Well, as most of you know I have been researching for my next tm. I have been wanting to expand my concrete cleaning services (or add ons) to some of my restaurant clients. I recieved a call today from one of my former managers that now works at a large chain restaurant wanting a bid on concrete cleaning on front and back pads, dumpster area etc. A total of around 4,000 sf.
Lots of questions:
#1 How would you go about pricing, by the sf or by the job/hour?
This particular unit will do this cleaning bi-weekly, previous cleaner basically did an ok job but trashed out their grease pit area on last clean so they fired him, they showed me the mess they made and I would have fired him also.
#2 What is the name/company that makes a piece of equipment that is much like a turbo but bigger and maybe on wheels? Does this piece also extract?
#3 Would you try to use existing equipment or would you invest in a hot water pressure washing system. (I have an opportunity to land as many as 5-10 of these units.) ie, my Vortex gets really hot but it won't sustain the heat at 200-250 like an aerotech, if you are using a turbo it will level out at 180 or so and that's not quite enough to bust out the grease. I also had a previous tech that power washes and they use a substance/chorine type powder that they buy at a pool supply house and he says they apply it let it dwell and use realtively low pressure to rinse off.
Note: I clean sidewalks and front and back pads occassionly now, but the last time I gave a dumpster area a whirl I said never again. However, since this place cleans bi-weekly once I get it clean then I think it would be rather simple to maintain.
Since, this is a direction or service I want to add in the future, as well as garage floor cleaning, front and back sidewalks etc. I want to invest in the best equipment for the job.
Open to all suggestions and feedback please
Lots of questions:
#1 How would you go about pricing, by the sf or by the job/hour?
This particular unit will do this cleaning bi-weekly, previous cleaner basically did an ok job but trashed out their grease pit area on last clean so they fired him, they showed me the mess they made and I would have fired him also.
#2 What is the name/company that makes a piece of equipment that is much like a turbo but bigger and maybe on wheels? Does this piece also extract?
#3 Would you try to use existing equipment or would you invest in a hot water pressure washing system. (I have an opportunity to land as many as 5-10 of these units.) ie, my Vortex gets really hot but it won't sustain the heat at 200-250 like an aerotech, if you are using a turbo it will level out at 180 or so and that's not quite enough to bust out the grease. I also had a previous tech that power washes and they use a substance/chorine type powder that they buy at a pool supply house and he says they apply it let it dwell and use realtively low pressure to rinse off.
Note: I clean sidewalks and front and back pads occassionly now, but the last time I gave a dumpster area a whirl I said never again. However, since this place cleans bi-weekly once I get it clean then I think it would be rather simple to maintain.
Since, this is a direction or service I want to add in the future, as well as garage floor cleaning, front and back sidewalks etc. I want to invest in the best equipment for the job.
Open to all suggestions and feedback please
