Drive-thru lanes in Orlando take more abuse than any other flatwork on a QSR property. Cars idle for minutes at the order point along Sand Lake Road, International Drive, OBT, and the 408 corridor, dripping oil onto the same patch of concrete dozens of times a day while tire rubber and brake dust grind into the surface. Bag grease, gum, drink spills, and food residue pile up at the pickup window. Afternoon thunderstorms spread oil sheen across the lane, and Central Florida humidity feeds algae growth on shaded sections of the pad inside of a few weeks.
Holliday’s Pressure Washing Services built its commercial protocol around that exact problem. We run overnight, bring our own water, and use a hot water rig at roughly 250°F paired with a commercial-grade degreaser to lift baked-on oil, gum, and grease at the order point and pickup window. Daniel personally schedules and runs commercial overnight crews, so the person making the promise is the same person on the property at 1:30 in the morning.
If your lane is due for a refresh or you want a recurring partner who shows up on schedule, call us at (407) 276-1343 and we will scope your property. Recurring contract pricing is available for monthly, quarterly, and biannual cadences.
The first contact comes in through our web form or our office line. Tina handles intake and walks through the qualifying questions: lane dimensions, surface material (concrete, pavers, or asphalt), contaminant type (oil, gum, grease, algae, rust), drive-thru operating hours, after-hours access logistics (gate codes, night manager contact), drain locations on the property, and whether the lot has a grease trap or oil-water separator. A thorough intake keeps the night of the job on schedule.
For larger or more complex sites, we run a short on-site walk. For straightforward lanes, we finish scoping on the phone using lane measurements and photos. Either way, you get a written estimate by email built from a square-foot base, with add-ons itemized so the line items match the work.
Once the estimate is approved, we lock in an overnight window outside your drive-thru operating hours and confirm the date with your point of contact. On the night of the job, you receive a text when the crew is on the way along with a minutes-out update, so you always know when we are arriving.
The truck and trailer park clear of the drive-thru entry and exit so the lane stays workable. We stage the 535-gallon water tank near the lane, or pre-arrange a fire hydrant fill nearby. A-frame caution signage goes up at both ends of the work zone, and high-visibility cones define the wet zone and protect hose runs. If a 24-hour neighbor business shares the lot, a crew member is assigned at the lot edge with the umbrella escort.
We walk the lane and flag the order-point pad and the pickup window pad as the heavy-contamination zones. Both zones get pre-treated with our commercial-grade degreaser, agitated with a stiff brush, and given roughly 20 minutes of dwell time. The lane body itself does not usually need pre-treatment.
We hook up to water and run the 36-inch surface cleaner at 25 GPM combined flow on the lane body. We run hot water at roughly 250°F over the degreaser-treated zones to cut the grease as it lifts. Any remaining stubborn spots get treated with a pump-up sprayer carrying a stronger mix. We rinse the entire lane cleanly, then post-treat with a light sodium hypochlorite application for any remaining algae or organic staining. Rust spots are addressed with oxalic acid at the minimum effective strength.
When the scope includes the menu board, order kiosk, drive-thru window frame, or curbs, we run those add-ons after the lane body is clean. Once the work is wrapped, the crew runs the flashlight walk-through and re-hits anything before sign-off.
We send before-and-after photos to your property contact. Equipment is broken down, signage and cones collected, and the lane reopened in time for the morning shift. The invoice goes out the next day for online payment, and the office runs a follow-up call a few days later. For recurring contract clients, the auto-reminder system fires ahead of the next scheduled cleaning, keeping the cadence on track.
Our commercial work is backed by a spot-free guarantee, a satisfaction commitment that brings us back on site if something needs another pass, and a straightforward estimate that lays out realistic outcomes before any work begins. When something traces back to us, we put it right. Our process for the heaviest commercial buildup (degreaser, stiff brush, 20-minute dwell, and 250°F hot water rinse) is built specifically for the order point and pickup window, and the estimate makes the expected outcome clear from the start.
What is not covered:
Yes. Overnight scheduling is the default for every commercial job we run. A recent Starbucks lane we cleaned started at 1:30 AM and was finished before the 5 AM open. We stage, clean, dry, and reopen the lane before staff arrive for the morning shift.
A typical lane cleaning runs one to three hours of active work, plus setup and breakdown. Total lane closure is usually two to four hours, scheduled inside your closed window so your morning rush opens on schedule.
No. We fully rinse the lane at the end of the cleaning and walk it under flashlight before sign-off to confirm no chemical residue is left on the surface. Once dry, the lane has the same footing it had before cleaning. Removing baked-on grease and gum improves traction for staff and drive-up customers.
No. We dial chemical strength up from the lowest setting using a proportioner on the rig, only as strong as the surface requires. Painted concrete, stamped logos, vinyl wraps on menu boards, and painted lane stripes stay protected by that approach. Pressure stays low enough that paint and stamped finishes hold up cleanly through the wash.
We surface-clean the lane with water only first, so only water enters any storm drain at that stage. Our sodium hypochlorite post-treatment is applied lightly after the rinse water has cleared, and it is left to dry on the surface rather than flushed into the drain. The procedure is built specifically for storm-drain-adjacent flatwork.
No. We bring a 535-gallon water tank on the trailer and carry fire hydrant meters for legal refills nearby. Your property’s water access stays untouched.
Most stains lift cleanly. Old, deep-soaked oil stains can leave a residual dark shade after cleaning, even with the most thorough process. We commit to the strongest commercial-grade degreaser process available, which is degreaser plus stiff brush plus roughly 20 minutes of dwell time plus a 250°F hot water rinse, and we set realistic expectations on the estimate so you know what to expect.
No. Gas station pads carry a fuel-runoff profile that calls for a water reclamation rig we do not run. A QSR drive-thru is a different use case (idling-car oil drips and food residue, not gasoline) and is firmly inside what we do.
It depends on traffic volume and shade exposure on the lane. High-volume Orlando QSRs typically benefit from monthly cleaning to keep oil from setting. Mid-volume locations run quarterly. Lower-volume or seasonal operators run biannually paired with a deeper clean before peak tourism season. Central Florida humidity speeds up algae growth on shaded pad sections, so cleaning cycles run more frequently here than they would in a drier climate.
Yes. Those are soft wash add-ons to the lane cleaning, handled at low pressure with a chemical wash and a clean rinse. The menu board face, order kiosk, drive-thru window frame, and pickup-pad detail are all scoped as add-ons when included.
Looking for an overnight crew you can trust to leave your lane spot-free by morning? Our crew, hot water rig, and spot-free walk-through are built so your team walks in to a clean, dry, workable drive-thru ready for the morning rush.
Call us at (407) 276-1343 or send your details through our contact form to get a custom quote for your Orlando property.
