Jim@GarageCleaning
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I have been asked many of times, how many square feet can I clean in an hour?
This question's answer is different among Parking Garage Cleaners. why?
Some of my competitors clean section or what I call "Spot" cleaning. They basically only clean the oil stains and then do a rinse down for the rest of the garage. What I call Foot by Foot cleaning.
Another way is cleaning inch by inch. That means every inch is deep cleaned. Every stain is hand scrubbed and every inch is then rinsed down, then captured and filtered to be discharged correctly into the sanitary sewer system. ( A permit for discharge is usually required ).
If we were to "Rinse Wash" a garage, we can do several of 100's of thousands of square feet in a day with 1 or 2 people. This is not deep cleaning but more of a Pre maintenance cleaning. It is the easiest way to clean and should demand about 3-7 cents a square ft. depending on where you are located.
A "Deep Cleaning" is much more intense. You will need far more people to accomplish this. You will need 2 for hand scrubbing, 2 per surface cleaner, 2 for rinsing with a 1.5 inch fire Hose, one as a gofer ( To check on water, move the truck, reconnect water, etc) and one to check filtration unit and leakage from the garage or containment area. So 8 if you have 1 surface cleaner.... 10 if you have 2 surface cleaners going and 1 for the gum issues and small areas that you may miss. ( 11 for the full deep cleaning crew)
With a " Full Crew" for deep cleaning, you are talking about 250,000 sq ft per 12 to 18 hour day depending on how dirty and oily the garage is.
So this is why some on these boards say, we clean XXX amount in a quarter for 1 cent ( FOR EXAMPLE ) per square foot and others say X amount a month for 20 cents.
How long have I been cleaning parking garage structures.... Since 1989. I only clean parking garages and nothing else. Not KFC, Truck washing, Bus stops etc. Nothing but garages.
Jim Gamble
Crystal Cleaning Company LLC
510-612-0437
www.GarageCleaning.Net
This question's answer is different among Parking Garage Cleaners. why?
Some of my competitors clean section or what I call "Spot" cleaning. They basically only clean the oil stains and then do a rinse down for the rest of the garage. What I call Foot by Foot cleaning.
Another way is cleaning inch by inch. That means every inch is deep cleaned. Every stain is hand scrubbed and every inch is then rinsed down, then captured and filtered to be discharged correctly into the sanitary sewer system. ( A permit for discharge is usually required ).
If we were to "Rinse Wash" a garage, we can do several of 100's of thousands of square feet in a day with 1 or 2 people. This is not deep cleaning but more of a Pre maintenance cleaning. It is the easiest way to clean and should demand about 3-7 cents a square ft. depending on where you are located.
A "Deep Cleaning" is much more intense. You will need far more people to accomplish this. You will need 2 for hand scrubbing, 2 per surface cleaner, 2 for rinsing with a 1.5 inch fire Hose, one as a gofer ( To check on water, move the truck, reconnect water, etc) and one to check filtration unit and leakage from the garage or containment area. So 8 if you have 1 surface cleaner.... 10 if you have 2 surface cleaners going and 1 for the gum issues and small areas that you may miss. ( 11 for the full deep cleaning crew)
With a " Full Crew" for deep cleaning, you are talking about 250,000 sq ft per 12 to 18 hour day depending on how dirty and oily the garage is.
So this is why some on these boards say, we clean XXX amount in a quarter for 1 cent ( FOR EXAMPLE ) per square foot and others say X amount a month for 20 cents.
How long have I been cleaning parking garage structures.... Since 1989. I only clean parking garages and nothing else. Not KFC, Truck washing, Bus stops etc. Nothing but garages.
Jim Gamble
Crystal Cleaning Company LLC
510-612-0437
www.GarageCleaning.Net