Elite Soft WashCommercial Concrete, Sidewalk & Dumpster Pad Cleaning
Algae on an entry sidewalk is the most common slip-and-fall on a commercial property, and it gets slicker every time it rains. A grease-tracked dumpster pad is a health-inspection note, a smell your tenants complain about, and a standing invitation to pests. Both are cheap to fix and expensive to ignore. We clean commercial flatwork with hot water and surface cleaners, controlling where the runoff goes.
What We Clean
- Sidewalks, entry aprons, and breezeways
- Dumpster and compactor pads
- Loading docks and dock aprons
- Drive-thru lanes and queuing areas
- Parking garage floors and stairwells
- Curbs, bollards, and wheel stops
Grease, Gum, and the Stains Concrete Holds Onto
Hot water is what separates commercial flatwork from a driveway. Grease on a dock apron or a dumpster pad needs heat and a degreaser to release; cold water just moves it around. Gum comes up with steam. We are straight with you about the rest: fresh oil comes out almost entirely, old deep-set oil lightens a great deal without vanishing, and rust and tannin need a specialty treatment we will quote separately rather than pretend is included.
Runoff, Reclaim, and Staying Compliant
Wash water off a dumpster pad or a dock is not clean water, and letting it run into a storm drain is the part that gets a property written up. We contain and control runoff on those areas and keep degreaser out of the drain. If your site has a specific discharge requirement, tell us at the walkthrough and we will work to it.
Cleaned Before You Open
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Schedule the window. Nights and early mornings for retail and restaurants; weekends for offices and medical.
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Cone and sign. The work area is marked off so nobody walks through a wet surface unannounced.
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Pre-treat. Growth killed and grease broken down before the surface cleaner touches it.
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Hot-water surface clean. Even, striping-free passes. No wand marks left across your entry.
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Rinse, post-treat, report. Runoff controlled, shaded sections treated to slow regrowth, photo set sent over.
The Proof
Before & After
Real results from real DMV jobs. No filters, no tricks.
Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have before and afters of dumpster pads?
Ask and we will text you the most recent ones. The set published here is our flatwork gallery; pad and dock work is not usually somewhere anyone wants to stand taking photos, but we have them.
Can you remove gum from a sidewalk?
Yes, with steam. On a heavily trafficked frontage most clients put gum removal on a recurring schedule rather than paying to clear a year's build-up at once.
Will you get the oil stains out completely?
Fresh oil, almost entirely. Old, deep-set stains lighten dramatically but rarely disappear, and we will tell you which one you have before you spend money.
Where does the dirty water go?
Not into your storm drain. We contain and control runoff on pads and docks, which is the part that matters if your property is ever inspected.
How often should commercial flatwork be cleaned?
Entry sidewalks once or twice a year, dumpster pads quarterly on a restaurant or grocery site. High-traffic frontage is where a recurring schedule saves the most money.