How much does a Commercial Floor Scrubber Repair cost to buy?

A typical Commercial Floor Scrubber Repair sells for 2x to 4.2x seller's discretionary earnings. With estimated SDE of $156K, expect to pay roughly $312K to $655K before adjustments for assets, debt, growth, and local market quality.

How much does it cost to start a Commercial Floor Scrubber Repair?

Startup costs range from $30K to $160K depending on location, equipment, and scale.

Service

Commercial Floor Scrubber Repair

Warehouses and hospitals panic when the cleaning machine dies

Bottom line

Worth studying, but do not buy without strong local proof.

Commercial floor scrubber repair companies maintain and repair walk-behind and ride-on scrubbers, sweepers, extractors, batteries, squeegees, brushes, chargers, and pumps for warehouses, hospitals, schools, grocers, airports, and janitorial contractors. The business is boring but sticky because customers own expensive machines that fail in dirty, high-traffic environments.

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Acquisition score

Margin · multiple · SBA data

62Strong

Avg revenue

$520K/yr

$140K–$1.7M range

Profit margin

30%

~$156K SDE

Multiple

2–4.2×

of SDE

Est. buy price

$312K–$655K

startup: $30K–$160K

How It Works

Technicians visit facilities, diagnose scrubber faults, replace consumables and parts, rebuild pumps or motors, service batteries, and sell preventative maintenance plans. Revenue comes from labor, trip charges, parts markup, maintenance contracts, used-equipment resale, and emergency repairs.

BizBite verdict

Watch / verify

Commercial Floor Scrubber Repair has enough high-level data for a first look, but BizBite has not assigned a category-specific operating model yet. Treat the score as preliminary.

62Strong

low data confidence · 40/100medium financing fit

Why it may work

+Attractive 30% estimated margin profile

Be careful

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Deal Calculator

Priced off $156K SDE — can this deal service its own debt?

2.28×

DSCR · Lender-comfortable

Purchase multiple — 3.0× SDE ($470K)

Category range: 2×–4.2× SDE

Down payment — 10% ($47K)

SBA minimum equity injection is 10% for change-of-ownership

Interest rate — 10.50%

Typical SBA 7(a) range: 9.5–12% (prime-based)

Loan term — 10 years

Standard SBA 7(a): 10 years for business acquisition

Purchase price

$470K

3.0× of $156K SDE

Cash to close

$61K

$47K down + ~3% closing

Debt service

$6K/mo

$68K/yr on $423K loan

Cash-on-cash

143%

cash back in ~9 mo

Debt service coverage · what the lender sees

2.28×+$7K/mo after debt

Most SBA lenders want ≥1.25× coverage; 1.5×+ is a strong file.

SDE = revenue × margin estimate for this niche; it includes owner compensation, so budget your salary out of cash flow. Excludes working-capital injection, capex reserves, and taxes. Actual SBA terms vary by lender and borrower.

Pros

+Expensive equipment makes repair cheaper than replacement
+Preventative maintenance plans create recurring revenue
+Many facilities run multiple machines across large sites
+Parts markup and emergency calls lift average ticket size

Cons

-Requires mechanical, electrical, and battery troubleshooting skill
-Parts inventory can tie up cash
-Large national OEMs compete for fleet accounts

Best For

Equipment-repair or janitorial-supply operators who can build local route density around facilities with floor-care fleets

Operating Costs

Commercial scrubber maintenance guides emphasize daily, weekly, monthly, and preventative-maintenance schedules. Costs include technician labor, service vans, batteries, brushes, squeegees, pumps, chargers, inventory, insurance, and dispatch software.