Fence in self serve carwash

[MEP001]

I believe Mark Murra from Michigan has done something similar. Some Canadian formats are like what was in bismarck (14 bays) here with a parking lot style arm requiring credit card to enter.

He's not asking about an entry system, he's just looking to fence in the wash to keep people out including homeless who can just walk around a security gate arm.

 

[Randy]

We have 3 car washes that are fenced and gated with 5’ chain link fencing. It’s helped keep the vandalism and theft down. They are closed from 10pm to 6:30am. We have a security company come and lock the gate and come back at 6:30am and open the gate. The security company drives by to check on things a few things in the night. We also turn off most of the lights from 10pm to 6:30am, only leave a few on for security. Another of our car washes we have to shut off all the lights and power to the equipment because the neighbors complained to the city so much about the night activities. So at 10pm all the power is shut off and at 6am the power comes back On, there are a couple of security lights on. The problem we have now is people come and sit in there cars for hours at time during the day.

 

[washnshine]

We have 3 car washes that are fenced and gated with 5’ chain link fencing. It’s helped keep the vandalism and theft down. They are closed from 10pm to 6:30am. We have a security company come and lock the gate and come back at 6:30am and open the gate. The security company drives by to check on things a few things in the night. We also turn off most of the lights from 10pm to 6:30am, only leave a few on for security.

Having a security company do that seems like a good idea for reliability and well… security! Would you mind sharing what that costs for the 3 facilities? I am assuming if you only had one wash it would be less.