Hello, I'm a prospective car wash owner and am evaluating a site that I think has potential. Traffic count 14,000, new development on both sides of property with fast food, close proximity to highway, good visibility and limited competition. The property size is 0.7 acres, so not a ton of land.
My partner and I want to maximize the property, while also not overbuilding. We originally considered doing on 1 IBA with 2-3 oversized SS bays. However after observing some other car washes in our region with similar attributes, they were utilizing 2 IBAs and still getting some cars backing up on decent days.
We are wondering if it makes sense to go with 2 IBAs to avoid having cars back up and potential missed revenue because we do not have enough throughput. Are there any guidelines, rules of thumb or other good measures out there to help determine the number of IBAs that are appropriate for a given site? We are willing to dig and analyze as much as possible to get it right, but this is new territory for us.
Any thoughts are appreciated!
My partner and I want to maximize the property, while also not overbuilding. We originally considered doing on 1 IBA with 2-3 oversized SS bays. However after observing some other car washes in our region with similar attributes, they were utilizing 2 IBAs and still getting some cars backing up on decent days.
We are wondering if it makes sense to go with 2 IBAs to avoid having cars back up and potential missed revenue because we do not have enough throughput. Are there any guidelines, rules of thumb or other good measures out there to help determine the number of IBAs that are appropriate for a given site? We are willing to dig and analyze as much as possible to get it right, but this is new territory for us.
Any thoughts are appreciated!