Commercial Concrete Cleaning Company in Arkansas

A concrete cleaning company removes the oil, grease, gum, tire marks and algae from the parking lots, loading docks, drive-thru lanes, dumpster pads, sidewalks and warehouse floors a business is responsible for, and American Services AR has been that company for Arkansas properties since 2010. The usual method is hot-water pressure washing with a degreaser: the product dwells in the slab, then heated water through a rotating surface cleaner lifts the stain out of the pores instead of spreading it.

It is for owners, property and facility managers, restaurant operators and the maintenance leads who get the call when a customer slips. Arkansas is hard on concrete: humid summers grow black algae on shaded entries, July heat bakes oil drips into the slab, and winter freeze-thaw opens up any surface grease has already softened.

A job starts with a free online estimate from your address: we measure the property from the record and aerial imagery, send a written quote, schedule nights or weekends if needed, protect the drains, clean, and leave a service record with photos. Call (501) 289-5623 or request a free online estimate.

What’s Included

Every visit covers the surfaces listed in the quote with drain protection, a surface-cleaner wash and a written service record; hot-water degreasing is the $600 and $900 parking lot packages, and is quoted as its own line on every other surface.

Parking Lots

Stalls, drive aisles, islands and curb faces: oil drip zones, tire marks at the entrances and algae in the shaded corners. Striping is left alone; for lines and sealcoat see parking lot maintenance.

Loading Docks

Dock aprons, leveler pads, trailer drip zones and forklift turn strips, where hydraulic fluid and diesel need degreaser and hot water.

Drive-Thru Lanes

Menu board to pickup window, including the gum and grease zone under the window, done after close so the lane is dry before breakfast.

Dumpster and Compactor Pads

The enclosure floor, the truck apron and the leachate stain under the container, degreased, hot-water washed and deodorized.

Sidewalks, Entries and Common-Area Pads

Storefront walks, entry aprons, pool decks, play pads and breezeways, and the shaded side of the building where algae turns concrete black and slick.

Warehouse and Shop Floors

Forklift marks, oil and hydraulic fluid on bare concrete in warehouses, service bays and shops, with the wash water recovered; a floor about to be coated is degreased and cleaned ahead of the coating crew’s mechanical prep; see epoxy floor coating.

Medical and Office Entries

Entries, ramps and drop-off lanes kept free of slick growth, with low-odor chemistry and evening scheduling.

Every job includes:

• A site walk and photo baseline, then drain covers and containment where needed.
• Degreaser pre-treatment and hot water on the degreasing packages, with the dwell time set by the stain.
• A surface-cleaner wash, with curbs, edges and corners done by hand wand.
• A full rinse, neutralized where needed, and a written service record with photos; certificate of insurance on request.

Benefits

Regular concrete cleaning gets you a safer, better-looking property and a slab that lasts longer, for less than one slip claim.

• Slip-and-fall exposure goes down. Oil, grease and algae are what people fall on, and a dated record that they were removed is what an adjuster will ask for.
• The property reads as cared for. The entry, the lane and the lot are what a customer, tenant prospect or franchisor inspector sees first.
• Grease and gum come off the places that drive complaints: the pickup window, the entry apron and the dumpster corner.
• The slab lasts longer. Grease and acidic dumpster leachate attack the cement paste, and freeze-thaw works hardest on a surface that is already weakened.

What It Costs to Put It Off

Skipping the cleaning does not save its cost; it moves the cost to a claim, a permanent stain, an inspection finding or a tenant who leaves.

• One slip claim against a few hundred dollars a quarter. A fall on a greasy dock costs more in deductible, time and premium than years of cleaning, and a lot with no maintenance record is harder to defend.
• Fresh oil lifts; old oil is permanent. A drip from last month comes out with a degreaser; one that has baked through two Arkansas summers will only lighten.
• The dumpster corner gets worse every week. Leachate, grease and food waste bring odor, flies and rodents, and those complaints reach the landlord or the health inspector.
• Cleaning turns into repair. Grease-softened concrete and acidic leachate produce spalling a surface cleaner cannot undo; then the fix is patching or a coating.

What to Plan For

Hot-water cleaning removes what is on and in the surface; it does not repair the concrete, and a few things need planning before the crew arrives.

• Deep-set oil may lighten rather than vanish. On old, porous concrete a years-old stain comes up most of the way, and the quote says which spots may need a second treatment.
• Rust, efflorescence and tannin have their own chemistry. Each needs a dedicated product, listed as its own line on the quote.
• Cleaning does not fix damage. Spalling, cracks, lifted slabs and failed joints stay as they are; we note them in the service record so you can plan the repair.
• Wash water cannot go to the storm drain. Only rainwater is allowed in. On a curbed pad we cover the inlets and contain the water; where there is no pad we bring containment and recover it, which adds to the price.
• Water and access. We bring hot-water equipment, power and tanks if there is no hose bib; vehicles out of the work area, dumpsters pulled, and a window agreed with your delivery schedule.
• Weather. No washing below freezing, when wet concrete becomes an ice hazard, or in heavy rain or wind; wet areas are coned until dry.

Who It’s For

Commercial concrete cleaning is for any Arkansas property where the public, tenants or trucks cross concrete that has gone grey, greasy or green.

• Restaurants and drive-thrus: grease at the pickup window, gum on the order pad and a dumpster pad the health inspector walks past.
• Retail centers and strip malls: storefront walks, entry aprons and a shared lot tenants expect the landlord to keep up.
• Property managers and HOAs: common-area walks, pool decks and the slip-and-fall exposure they carry.
• Apartment communities: breezeways, stairwell landings, carports and compactor pads; see breezeway cleaning.
• Warehouses and loading docks: hydraulic fluid, diesel and forklift marks on the apron and the floor; plant floors are industrial cleaning.
• Medical offices and clinics: entries, ramps and drop-off lanes that have to be non-slip for patients.
• Churches and schools: courtyards, covered walks and play pads that go green on the shaded side.
• Dealerships, fuel stations, office parks and banks: oil and fuel drips on display pads and pump islands.

Home driveways, patios and pool decks are a residential job; see residential concrete cleaning.

How a Job Works

A job runs in five steps, and nothing is scheduled until you have a written quote in hand.

1. Free online estimate from your address

Send the address and the areas you want cleaned through the contact page or call (501) 289-5623. We measure the property from the record and aerial imagery; large and multi-site properties are walked with you.

2. Written quote

The quote lists each area, the package, the containment approach and the price, with add-ons as their own lines, and usually goes out the same business day. A deposit may be requested to hold your date.

3. Scheduled crew, on your hours

We set a window around your operations, early morning, overnight or the weekend, send a short prep list, and arrive with hot-water equipment and our own power.

4. The work

Drains are covered and containment set. On a maintenance rinse the surface cleaner runs cold water; on the degreasing packages the degreaser dwells on the oil, grease and biological staining and hot water through the surface cleaner lifts it out of the pores. Curbs and edges are hand-wanded, and the area is rinsed and neutralized where needed. Gum, rust and efflorescence get their own treatment, not more pressure.

5. Walk-through and service record

We walk the property with you, or send photos if the work was done overnight, note anything that needs a second treatment or a repair, and send the service record with the invoice.

Standards and Safety

Our crews work to the standards that apply to a commercial property open to the public, and the paperwork goes in your file.

• Walking and working surfaces. OSHA’s walking-working surfaces rule, 29 CFR 1910.22, requires employers to keep walkways and work areas clean, orderly and free of hazards; a dated service record with photos shows the standard was kept.
• Wash water stays out of the storm drain. Only rainwater is allowed down an Arkansas storm drain, so inlets are covered and wash water is contained or recovered.
• Chemistry at the right strength. Degreasers, gum-release agents and rust removers are used only on the surfaces they are made for, after a test spot, and neutralized before the rinse.
• Crew safety and insurance. Crews are OSHA 10 and HAZWOPER 40 trained, wet lanes are coned, and American Services AR carries general liability insurance with a $2M aggregate limit, certificate on request.

Pricing

Commercial concrete cleaning in Arkansas is package-priced after we measure the property; the parking lot packages on our price sheet start at $400 for a cold-water maintenance rinse, which is also the parking lot minimum, $600 for hot-water degreasing with curb detail and $900 for the full property, and every figure below is a starting point that the written quote follows.

Loading docks, drive-thru lanes, dumpster pads, sidewalks and warehouse floors are package-priced after we measure the property and go on the quote as their own lines. Commercial work is quoted as a package for the property, not by the square foot, because access, containment, stain severity and your hours matter more than the area. A deposit may be requested to hold your date, and multi-site portfolios are quoted once, with one certificate of insurance and one invoice.

Why American Services AR

Arkansas businesses choose American Services AR because the same locally owned company has done this work since 2010, shows up on your hours and puts everything in writing.

• Since 2010, locally owned. Based in Conway, serving commercial properties across Arkansas, with 4.9 stars on Google.
• Trained, insured crews. OSHA 10 and HAZWOPER 40 trained, and general liability insurance with a $2M aggregate limit, certificate sent to your property manager on request.
• Off-hours scheduling and recurring programs. Early morning, overnight or weekend visits, on a monthly, quarterly or semi-annual schedule.
• One vendor across every site. One point of contact, one certificate of insurance, one consolidated invoice.
• Written quotes and documentation. A measured, written quote before any crew is scheduled, and a service record with photos after.

Related Services

Other commercial services our crews handle, often on the same visit.

• Commercial Pressure Washing
• Parking Lot Maintenance, Striping & Sealcoating
• Fleet Washing
• Construction Cleanup
• Hotel Pressure Washing
• Commercial Window Cleaning
• Industrial Pressure Washing
• Parking Garage Coatings
• Apartment Breezeway Cleaning
• Residential Concrete Cleaning

Frequently Asked Questions — Commercial Concrete Cleaning

The questions Arkansas property managers and operators ask most before they book.