Big Kid Rooms? We Can Do That!

Caleb's Big Boy RoomOur VP Andrew Shogan’s wife, Stacie, recently undertook the task of converting their son’s room from a nursery to a “big boy room.” The best part is that it was a surprise for their son…and for Andrew!  It’s a very good thing that Spotless Services team was available, as our team of handymen were able to paint the walls, buff the floors, assemble furniture, install a ceiling fan/light fixture, and mount wall art. After everything was completed, a Spotless cleaning specialist dusted and cleaned every detail to ensure the reveal was perfect!  This was all completed within one day, and in the words of their son, “My new ‘big boy room’ is awesome!”

Please don’t hesitate to contact Spotless for a consultation on projects such as “big boy rooms,” and any other project you and the family can dream up!

We’ve moved!

New OfficeAfter making our home on 34th Street for 7 years, we’ve outgrown our space and decided that it was time to move to larger quarters.  So, we packed up all of our stuff, along with our NYC Handymen, NYC Cleaners and NYC Painters and moved a few blocks uptown to our brand new headquarters.  More space makes for a more efficient office and enables us to serve you better.  We look forward to many more years of providing quality service and thank all of our loyal customers for making that possible.

Team Member Profile: Derrick Gordon

Derrick GordonMeet Derrick Gordon! Derrick has been a member of the Spotless team for over 6 years and is one of the most experienced technicians in our NYC Handyman and NYC Painting divisions.  We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have a handyman as skilled and knowledgeable as him.

Derrick’s background in engineering makes him an extremely versatile NYC Handyman. Not only is he an expert at assembling furniture, mounting televisions, hanging light fixtures and window treatments, but he is also skilled at completing a multitude of various repair  and improvement tasks.  Derrick has a very creative mind and often comes up with innovative and efficient solutions for some of the most difficult problems. (He is also one of the nicest guys around!)

Welcome to our new and improved website!

Spotless IconsPlease take a second to admire our brand new graphics that demonstrate all of our areas of service.  As always we offer our first class NYC residential cleaning service , NYC commercial cleaning service, NYC painting service and NYC handyman service.   However, please note that we have added a brand new section covering our NYC Facilities Maintenance division.  We offer a full range of services to retail stores including porter and janitorial services as well as maintenance and handyman services.

Please look around and do not hesitate to contact us with any of your commercial or residential needs.  Additionally, please remember to check back with us because we will be updating this portion of the website frequently with important news and great offers.

That Monitor Could Use A Cleaning

Clean MeIt’s been awhile since I’ve written a blog post, but I had to take the time to post this item that is crucial for pretty much everybody these days.  DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT use a normal household cleaner (i.e. Windex or Fantastic) on your computer monitor, plasma, LCD or LED screen!

Here’s the scenario:  You’re sitting at your desk working away and you suddenly realize you’ve eaten way too many Drake’s Coffee Cakes at your desk without as much as wiping away the crumbs.  You immediately jump into action and run to grab a large roll of paper towels and some Fantastic.  You wipe down the entire desk and it looks a million times better and you’re about to walk away with a feeling of accomplishment.  However, out of the side of your line of vision you glance at your computer monitor and realize that your job is far from over.  STOP!! If you take that Fantastic and paper towel to your monitor your might as well call it a day right there because you’re not getting any work done through that cloudy monitor.  

Attached is an informative article from about.com about the proper way to accomplish this deceptively tricky task.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/maintenance/ht/cleanflatscreen.htm

Of course, you can do this yourself.  However, when in doubt leave it to the professionals!

New Federal EPA Law

So, there’s a new Federal EPA law that pertains to lead paint. There appears to be a fair amount of confusion about it and the information wasn’t exactly disseminated to the public expeditiously, but the bottom line is that starting April 22, 2010, certain requirements must be followed in buildings built pre-1978. Federal law requires that “contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb more than six square feet of paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified and trained to follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination.” Please take a look at the EPA site with all of the information.

On one hand, this does have the potential to increase costs for both homeowners and contractors, but the flip side is that it does have the potential to save lives. Lead paint should be dealt with by a professional in order to prevent any potential damage.

I didn’t know much about lead paint but apparently it was widely used for many years. The Wikipedia page says that lead paint was used to “speed drying, increase durability, retain a fresh appearance, and resist moisture that causes corrosion” the one catch is that it’s extremely toxic!

There is actually an interesting story about how the Lead Industry Association and paint manufacturers ran an advertising campaign throughout the 20s up to the 50s playing down the hazards of lead paint. In fact the Dutch Boy is actually a small boy messing around with lead paint. I found that fact in this article, along with other interesting facts about lead paint. If you look in the top right corner of the photo it says All Lead Paint. I also like his yellow clogs!

The bottom line is that I became lead certified as did most of our handyman staff, plus we are a Lead Safe Certified Firm. We know how to take the proper precautions in the most cost-effective manner we can. We were already following most of the requirements without even knowing it.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions that you may have.