Hood cleaning report software for California contractors.

Job photos and field notes become a branded report, certificate, and sticker your California customers can keep for the fire marshal and the insurer.
  • 3 reports or 3 days free
  • No card
  • No contract
Plate 01 · Hood Bare metal
Illustrative hood interior before cleaning
Before · 1:18 PM
Illustrative hood interior after cleaning
After · 3:12 PM
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Why California contractors need better report handoff.

The report is what a California restaurant hands the fire marshal, the insurer, or its own facilities team. It should say what was cleaned, what was not reached, and what is still open, without a phone call to you.

State-aware field

CSLB license field

When California is selected in the report builder, HoodCleaningReport includes a CSLB contractor license field so the credential can print with the service record when your company tracks it for customer or AHJ handoff.

Give the customer a record, not a pile of photos.

California contractors often hand reports to restaurants, commissaries, hotels, school districts, healthcare kitchens, and multi-site facility groups. Those customers do not just need a photo folder. They need a dated record that explains the hood line, fan, duct access, grease condition, deficiencies, and next service recommendation.

  • Group photos by hood line, rooftop fan, duct access, and final condition.
  • Call out inaccessible panels or blocked access before the customer asks why an area is missing.
  • Attach the next service date for restaurants and facility teams that schedule recurring work.

What belongs in a useful California hood cleaning report.

Thin certificates are easy to lose and hard to defend. A stronger report records what happened on the job, what evidence was captured, what could not be accessed, and what the customer may need to schedule next.

Service record

Customer, site, service date, technician, company details, and credential fields.

System scope

Hood, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan, and roof grease containment, each marked bare metal, partial, or not accessed.

Photo evidence

Before-and-after images by component, plus captions, timestamps, and job context from the field.

Deficiencies

Missing access panels, grease buildup, damage, or unsafe conditions, with a severity, the NFPA 96 section, and the recommended action.

Next service

The next service date on the report, the certificate, and the sticker, plus the PDF and the customer's Vault link.

Keep local requirements visible without overclaiming compliance.

NFPA 96 is a national standard, but local authorities, customer contracts, insurers, and facility policies can add stricter documentation expectations. Use HoodCleaningReport to organize the field record, then verify the adopted edition, credential rules, and submission process with the authority having jurisdiction.

California hood cleaning report questions.

Does HoodCleaningReport explain California hood cleaning code requirements?

No. The page and software help contractors organize hood cleaning report documentation. Contractors should verify California licensing, code, customer, insurer, and AHJ requirements with the proper authority.

Can the California report include a contractor license number?

Yes. When California is selected in the builder, the report can include a CSLB contractor license field as part of the customer-facing service record.

Your next job, as your first report.

Shoot it the way you already do. Send the report before you leave.

  • 3 reports or 3 days free
  • No card
  • Keep your scheduling software

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