High structure cleaning is essential for all types of businesses including hospitals, medical clinics, schools, office buildings, and industrial facilities. To say that attention to cleanliness is highly important, would be an understatement. Whether you are outsourcing high structure cleaning services the first time or inviting competitive bids, planning a high structure cleaning service budget is extremely critical. High structure cleaning prices are based not only on your working budget, but your facility’s unique structure, layout, desired cleaning results, and the existing dust and debris on your walls, piping, rafters, trusses, exterior ductwork, beams, etc. apart from the following pricing considerations.

• Factors such as urgent deadlines, challenging logistical circumstances, heavy soiling, etc. may call for upper-end pricing factors. 
• Special rates may be applied to certain facilities with high volume square footage or other applicable circumstances.  
• Cleaning ceilings and walls in small spaces or test cleans may entail minimum call-out charges.
• Height of the ceilings or walls in your facility whether they are 10 feet from the ground, 35 feet, or more?
• Type of equipment required – Whether basic equipment such as ladders, long poles, and brushes for cleaning close to, or from, the ground is required or one or more aerial lifts such as standard scissor lifts or more specialized boom lifts that provide maximum height and angled accessibility are necessary. Depending on the task, a combination of all three may be required. An operable in-house lift in your facility that can be utilized, can decrease your costs.
• Overhead impediments in the facility – Whether the work areas are clear or contain structures that protrude into the plant or warehouse areas that must be worked around or overhead?
• Active production or movement – Whether the cleaning staff will be only in the work area or will they need ongoing logistical coordination with your personnel on the ground? Does the work area have foot traffic, active production, or forklift loading-unloading action that will need to be worked around?
• Interior protection systems required- Whether there are there any sensitive areas or items that will need to be covered with extra plastic sheeting before the high structure cleaning begins?
• Cleaning methods or options – Whether blowdown of dust, dirt, and debris with air compressors or dry manual removal with brushes and rags, manual vacuuming with industrial-grade HEPA-filter vacuums, or a detailed wet cleaning, or spray and wipe wet hand cleaning with degreasing solvents, or a detailed hybrid process that includes a dry removal method is required. Your desired level of results and existing level of soiling will influence the methods used. Though walls in open areas with minimal electrical exposure or none may require only power washing, excess water cleanup, and containment will increase the cost.
• Level of results desired – Whether only general removal of excess dry dust, dirt, and debris off surfaces is needed or a drastic cleaning difference. The existing condition of the surface and type of soiling will affect the methods of cleaning and hence the achievable outcomes and pricing. If the surface is rusted, or has embedded staining from longtime soiling, painting the surface may be required at a higher @ $1.00 to $3.00 per sq. ft. on average. A test clean on a small area may be arranged if your budget and foot traffic allows for it.
• Work schedule – Whether an urgent deadline is to be met or will the cleaning be done over an end-of-year, peak holiday period, or during a more flexible company shutdown. Urgent timing can influence the cost such as holiday pay for the contractor’s staff or overtime to meet any tight work timelines.
• Section or area of the facility to be cleaned – Whether scheduling cleaning in sections is required as per your budget or current in-house production or personnel activity, or is the whole facility to be cleaned completely at one time to meet a deadline, avoid a fine, or secure high volume square footage pricing.
• Frequency of High Structure Cleaning – A one-off or first-time heavy-duty high structure cleaning of walls and ceilings allows easier maintenance of surfaces on follow-up visits though it will take longer than scheduled maintenance cleanings. Routine high structure cleaning is thus an economical option and can help you avoid problematic unsightly, falling, or combustible build-up.
• Before & after high structure cleaning jobs – Depending on the cleaning methods used, extra residual ground cleanup may be required, or covering sensitive areas with extra plastic sheeting to protect the product, machinery, or other items may also be required. Moisture-based cleaning methods may require containerizing and disposing of wastewater. Basic clean-up is suitable for only standard, dry debris. However, sometimes greasy manufacturing processes may mix in with dry debris and cause it to stick or smear on surfaces requiring special methods. A detailed post-job cleaning of fallen debris entails additional labor hours and therefore additional costs.
• Site location – Whether the site is located in the city or distant suburbs travel factors and distance may affect the pricing.

Conclusion:

As evident, there are several factors to consider while estimating a high structure cleaning project, and hiring the best contractor for the same. Because, every facility, situation, and desired result is different. To obtain the exact going rate for high structure cleaning services in your facility, you can start by booking a free site survey with a professional estimator to determine job costing. You may discuss all the factors above with him, and pose your questions to address any concerns you may have about your project. The professional estimator will not only provide the best, customized options for your facility, considering your company’s budgetary parameters but also maximize the contractor’s staff’s cleaning production with minimal disruption to your facility’s operations. The average cost in 2022-2023 for high structure cleaning services can vary from USD .50 per square foot to USD 2.50 per square foot.

S0, planning your high structure cleaning budget in accordance with the above factors will not only ensure that the value for your money is maximized but also ensure that you are not in for any unpleasant surprises while paying the bills.