equipped like a commercial kitchen which would make it a lot easier to clean.
I would most likely stay away from this one one major reason is that your insurance more than likely will not cover this type of cleaning if something should go wrong. Do you come across these often?
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Thanks for the response John,
This is not our line of work, so no we will not bid on these, and yes there is a lot of these exterior kitchens built down here in the more exclusive community's. Many times the owners have no clue as to maintaining them. They are not complete commercial kitchens but exhaust elements are large hoods vented through the home.Typical case for the customer we are working with now, has owned the house since 2006 and never thought it needed to be cleaned. Heavy soot built up all around the chute and back walls and the grill itself is a mess.
Hopefully I can find a go to guy to send these jobs over to.
Thanks
 
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