Restoom Cleaning....

[TheCleaningDude]

Putting a bid in on a weekly/bi-weekly restroom cleaning for a local restaurant chain.

Might have the potential to be some good money.

Anybody doing something like this now?

What equipment are you using?

Thanks!

[NJP]

What's the scope of your cleaning? Then we can give you some more advice. I clean restrooms and I use a disinfectant cleaner on the sinks, urinals and toilet bowls. walls and stalls are also cleaned daily. some guys use electric pressure washers to spray down the restroom I use a pump up sprayer or my electric sprayer. Wet/dry vac or you portable if you have one, crb or a rotary. This is some of the items you might need.

[rlord]

I've done a lot of t&g and somtime you can get by with a mop, brush, bucket and shop vac othertimes hand gernades and kerosene won't do it. I do 12 at ky largest commercial account on a monthly basis these we mop down some solution and suck it up with a high pressure porty and turbo. But could get by with less. Each month they will give me a list of others they want done. These typically we need a stronger cleaner , scrub each grout line and then really need all the pressure we can get toget them clean.
Where it can get real sticky is if they have but something on the floor like VCT wax, etc then you can run into big problems.

[TheCleaningDude]

Thanks guys.

Here's the breakdown:

Mens room has 2 stalls, 1 urinal and 2 sinks. Floor and walls are tile. Floors are sticky, pretty gross and there is some noticeable, but not too heavy, odor.

Womens room has three stalls and three sinks. Floors and walls are tile. Floors are also sticky, maybe some odor but of course nothing like a mens room.

Considering a no touch system but looking for something less expensive to start. I want to do a good job though no matter what.

What gear should I look for?

What chems?

Thanks guys.

[NJP]

Well to get away cheaper than the touch less systems, I would use the pump up sprayer to spray down the walls and floors, scrub brush with a handle, a mop and bucket for small areas, wet/dry vac or your portable to suck up the excess water. Now chemicals, everyone has their own likes. some use simple green, I use odor side for smell. I sometimes use bleach for the floor drains. Odo ban works well but there are many more to choose from. Now I charge 5-7 dollars for fixtures such as sinks, toilet bowls etc, I hope this helps.

[TheCleaningDude]

Thanks, Nick.

I was thinking of going this route:

Multisprayer to lay down the initial chem....

Scrub with pole brush....

Use a small pressure washer I'm getting to do the rinse/spray....

Use wet/dry vac to suck up....or an Air Hog I might be getting....

Not sure how to dry other than a towel?

What do you think?

Well to get away cheaper than the touch less systems, I would use the pump up sprayer to spray down the walls and floors, scrub brush with a handle, a mop and bucket for small areas, wet/dry vac or your portable to suck up the excess water. Now chemicals, everyone has their own likes. some use simple green, I use odor side for smell. I sometimes use bleach for the floor drains. Odo ban works well but there are many more to choose from. Now I charge 5-7 dollars for fixtures such as sinks, toilet bowls etc, I hope this helps.

[NJP]

I use microfiber towels to dry and I use a small fan for the floors but it doesn't take long with the wet/dry vac it picks up quite a bit. JMO It works for me.

[TheCleaningDude]

Thanks, Nick.

Are you using MF towels to dry the fixtures as well or does the wet/dry vac have a enough of a blower on it to dry those down as well?

I use microfiber towels to dry and I use a small fan for the floors but it doesn't take long with the wet/dry vac it picks up quite a bit. JMO It works for me.

[NJP]

I use the MF to wipe down the fixtures it kinda shines them up a little.

[Kleen O' green]

I've done a lot of t&g and somtime you can get by with a mop, brush, bucket and shop vac othertimes hand gernades and kerosene won't do it. I do 12 at ky largest commercial account on a monthly basis these we mop down some solution and suck it up with a high pressure porty and turbo. But could get by with less. Each month they will give me a list of others they want done. These typically we need a stronger cleaner , scrub each grout line and then really need all the pressure we can get toget them clean.
Where it can get real sticky is if they have but something on the floor like VCT wax, etc then you can run into big problems.

I agree with Rick, with wax on floors it a problem. Better to let them know that you need to strip the floors for $$$___ to allow you to better care for the restrooms. Or if you Just really want the account strp it for free.

[CleaningConcierge]

If there is wax on T&G, you should charge at least $2 per sq ft to strip and clean. It can be a nightmare. Get the strongest stripper you can to help.

[TheCleaningDude]

No wax on the floor.

In fact, visually it's not so bad. The issue comes down to two things:

-Lack of detailed cleaning (for example, the floors are a little sticky)

-Odor

They're going to go with the service. In fact, they want twice weekly cleanings.

I think the process will be this (and please let me know what you think, I want all the feedback I can get....) :

-Spray floors, walls and fixtures with solution using MS (60psi)

-Scrub floors, walls and fixtures using deck brush

-Spray/rinse using my Mytee Lite II (120psi)

-Vacuum up using a squeegee and the Mytee Lite II (3 gallon waste tank, small I know, but easy to dump)

-Hand dry fixtures as needed and use my handheld wet/dry vac to blow dry as much as possible

Does this work?

What chems should I be using?

I want this account and I would like to add more once I get the hang of it. Ideally a true 'touchless' system would be great, but with only one account now I can't justify the expense yet.

Is the process above toO low tech?

Again, any and all feedback would be great. Especially in regards to chems, tools, towels, etc.

Thanks for all the info so far!

[David-Hebert]

It all boils down to how much time an effor you are willing to put in to the account for the price they are willing to pay. WE all have heard the line do this well and there is more where that came from line or something similar, It is meaningless unless it happens. We always charge full price or the first time around and discount things after.


Bathrooms are quick and easy to do, just use the right tools and chemicals for the job. Deck brush in my view is to slow except for places a machine will not get into.

[TheCleaningDude]

It's $60.00 a visit. Two restrooms. Three stalls and two sinks each.

What would be a better alternative to the deck brush?

Pressure wash?

Also, chems, etc.

Let me know, guys.

It all boils down to how much time an effor you are willing to put in to the account for the price they are willing to pay. WE all have heard the line do this well and there is more where that came from line or something similar, It is meaningless unless it happens. We always charge full price or the first time around and discount things after.


Bathrooms are quick and easy to do, just use the right tools and chemicals for the job. Deck brush in my view is to slow except for places a machine will not get into.

[NJP]

Betco puts out some real good chemicals for restrooms. I use a pump up sprayer to wet down every thing then I use my little orbital oreck machine to scrub the floors and brushes for floors. Wet dry vac MF towels to wipe down. JMO Oh sometimes I use my steam machine.