Commercial Hood Cleaning

Making restaurant ceilings slightly less flammable. Glamour stayed home.

💩 Ugliness8/10

Gag-worthy

💰 Profit8/10

Quietly wealthy

To start

$6k–$25k

Typical net margin

30%

Revenue potential

$120k-$450k/yr solo-to-small crew

💩 Why it's ugly

You work at night, above fryers, scraping grease that has seen things. The job smells like every lunch rush since 2017. Nobody dreams of cleaning exhaust ducts, which is exactly the point.

💰 Why it prints money

Restaurants need regular cleanings for insurance, fire safety, and local compliance. Jobs are recurring every 1-6 months, and operators can charge premium rates for reliable after-hours work. Competition exists, but professionalism is weirdly scarce.

🗺️ The launch playbook 🔒

First 30 days

Register the entity and get the basic insurance sorted before anything else. Call the three biggest local operators and ask what they refuse to do — that refusal list is your launch menu. Price the first ten jobs deliberately low to collect reviews, then raise rates fifteen percent.

Days 31–60

Buy the used equipment, not the new one. The route density is what makes this profitable, so cluster your first customers within a twenty minute radius and decline anything outside it.

This is the part that makes money.

Unlock every playbook on the site for $9/month.

🧮 Real numbers 🔒

First 30 days

Days 31–60

Buy the used equipment, not the new one. The route density is what makes this profitable, so cluster your first customers within a twenty minute radius and decline anything outside it.

This is the part that makes money.

Unlock every playbook on the site for $9/month.

🧰 Tools & equipment 🔒

First 30 days

Days 31–60

Buy the used equipment, not the new one. The route density is what makes this profitable, so cluster your first customers within a twenty minute radius and decline anything outside it.

This is the part that makes money.

Unlock every playbook on the site for $9/month.

🤝 Landing customer #1 🔒

First 30 days

Days 31–60

Buy the used equipment, not the new one. The route density is what makes this profitable, so cluster your first customers within a twenty minute radius and decline anything outside it.

This is the part that makes money.

Unlock every playbook on the site for $9/month.

Straight answers

How much does it cost to start a commercial hood cleaning business?+

Typical operators report startup costs between $6,000 and $25,000, depending on equipment and local licensing.

How profitable is commercial hood cleaning?+

Typical net margins run around 30%, with revenue potential in the range of $120k-$450k/yr solo-to-small crew. Restaurants need regular cleanings for insurance, fire safety, and local compliance. Jobs are recurring every 1-6 months, and operators can charge premium rates for reliable after-hours work. Competition exists, but professionalism is weirdly scarce.

Why is commercial hood cleaning considered an "ugly" business?+

You work at night, above fryers, scraping grease that has seen things. The job smells like every lunch rush since 2017. Nobody dreams of cleaning exhaust ducts, which is exactly the point.

Commercial Hood Cleaning

💩 Why it's ugly

💰 Why it prints money

🗺️ The launch playbook 🔒

First 30 days

Days 31–60

🧮 Real numbers 🔒

First 30 days

Days 31–60

🧰 Tools & equipment 🔒

First 30 days

Days 31–60

🤝 Landing customer #1 🔒

First 30 days

Days 31–60

Straight answers

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