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are in the area when there are other choices that are available, and there often are. There also are legal concerns, especially in California. For


example, the state EPA may be preparing to implement stan- dards for garage cleaning.Most of these are not from the stand- point of the cleanliness, but from the potential pollution that comes from hazardous runoffs into stormsewers. When planning a garage clean-


ing, it is important to take into con- sideration many things that might affect your customers. The first is timeliness.An inex-


are coming and going. The advantage is that you keep customers coming into your


garage and parking.There also are several disadvantages. One is that someone will be needed to keep customers from


perienced contractor can often cost far more in inconvenience and dam- age by not having the experience or equipment to get your facility cleaned in a time frame thatworks for you or your customers. Nothing ismore frustrating than hav- ing a contractor that supplies youwith a short timeline, and ends up taking far longer than you had planned. Damage is another concern that can happen when inexperi-


enced contractors are trying to get out that last piece of gum or stubborn spot and dig a hole or leave scarring in the concrete of your garage. Closing a garage or doing a garage by level is sometimes


the only solution, even if not the preferable one. Some we have cleaned are “live” garages.Thismeansworkingwhile customers


Curb appeal is what could drive the selection of a garage.


parkingwhere the contractors are cleaning.Another is contractor safety. Customers are not careful or don’t pay attention to con- tractor employees, even when they wear reflective vests, or to their equipment Finally, there is the situation of


cars that are parked. They will be cleaned around, but are you going to require the contractor to return and wash that spot? If you do, does your contractor have the equipment nec- essary to recover the water and


grime that will come up, without affecting that spot? Obviously, I prefer a closed garage, but sometimes that’s not


possible because of contractual constraints. Allowances and arrangements will need to be made in order to achieve the most time- and cost-effective cleaning available.


Scott Stone is Operations Manager of A Mind for Detail in Mesa, AZ. He can be reached at stonewasher@gmail.com.


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