With constant exposure to weather such as wind, rain, snow, and environmental pollutants, waste, oil, and gas, your parking lot will always need regular pressure washing and cleaning. That’s not to mention trash, waste, and graffiti from people, along with regular foot traffic through high pedestrian traffic areas such as stairwells, which quickly builds up and becomes dangerous.
- Dirty Parking Lots Aren’t Great for Business
Your parking lot is the first thing that customers see when they’re visiting your business. It’s the first impression they’ll have of what they can expect to see when they walk through the front doors. You may not believe it, but a dirty parking lot can give someone a negative perception of your business before they’ve even interacted with you or your staff. A dirty parking lot covered with stains, trash, and graffiti tells customers that you don’t care about how your business looks.
- Dirty Parking Lots Are Hazardous to Employees, Customers, and Tenants
Imagine a customer, employee, or tenant walking through your parking lot and slipping into a puddle of oil or gas. Dealing with injuries on your property and all the hassles, paperwork, and financial costs associated with them can be a nightmare for businesses and property owners. Trash left to build up around parking lots can also attract insects, bugs, and animals, leaving waste and creating health hazards.
- Dirty Parking Lots Can Become Permanently Damaged
Dirt, grime, environmental pollutants, gas, and oil can quickly turn from a small stain to permanent damage in your parking lot if left uncleaned for too long. Once these pollutants, especially petroleum-based spills such as gas and oil, sit for too long, they’ll start to eat into the parking lot’s surface, stripping paint and damaging the top layer of the parking lot, requiring expensive repairs.
