About Muskoka Hood Cleaning
Muskoka Hood Cleaning is a commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning service for camps, resorts, restaurants and institutional kitchens in Muskoka, Parry Sound and Haliburton, built on one number, one crew and one certificate. The number is 705-302-3662. The crew is Power Hoods Systems, which performs every walk-through and every cleaning. The certificate is a signed health and safety certificate that references the published NFPA 96 standard, delivered with before-and-after photographs of every cleaned surface. This page explains how that arrangement works and why the calendar follows the Muskoka season.
One number, one crew, one certificate
Three parts, each with one job.
One number. Muskoka Hood Cleaning is the name on the phone and on the quote form. Calls to 705-302-3662 and requests from the website go into one booking schedule. A camp director in Dorset and a chef in Gravenhurst reach the same people.
One crew. Power Hoods Systems is the operating crew. It supplies the technicians and the equipment, and it performs the walk-through, the cleaning and the certificate. You should know whose people are on your roof and in your kitchen, so this page says it plainly. Ask on the phone and you get the same answer.
One certificate. The fire department, your insurer, a franchise head office, a camp board or a long-term care administrator all get the same document. There is no short version for smaller kitchens.
The paperwork that comes with every job
Three documents, on every visit, whether you ask for them or not.
Before-and-after photographs of every cleaned surface. Kitchen staff wipe the front of the canopy all the time, so a shiny face proves little. The photographs that count show the plenum, the filter slots, the inside of the duct and the fan. Paired shots of those areas show the work went past what the kitchen can see.
A signed health and safety certificate. It references the published NFPA 96 standard and records the date and each section cleaned. Muskoka Hood Cleaning and Power Hoods Systems reference the standard and are not affiliated with NFPA. The NFPA 96 page explains what the certificate does and does not claim.
Proof of WSIB coverage and liability insurance before work starts. It goes out with the quote. A resort property manager or a camp operations lead can put it in the contractor file before the crew arrives.
Why the business runs on the Muskoka season
Muskoka kitchens do not follow a city calendar, so the booking schedule does not either.
Many kitchens here open in spring and close in fall. Others trade all year and get much busier in summer. A fixed "every six months" plan fits neither. Muskoka Hood Cleaning books around the season instead: pre-season opening cleans in spring, shutdown cleans in fall, and overnight or between-service visits for kitchens that stay open all year.
Website quote requests reach the crew year-round, with the spring pre-season and the fall shutdown as the busiest windows. Booking your walk-through a few weeks before either window gives you the widest choice of dates.
Distance is part of the plan too. The territory runs from Gravenhurst to Huntsville along Highway 11 and out to Parry Sound and Haliburton. Some kitchens sit on an island or at the end of a long private road. The walk-through is where access, roof height and timing get sorted out. The camp and resort page covers seasonal kitchens in detail, and the areas served page lists every community.
How to work with Muskoka Hood Cleaning
The same outline applies to a camp dining hall, a lakeside inn or a pub in town.
First call. Tell us what you cook, how many canopies you have, and when your kitchen opens or goes quiet. The contact page lists what to have ready.
Walk-through and quote. The technician looks at the whole system and names anything hard to reach up front. The written quote follows within 24 hours of the walk-through.
After the visit. Keep the photographs and the certificate together. An inspector or an insurer can ask for them, and they show what the next visit needs. The services page explains each service.
How much does hood cleaning cost with Muskoka Hood Cleaning in 2026?
Muskoka Hood Cleaning charges from $585 per visit for a single-hood kitchen up to ten feet and from $995 per visit for a multi-hood kitchen of two to four canopies, with larger systems quoted on site after a free walk-through.
Camp dining halls, resort and hotel kitchens, institutional kitchens and long duct runs fall into that larger group. Fan repair and deep cleaning are quoted per job.
Next step: call 705-302-3662 or request a written quote. Give the canopy count, what cooks under it and your opening or closing date, and the walk-through gets booked.
About Muskoka Hood Cleaning: frequently asked questions
Who shows up to clean the hood?
Power Hoods Systems, the operating crew. Muskoka Hood Cleaning is the name on the phone and the quote form. Power Hoods Systems performs the walk-through, the cleaning and the certificate on every job.
Why does this page show no founding year, crew size or star rating?
Muskoka Hood Cleaning publishes only claims you can check. The price, the paperwork and the phone number are all on this page. Figures that cannot be checked are left off.
Are customer names or testimonials listed anywhere?
No. Camps, resorts, restaurants and care homes in the region use the service, but none has given permission to be named. The site describes the type of kitchen and never the customer.
Does a year-round kitchen have to close for the visit?
No. Kitchens that stay open all year are cleaned overnight or between services. Seasonal kitchens are booked before opening or after the last service of the year.
When does the insurance proof arrive?
Before the work. Proof of WSIB coverage and liability insurance goes out with the written quote, so your contractor file is complete before the crew arrives.