subject: The Gains of Steam Cleaning Machines [print this page] The marketing of this business can be as simple as offering a free demonstration to your existing clients and the results sell the service for you. The revenue potential is as large as you want it to be. The typical charge for offering this service is what the market for that area can bare. Typically the average service charges $.50 per square foot with roughly 120 square feet of cleaning being able to be completed per hour. (That's $60 per hour for a machine that may be run by one person) Most services have a minimum service charge for your smaller jobs. Typically 5 or 6 jobs alone will pay for a great commercial steam cleaner that will produce tremendous future revenue as machines that are well kept last quite long. You're ready to go!