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Commercial Window Blind Cleaning

Dusty slats are everywhere, and nobody on staff wants the job

Bottom line

Strong cash-flow candidate with manageable operations.

Commercial window blind cleaning services remove, ultrasonically clean, repair, restring, and reinstall blinds for offices, schools, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, universities, military buildings, and multifamily properties. The niche works because blinds are visible, dirty, delicate, and time-consuming for janitorial teams to clean properly.

Acquisition score
Margin · multiple · SBA data
74Excellent
Avg revenue
$230K/yr
$70K–$700K range
Profit margin
40%
~$92K SDE
Multiple
1.5–3.8×
of SDE
Est. buy price
$138K–$350K
startup: $10K–$85K

How It Works

Crews count blinds, remove them by floor or suite, clean slats and strings with ultrasonic tanks or onsite methods, replace broken clips or cords, dry units, reinstall, and schedule annual refreshes. Revenue comes from per-blind cleaning, repair parts, replacement blinds, move-out turnovers, and janitorial or carpet-cleaning bundles.

BizBite verdict

Watch / verify

Commercial Window Blind Cleaning 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.

74Excellent
low data confidence · 40/100medium financing fit

Why it may work

  • +Attractive 40% estimated margin profile

Be careful

  • !Source link status has not been verified yet
  • !No last-checked date yet
  • !No SBA category enrichment yet
  • !No category operating model yet
  • !Low data confidence

Deal Calculator

Priced off $92K SDE — can this deal service its own debt?

2.87×
DSCR · Lender-comfortable
Purchase multiple — 2.4× SDE ($220K)
Category range: 1.5×–3.8× SDE
Down payment — 10% ($22K)
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
$220K
2.4× of $92K SDE
Cash to close
$29K
$22K down + ~3% closing
Debt service
$3K/mo
$32K/yr on $198K loan
Cash-on-cash
210%
cash back in ~6 mo
Debt service coverage · what the lender sees
2.87×+$5K/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

  • +Highly visible before-and-after work helps sell facility managers
  • +Can piggyback on janitorial, carpet, window, and hotel cleaning accounts
  • +Ultrasonic cleaning creates a process advantage over manual dusting
  • +Repair and replacement upsells improve small-ticket jobs

Cons

  • -Transportation and labeling mistakes can cause reinstall headaches
  • -Cheap mini-blinds may be replaced instead of cleaned
  • -Large buildings require careful scheduling and staging

Best For

Commercial cleaners, window cleaners, carpet cleaners, janitorial add-on operators, and owner-operators serving dense office or hospitality markets

Operating Costs

Costs include ultrasonic tanks, cleaning solution, drying racks, transport racks, clips, cords, vehicles, insurance, labor, and scheduling. July 2026 research found ultrasonic blind-cleaning providers serving offices, restaurants, hospitals, universities, and other commercial buildings.

Where to Buy

Mobile Ultrasonics - Blind Cleaning

Provider reference explaining ultrasonic blind cleaning and commercial office service

Morantz Ultrasonics - Window Blind Cleaning

Equipment/reference page describing blind cleaning for offices, hospitals, universities, and other buildings

Hang and Shine WNY - Ultrasonic Blind Cleaning

Provider reference for ultrasonic blind cleaning in home and office settings

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