How Does a Construction Cleaning Business Owner Spend a Workday?

What is a construction cleaning business?

A construction cleaning business employs cleaning crews to go to newly renovated or brand-new houses and clean up the site before a family moves in. This involves more than simply dusting, vacuuming, and cleaning the bathrooms. A construction clean-up crew may do tasks such as clean windows inside and out, remove stickers from all appliances, haul away construction debris, polish floors and wash ceilings. The main goal is for the house to look sparkling clean for the new owners.

What does the business owner do at the start-up of the company?

Some companies do have franchises available for the construction cleaning business, or you may be able to start your own. A business owner will need to start by hiring clean-up crews, looking into insurance, buying supplies and vehicles, advertising, and scheduling jobs. Some construction clean-up business owners work along with the clean-up crews, so they spend most of their workdays at a construction site, preparing it for the new owners. If they have a large business with several clean-up crews, then the business owners will take on administrative roles.

When the construction cleaning business grows. . .

The business owner will need to hire a secretary or administrative assistant to answer calls and schedule cleaning jobs. This assistant might also do payroll and schedule regular vehicle maintenance. The business owner would be more likely to spend his days overseeing different clean-up crews and double-checking their work, hiring and/or firing employees, working on marketing and advertising, purchasing new equipment and supplies, and handling complaints and new business contacts.

Resources

• Example of a Construction Cleanup Business