Advice: Building a wash

[soonermajic]

great advice! I have GinSan currently, & IVS vacs, & LW4000 IBA.

Anyone have any advice on which are the best , & easiest to work on, combo vacs?

 

[MEP001]

MEP, which All In One units would you suggest? Other ideas?

I've only dealt with the older Doyle units which are very simple inside. There are a lot of things I like about them, like they hold five full gallon jugs that you don't have to mix in tanks.

 

[soonermajic]

What do these Doyle units look like? I'm thinking that these things, combo vacs, are something that you can buy older models & do a simple refurb....?

 

[mac]

The question is similar to the one I get when someone wants to get into the business. I usually ask them back, "What does a three bedroom house cost?" Can be $40,000 for a double wide mobile to $800,000 after you hit the lottery and you want to impress your second wife.

 

[soonermajic]

Looking to do White split faced stone , or brick (whichever is cheaper) & blue peaked metal roof.

 

[soonermajic]

Ok, dug this up. There are some good ideas on here: get xtra vacs, Doyle combos are nice & easy to work on, use concrete haynot, or brick or split faced stone. Put extrutech in walls of SS. Get used SS equipment, new IBA equipment. LED lighting.
I need half an acre, but I'd like to know about how many feet across & deep...?

 

[soonermajic]

How would you guys design a 4/1, w/ 6 covered vacs? Keep in mind it will be on a half an acre, can be square or rectangular shape. I'd like 3 vac islands, w/ 2 on each island. Would you put the 5 bays in front, vacs behind them, or opposite? Would you put wash & vac bays all in a line going deep, or all lined up along the road? Wpuld you have vacs behind wash bays, w/ ability to pull through both areas, & u-turn along ends of these to exit back out front?
Keep in mind, there is only hwy frontage, no exit/enter on backside . It is a pasture back there.
What are "must haves" for this 4/1, IBA, SS & Vacs? I'm thinking Cryptopay in SS & Paystation, Air Shamee(s), combo vacs, glass front vendor, maybe tokens dispensed...?

 

[lag]

Have you considered a CONFORM building? Basically, it is a concrete building poured into forms that become the walls. Cost effective and quick to put up. We used on the last wash I was involved with building.
Full disclosure… I recently took a job with another wash supplier, and we represent the company that manufactures the product.
I can pass on more information if you’d like.

 

[carwashireland]

For a building that is cost effective and very aesthetically pleasing you should take a look at the Adriateh buildings. I believe xtreme wash gear from Oklahoma are agents. Steel and glass but nice designs. http://xtremewashgear.com/carwash-cleaning-technology/