Construction of a car wash. How to start a business?

If you believe the experts, the construction of a car wash is very profitable. The profitability of this business is 30-40%. On average, the payback is 1-1.5 years. As for more expensive sinks, their payback period is 2-3 years.

Selecting the location of the car wash

The payback and profitability of such a service will depend entirely on the location of the building. It is best to choose the prestigious areas near the roadway. After all, secured customers will most likely take advantage of this service.

Access roads to the car wash should be free and convenient. Under this business it is possible to convert a ready-made premise, but the best option is the construction of a car wash. The price will not be much higher.

In the room you need to think about the location of the cash register, provide a warehouse for materials, water treatment facilities.

What is necessary to open an enterprise?

First of all, you need to get permission to build a car wash. To do this, an application is made for the allocation of land for construction in the city administration.

Before this you need:

• Prepare a sketch of the building project;
• Coordinate with the sanitary and epidemiological station, fire inspection, municipal architects.

After this, you need to write an official letter with a request to allow the construction of a car wash in the name of the mayor of the city and attach to it all the agreed documents listed above. The response letter will be given permission to design. After this, the development of the project begins. The latter undergoes expertise in the Sanitary and Epidemiological Station, the labor protection service, the fire department, the architect, the environmental protection service, and the state expertise.

After receiving the approval of the project, it is necessary to draw up an act for temporary or permanent possession of the land and obtain a warrant for the construction of a car wash.

The first stage of construction. Choosing a site for a car wash

As already mentioned, you need to choose the right site for location - this will be the key to its success. So, all the permits are in your hands, the estimate for the construction of a car wash has been drawn up, a sketch has been made, so you can proceed with the main thing - the development of the project.

The second stage of construction. Project development

Then begins the process of developing a project for your car wash. In the process of drawing up a technical assignment, the material for building a building is selected. An excellent alternative to the traditional methods of building a car service is a fast-erected metal frame with enclosing structures made of sandwich panels.

Depending on what you have means, you can choose a modern version with various additional services, as well as budget or standard.

The prepared project for the construction of a car wash requires, as already mentioned, agreement and permission. But before creating a project, you need to determine the type of car wash:

• Contact. In such car washes, water is supplied from devices with high pressure, after which the dirt is wiped off by applying a special shampoo on the car. This is the cheapest type of car wash.
• Non-contact. Here, water is supplied in the same way as in the previous one, but the dirt is scraped off by applying chemical agents that corrode it (no rubbing is necessary).
• Automatic. The car rides into the arch, which moves along the car and washes it. This type of washing involves the use of special brushes to wipe off dirt or high water pressure.
• Tunneling. The car drives into the conveyor (moving device), which carries it through various arches and other functional devices that carry out rubbing dirt, applying shampoo, etc. The length of such a tunnel depends on the number of devices.

After the design of a car wash is made, it is necessary to be defined with a choice of a building material. It is worth giving preference to durable finishing materials.

The last stage of construction is the purchase and installation of equipment for washing.

Equipment for car wash

Of course, before opening the car wash you need to buy equipment. The main suppliers are Italy, Germany and Spain. In the market you can find such washers as Weidner, Kranzle, Karcher, Istobal, Californial Kleindiest, Ceccato, Carebridge, Comet.

In addition, you will need to install and purification systems for your car wash. Input filters for water purification are the main component of the construction kit. It will also be necessary to install and purifiers of water, which goes into the drain, to clean it from slurries of fats, oil products and other dirt.

Draw up a business plan

1. Analyzing the advantages. Since the present in Russia's cities has started a real car boom, and the weather is changing, that is, there is a certain demand for car wash services . In addition, in many cities there is still a weak competition in this segment.

2. Analysis of shortcomings. Such a project will require considerable investment at the start, because you need to purchase expensive equipment, especially for tunnel washing. Maybe even have to make out a loan. Permanent maintenance is required due to humidity.

3. Risks. The administrative resource will easily close the car wash, for example, if the standards of the sanitary and epidemiological station are not complied with or if there is a threat of ecology.

4. Profitability. As already mentioned, experts say that a car wash is a very profitable business, where the profitability is 30-40%.

5. Business plan. It is necessary to carefully calculate all incomes, expenses, payback and profitability on the basis of the business plan of your future car wash. Determine possible prospects for development. The main sections of such a plan will be:

• strategy;
• Car wash market;
• business;
• Features of marketing.

The estimated part of your business plan will largely depend on the future location of the car wash. It includes the costs:

• On the site;
• Execution of documents;
• building;
• Consumables;
• equipment;
• repairs;
• Operation.

Before you open the car wash, you need to think through every detail!