QSR new-builds
Burger King, Habit Burger, Wendy's, Dutch Bros, Popeyes, and Raising Cane's stores built to the brand's mechanical scope sheet.
Restaurant & QSR ventilation
Restaurant kitchen hood installation, built to NFPA 96.
Type I and Type II hoods, welded grease duct, make-up air, and exhaust fans for restaurants and QSR rollouts across California. We know the franchisor playbooks and which county health departments want stamped drawings.
Interactive 3D
Kitchen / QSR Ventilation in 3D.
Interactive models of the equipment on this scope, drawn in code from what we install every week. Drag to rotate.
Stainless Type I grease hood with baffle filters, suppression piping, welded riser, and upblast exhaust fan, built to NFPA 96.
What we deliver
Restaurant and quick-service ventilation built to NFPA 96 and the brand's playbook. Type I & II hoods, MUA, exhaust risers, pollution control, grease duct. Trusted by Burger King, Habit Burger, Dutch Bros, Popeyes, Eureka!, Raising Cane's, Panda Express, and the GCs that build their stores across California.
- Type I (grease) & Type II (heat/steam) Hood Systems
- NFPA 96 Compliance - design through commissioning
- Make-Up Air Coordination (Captive-Aire, RuppAir, Greenheck)
- Welded Black Iron Grease Duct, Liquid-Tight
Project size: $40K (single QSR new-build) to $2.5M (multi-store refresh program). Schedule: 6–12 weeks per store, parallelized for multi-unit.
Full scope, process & specs
Sierra Mechanical is one of the few California sheet metal contractors that specializes in restaurant ventilation as a primary business line, not a side scope. We have completed kitchen ventilation packages for Burger King, Habit Burger, Wendy's, Dutch Bros, KFC, Taco Bell, Wingstop, Jack in the Box, Raising Cane's, Popeyes, Panda Express, Chipotle, BJ's, Roundtable Pizza, Eureka!, and dozens of regional and independent restaurant groups across the state.
We know NFPA 96 cold. We know each franchisor's mechanical playbook (BK FZP-3, Wendy's 2025 Image Activation, KFC Reimagine, Taco Bell Defy, Habit's prototype 2024). We know which California county health departments want stamped MEP drawings vs. just a hood cut sheet (LA County, Alameda, Santa Clara) and which approve in-house. We know which inspectors want to see the welded duct pressure-tested in person before it gets boxed in.
For multi-unit rollout programs (BK refresh, Habit new-build, Dutch Bros expansion), we offer dedicated PM teams that travel the schedule with you - same crew, same shop drawings, same submittal package, replicated across 5, 10, 30 stores. One spec sheet, one supplier, one number to call when something needs adjustment.
Brand spec review
We start with the franchisor's mechanical scope sheet (cooking equipment list, hood requirements, MUA capacity).
NFPA 96 compliance check
Hood overhang, exhaust velocity, duct routing, fire suppression coordination, makeup air balance.
Health dept. submittal
County-specific drawings. We know what each jurisdiction requires.
Fab + install + commission
Hoods welded in our shop. Field install with TAB coordination. Commissioning with the brand's rep on site.
- Pollution Control Units (ESP, UV-C, Activated Carbon)
- Multi-Tenant & Multi-Floor Riser Coordination
- Health Dept. Submittals (CA county-specific)
- Franchisor Spec Compliance (BK, Wendy's, KFC, etc.)
- Ansul / Pyro-Chem Fire Suppression Coordination
- Exhaust Fan Roof Curbs & Vibration Isolation
- CKV Demand-Control Ventilation
When GCs call us for kitchen / qsr ventilation.
Multi-unit refresh programs
One PM team, one submittal package, and the same crew replicated across 5, 10, or 30 stores.
Second-generation restaurant TIs
Reusing or replacing an existing hood, re-routing grease duct, and rebalancing make-up air for a new menu and cook line.
Multi-tenant exhaust risers
Food halls and mixed-use buildings with shared risers, pollution control units, and landlord coordination.
Codes & standards we build to
- NFPA 96 commercial cooking ventilation
- California Mechanical Code Chapter 5 (hoods and grease duct)
- Title 24 kitchen exhaust and makeup air
- County environmental health plan review
- Ansul / Pyro-Chem suppression coordination
Job flow in 3D
How a kitchen / qsr ventilation job moves.
Same six stages on every Sierra job, from takeoff to the TAB report. Scroll to walk through it; drag to look around.
- Estimating
Plans & takeoff
Budgetary number in 4 business hours. Itemized hard bid in 5 days.
DeliverablesBid · scope sheet · alternates
- Pre-construction
3D coordination
Clashes with structure and other trades are solved on screen, not in the field.
DeliverablesShop drawings · submittals · Title 24
- Rancho Cordova shop
In-house fabrication
CNC-cut, formed, and welded to SMACNA and NFPA 96. Never outsourced.
DeliverablesDuct · hoods · fittings
- Logistics
QA & delivery
Leak-tested, tagged to the drawing, and delivered on your install date.
DeliverablesTest records · tagged pallets
- Self-performed
Field install
Our own W-2 crews, with a PM in your OAC meetings every week.
DeliverablesRTU sets · rough-in · look-ahead
- Turnover
Start-up & closeout
Start-up, NEBB/AABC test and balance, O&M manuals, and as-builts.
DeliverablesTAB report · O&M · as-builts
Kitchen / QSR Ventilation questions.
Do you fabricate the kitchen hoods yourselves?
Yes. Type I and Type II hoods are fabricated in our Rancho Cordova shop from Type 304 stainless with welded seams. Grease duct is welded liquid-tight and leak-tested before it leaves the shop.
Which restaurant brands has Sierra Mechanical built for?
Burger King, Habit Burger, Wendy's, KFC, Taco Bell, Wingstop, Jack in the Box, Raising Cane's, Popeyes, Panda Express, Dutch Bros, Chipotle, BJ's, Applebee's, Eureka!, and more than 50 brand partners across California.
How long does a restaurant hood and ventilation package take?
Typically 6 to 12 weeks per store. On multi-unit programs we run stores in parallel with a dedicated PM team.
Do you handle health department submittals?
Yes. We prepare county-specific drawings and know which jurisdictions, such as LA County, Alameda, and Santa Clara, require stamped MEP drawings versus a hood cut sheet.
Next step - takeoff & budgetary pricing
Bidding kitchen / qsr ventilation? Send the plans.
Budgetary number in 4 business hours. Itemized hard bid in 5 business days. One PM from takeoff to closeout.