Access Panel Installation
Strict bare-metal access panel installation to eliminate catastrophic grease fires and secure absolute NFPA compliance.
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Coverage
The Hidden Fire Trap
NFPA 96 code explicitly mandates comprehensive access to all areas of commercial kitchen exhaust ductwork. Without properly sized and spaced access panels, standard cleaning crews cannot reach the sharp turns and horizontal runs deep within your facility's infrastructure.
These inaccessible "blind spots" become massive repositories for highly combustible vaporized grease. A spark from the cooking line can easily ignite this hidden fuel source, resulting in a catastrophic structural fire that bypasses standard suppression systems entirely.
Sealing vulnerable blind spots with high-temperature rated hardware.
Inspection Failure Liability
Fire marshals and corporate insurance auditors are acutely aware of the dangers posed by inaccessible grease ducts. If an inspector cannot visually confirm that every inch of the exhaust system has been scraped to bare metal, your facility will face immediate citations, operational shutdowns, and invalidated insurance policies in the event of a fire.
Code Mandate
Strict federal requirements dictate access panels every 12 feet and at every change in duct direction.
Margin of Error
A single inaccessible bend can hold enough grease to burn down an entire commercial structure.
Audit Security
We ensure fire inspectors have absolute visibility into the safety of your exhaust infrastructure.
Precision Fabrication Protocol
SDI does not rely on cheap, aftermarket patches. We fabricate and install UL-listed, fire-rated access panels engineered specifically for high-temperature commercial environments. Our installations maintain the critical structural integrity of the ductwork while ensuring perfect seals against grease leakage.
System Analysis
Comprehensive mapping of the entire exhaust run to identify all blind spots and non-compliant distances between existing panels.
Structural Cutting
Precision cutting of the duct steel, carefully avoiding damage to surrounding fire-wrap insulation and building infrastructure.
UL-Rated Installation
Mounting of extreme-temperature, grease-tight steel panels utilizing specialized hardware that withstands thermal expansion and contraction.
Restoration & Certification
Immediate bare-metal scraping of the newly accessible areas, followed by photographic documentation for strict fire marshal compliance.
Tactical Execution
Neglected grease buildup within the exhaust infrastructure is the undisputed leading cause of catastrophic restaurant fires. Our Access Panel Installation service explicitly bypasses standard "visual-only" inspections in favor of exhaustive, bare-metal systemic restoration.
We operate strictly under NFPA-96 codes, scraping, sanitizing, and power-washing every accessible inch of the ductwork down to bare steel. We provide comprehensive photo documentation and localized compliance certification upon every single completion to immediately satisfy local fire marshals and mitigate corporate insurance liability.
Uncompromising Standards
Every inch of the facility operates correctly when structural fouling is aggressively mitigated at the molecular scale.
NFPA-96 Mastery
Strict adherence to the National Fire Protection Association codes for ventilation control and commercial fire protection.
Bare Metal Standards
We don't just clean the visible hoods. We remove all combustible grease down to the bare metal vertically through the entire ductwork.
Photographic Evidence
Time-stamped before-and-after high-resolution photographic reports provided instantly to definitively prove system safety to local inspectors.
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