Stop Grease From Destroying Your Roof

Your exhaust fan is sending hot, acidic grease to the roof every time you cook. Without a proper rooftop grease containment system, that grease can destroy your roof, violate NFPA 96, and put you on the hook for expensive repairs and fines.

NFPA 96 compliant rooftop grease containment

Protect your rubber roof from grease damage

Hydrophobic pads that trap grease, not rainwater

Why Rooftop Grease Containment Matters

Every time your kitchen exhaust fan runs, it pulls hot, greasy vapors up through the hood and ductwork and discharges them on the roof. That grease has to land somewhere. If there isn’t a containment system in place, it ends up soaking into your roof membrane and running off in the next rainstorm.

Grease Destroys Roofs

Most commercial roofs over kitchens are built with rubber or other flexible membranes so they can expand and contract with the Florida heat. Grease is acidic. When it pools on that membrane, it breaks it down, hardens it, and causes cracks and blisters. In as little as a few weeks of unchecked grease overflow, you can be looking at thousands of dollars in roof repairs.

Grease Runoff Creates Liability

When it rains in Miami, any grease sitting on your roof mixes with the water and runs toward drains and gutters. That runoff can stain your exterior walls, clog drains, and send grease into the storm system. If it’s traced back to your restaurant, you may be responsible for cleanup costs, fines, and insurance headaches.

What a Proper Grease Containment System Does

A rooftop grease containment system is designed to catch and hold the grease coming out of your exhaust fan — while letting rainwater shed away safely. The goal is simple: keep grease off your roof and out of the storm drains.

Hydrophobic Grease Pads

We use hydrophobic pads that attract grease but repel water. Rainwater sheds away while the pads trap the grease until they are replaced. This keeps the system from overflowing every time there’s a storm.

Proper Fan & Curb Setup

The containment system must be sized and positioned correctly for your specific exhaust fan. We check the fan base, curb, and duct connection to make sure grease is directed into the containment unit — not onto the roof.

Regular Pad Replacement

A grease box that never gets serviced will still overflow. Our hood cleaning schedules include pad inspection and replacement so your system keeps working month after month.

Close up of rooftop grease containment pads on a commercial kitchen fan

Miami Hood Cleaning Pros technician inspecting a rooftop grease containment system

Schedule a Rooftop Grease Containment Inspection

Not sure what’s happening on your roof? We’ll come out, inspect your exhaust fan and containment setup, take photos, and give you a clear plan to protect your roof and stay in compliance.

Existing rooftop grease containment evaluation

Recommendations for pad type and replacement schedule

Photos you can show owners, landlords, and insurance

Optional full hood & duct cleaning at the same visit

Prefer to talk to someone right now? Call us at (305) 419-1176 and we’ll answer your questions.

Our Other Services

Miami Hood Cleaning Pros provides comprehensive kitchen exhaust services. Explore our other offerings:

Stop Grease From Destroying Your Roof

Why Rooftop Grease Containment Matters

Grease Destroys Roofs

Grease Runoff Creates Liability

What a Proper Grease Containment System Does

Hydrophobic Grease Pads

Proper Fan & Curb Setup

Regular Pad Replacement

Schedule a Rooftop Grease Containment Inspection

Our Other Services

Restaurant Hood Cleaning

Exhaust Hood Cleaning

Commercial Kitchen Cleaning

Exhaust Fan Hinges

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