10-08-2014, 02:40 PM
Besides carpet cleaning, I also own a medical linen service. One of the products we offer is rental mats. The price is usually $0.15 to $0.20 per square foot per mat per week, so a 3' x 10' mat would cost the customer $4.50 per week at $0.15 per square foot. Our largest account is a small hospital and they have approx 52 mats we service each week. In order to make it profitable, you'll need access to a large industrial washing machine with at least 100 lbs capacity. These washers typically cost $7,000-$12,000 used, 12-15 years old. You absolutely cannot wash these mats in anything smaller unless you were washing one or two at a time which is pointless.
The industrial quality mats that you would need are very expensive but they are designed to last 5-10 years. The profit margins are nowhere near carpet cleaning; it's a volume-based business. We only offer it as an add-on to our linen business. I hope this helps.
The industrial quality mats that you would need are very expensive but they are designed to last 5-10 years. The profit margins are nowhere near carpet cleaning; it's a volume-based business. We only offer it as an add-on to our linen business. I hope this helps.