It is no secret to anyone that the Russian car fleet has a tendency towards steady growth. This suggests the idea of creating your own business to open a car service, for which rather favorable conditions are emerging. The prospects and profitability of this project lies in a steady and significant increase in the number of potential customers.
Opening your own car service will not require a special license, since it has been canceled for this type of activity. This will significantly reduce the time to go to numerous instances to coordinate a large package of documents. It is enough for the car service owner to have a certificate of registration as a legal entity or an individual entrepreneur.
Real estate market
The first thing a beginner businessman begins to think about: where to get a room for a car service? To do this, you can refer to the commercial real estate base that exists in your village. There will certainly be many ads with offers:
- sales of premises for conducting their business;
- rent of industrial buildings, premises and other facilities;
- assignment of lease rights.
Buying or renting a car service space is a priority for creating a successful business and its further development. With the right solution to this issue, the activities of the entrepreneur are greatly simplified. The success of the entire project directly depends on how conveniently the premises for the car service are located, how much it meets all the requirements for it.
Some novice entrepreneurs mistakenly believe that for a vehicle repair workshop, a medium-sized structure is suitable for equipment that can be used for various types of work. However, the reality is not so simple. With a more in-depth study of this issue, it becomes clear that in order to carry out all the planned activities, the premises must be non-residential and specially converted. This will provide the entire planned range of services.
Under the workshop, a room that was previously used for other purposes is perfect.
Where to begin?
At the first stage of a planned project, an entrepreneur must obtain special permission to provide appropriate services. It is issued by the city administration after the correct conversion of the non-residential premises into a workshop.
Next, you will need to go through the appropriate authorities to get the necessary package of documents.
Location
Where should the car service room be located? The best option for its location is its proximity to motorways, gas stations and garage complexes.
You must also know that the workshop, according to the requirements of the SES, should not be in close proximity to residential buildings and water bodies. The distance between the service station and these objects is at least fifty meters.
It is not easy to rent a room for a car service, so that it would bring sufficient income in the future. Customers pay attention to the availability of a convenient entrance to the workshop, as well as the conditions of rest while waiting. Not the last role in this business, as, indeed, in any other, is the appearance of the building. The size of the car service area also matters. Customers like workshops where you can park your friends' car and sit with them in a cafe.
The composition of the premises
Modern car repair shops provide a variety of services for the repair and diagnostics of vehicles. This raises the need for professional equipment. His list includes hydraulic, tire and other tools. Important in the automotive service is the diagnostic equipment. Such equipment is used to establish the nature and type of malfunction. This allows the master to determine the need to perform certain works. All of the above equipment has a fairly large size. That is why for its installation you will need a large room.
What should be in the planned car service? The composition of the premises in the workshop can be very different. It varies depending on the type of work and the scope of the project.
Before renting a room for car service, it is important to consider the possibility of equipping it with a warehouse and domestic premises. There may also be rooms with an administrative purpose. They are the head and manager of work, as well as a specialist who processes information. In such premises, there may be a medical care and nutrition center.
The workshop should also include a sanitary zone with a toilet and shower. It is necessary that the premises for this purpose comply with the requirements of SNiP 31-05-2003.
For the successful operation of a car service, it is important to properly organize jobs. That is why the workshop premises should include a production area, where all technological operations will be performed. If possible, a service area will be organized. It is necessary for additional services to visitors. In the service area, there may be a parts store and an order table, cafe, place of work of an insurance agent, etc.
The warehouse part of the workshops is designed to store spare parts and materials, technical fluids, tires, equipment and other valuables. This zone should be equipped according to the same regulations as the production one, that is, according to SNiP 2.09.02-85.
The rental of premises for car service also considers the issues of finding auxiliary equipment in it. These are ventilation and air conditioning systems, power supply and heating, pumping and compressor equipment. In other words, in the auxiliary zone there should be engineering equipment necessary to ensure the production process.
The outer zone of the car service includes sidewalks and parking places, lawns, as well as other territories that comply with the requirements of the law.
Experienced car service owners are advised to provide a viewing hole. This issue is especially relevant in cases where the premises for a freight car service are rented. Otherwise, the entrepreneur will have to bear additional costs for the purchase of lifting equipment.
Square
Rental of premises for car service is possible only if it will satisfy the entrepreneur with its size. The workshop area should not be less than thirty square meters. The specific dimensions will depend on the size of the equipment and the possibility of its installation. So, renting premises for a freight car service will require the search for large areas. In addition, it does not hurt to foresee the possibility of expanding the business.
However, if a large space is not required for work, then an ordinary trailer is also suitable for its implementation. So, some workshops are located in vans. Work is carried out next to them, on the street. This option is especially beneficial for a novice entrepreneur. After all, the van is much easier to maintain.
Area calculation
What to take the room for car service? In order to understand this, you will need to make a preliminary calculation of its area. Its value will directly depend on the planned capacity.For example, if a car service is designed for ten service posts, then you need:
- for maintenance and repair posts - 168 square meters (6 pcs. x 28 sq. m);
- for a car wash post - 40 sq. m;
- for tire fitting - 8 square meters. m;
- for the post of electrical work - 35 square meters. m;
- for the post of aggregate repair - 12 square meters. m
In addition, it is necessary to provide for a certain margin of space for driveways and passages indoors. Its area should be 25% of the total size. This is another 71 square meters. m. In total, the area of all production facilities with such an organization of a car service will be 354 square meters. Of the auxiliary premises should be provided tool storage in the amount of 10 square meters. m and a warehouse of spare parts (20% of the S premises) - 60 square meters. m. Locker room, showers and toilet should be located on an area of 50 square meters. m. As a result, all areas except the production, will occupy 130 square meters. m
Floors
If the premises for car service are rented from the owner, with whom the lease agreement was concluded, then they are often reworked. Before starting such work, it is worth listening to the advice of specialists. For example, you need to pay attention to the flooring. Assume that two-post lifts will be installed in the room. They are attached to the floor with anchor bolts. To make this design as reliable as possible is not difficult. However, if frame lifts are installed in the premises intended for the provision of car service, then special requirements must be made to the degree of flatness of the floor. Due to the fact that this design does not require fastening, its installation on an insufficiently good basis will lead to deformation of the main bearing element. What to do to avoid these problems? To do this, you need to fill the floor. Experts advise making it polymer. To date, such floors are considered the most reliable and high quality. However, material selection is not everything. You will need to find good specialists. The quality and durability of the coating will largely depend on the qualifications of the workers performing the pouring.
The use of inspection pits will help to avoid work on the additional device of a perfectly flat floor. In this case, you need to pay attention to the flooring. But in any case, experts advise using special tiles. A similar flooring is also welcomed in terms of sanitation.
When choosing a room, it is important for a novice entrepreneur to pay attention to the presence of columns in it. For the implementation of car repair services, it is desirable that they do not exist.
Ventilation
If you rent a room for a car service, then you should carefully consider the existing air exhaust systems. It so happens that the fans are located somewhere under the ceiling.
In this case, their effect will be minimal, since such a system will simply drive air in the upper part of the premises. When opening a car service, it is worth considering the fact that the gases generated in the course of car maintenance work are much heavier than air. In this regard, the ventilation system in the workshop should be installed no higher than 0.5-1 m from the floor. To solve this issue, you can contact any design and construction company involved in the construction of service stations. Its specialists, without any doubt, will provide services in the alteration of the ventilation system. Some companies even offer assistance in rebuilding the premises and placing equipment in it, based on specific tasks.
Buying a finished business
Renting a property is a rather complicated process, in which it is necessary to take into account various criteria and nuances. For example, to ensure profitability, a car service will need a good location. This is not always possible when renting premises.
The availability of the necessary financial resources allows you to purchase a ready-made business and not solve various problems associated with the conversion of the premises. Buying a car service that has been operating for some time is also beneficial in that you can start working from the moment you purchase it.
Financial investments
Without a doubt, a car service is one of the most sought after businesses. The average cost of a small workshop is approximately 60 thousand dollars. The payback on invested funds is usually from 6 to 10 months.
Studying documents
Often workshops providing car repair services use the premises for car service for rent from the owner. Moreover, they have a one-year agreement. That is why when buying such a business, you should pay attention to the term of the lease. It is desirable that this agreement spells out the right to extend it.
The best option when changing the owner of a car service is to conclude a new contract for the use of the premises. It must contain the following items:
- Indication of the exact address of the building where the leased premises are located;
- the area received for car service premises, which corresponds to that specified in the BTI data sheet;
- a description of the location of the premises (floor, etc.);
- purpose of the room.
A copy of the technical passport of the premises must be attached to the contract. Here you can find all the necessary characteristics, including the number of rooms, area, location of windows, stairs, etc.
It is recommended that the executed contract be certified by a notary public. This will guarantee the legality of the transaction. Before signing the contract, it is important to verify the authenticity of the papers of the landlord and ask him for property documents so that the production room for a car service becomes yours.