THE CLEAN SPOT by Customary Professionals

 What Is the Google Guaranteed Badge? The Google Guaranteed badge (“Google Guaranteed certification”) means a business must pass a Google screening and qualification process. This process includes: Verifying a companies'  business licenses and insurance coverages Background checks for all business owners Background checks for all employees entering customers’ homes Ultimately, the Google Guaranteed badge gives local customers the confidence that they are working with a legitimate, reputable company in their area. According to Google, the Google Guarantee is meant to provide a better shopping experience for customers through the Local Services platform and includes two main benefits: The Google Guarantee covers claims up to the amount on the job invoice up to the lifetime cap for the coverage ($2,000 maximum). Services must (currently) be booked through Google Local Services. The Google Guarantee doesn’t cover add-on or future projects, damages to property, dissatisfaction with...

  DO I NEED GUTTER GUARDS?    Most definitely,clogged gutters are a big deal. Seriously. You’re better off with   no   gutters than   clogged gutters because clogged gutters will cause overflowing gutters. This leads to water intrusion, rotted soffits, rotted fascia, and all other kinds of bad stuff you don’t want at your home.     If you have large trees near your home, you need a plan to keep your gutters clean. The traditional methods are to either work off a ladder or walk on the roof, but I can’t decide which one is more dangerous. I actually had a client bring  his own  ladder to an inspection once, so he could clean out the gutters at the distressed home he was buying. He reached too far, his ladder tipped over, and he took a nasty fall.    Customary Professionals understands the complications of maintaining flowing gutters. Along with dirt, pine needles, insects even snakes nesting in your gutters. We have started to im...

       Nearly 16,000 homes burn to the ground annually due to clothes dryer fires. The lint that builds up in the dryer and dryer vent is extremely flammable. It is recommended to have your dryer vents cleaned at least every 1 to 2 years.   I have personally seen the damage and turmoil it can have on a family, when something as simple as cleaning your vents can turn into your entire house burning down. It is a very sad, hurtful, and traumatic experience. Not to mention very scary for any child comfortably sleeping to be awaken to a life or death situation. So please take this message very seriously.    I will be posting a blog on how you can clean your own dryer vent soon for anyone interested. We are here to help anyone who cannot clean it themselves. We can clean your vent and help lower your dryer electric bill and help your dryer run better, especially during this time of year We clean from the dryer all the way outside, for additional informa...

Hello South Georgia & North Florida,   Do you have cleaning ladies who come to your home every week? Does your lawn care service or your pool guy come by on a regular basis as well? Such services do wonders for you as a homeowner. They fill in the blanks when you don’t have time to  take on the clutter  inside or all the to-dos outside. But, there’s one more thing that goes into keeping a clean house: pressure washing. Pressure washing is a great investment to plan for at least once or twice a year. This helps keep your roof in good condition, cleans your driveway, and brings a little shine back to your shutters, too. It’s absolutely necessary. You can’t just let any power washing contractors work on your home, though. You need the best people for the job – and here are a few things to look for when searching for them. PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE AND GOOD REVIEWS You probably wouldn’t want to be someone’s very first interior design client, or want to have a brand-new plumbin...

  Liability #1 – Parasite Infestation Dumpsters leak. And the fluids from rotting refuse collect, pool and settle into your dumpster pad concrete, creating a ripe breeding ground for fly larvae, maggots, fruit flies, bacteria and parasitic activity of all kinds and sorts. Each trip out to the dumpster is an invitation for bacteria, germs, and parasites to hitch a ride on the soles of your employee’s shoes. As your employees make their way back into your building, they carry these microscopic terrorists back into your kitchen, store-room, and servings areas -embedding themselves into and across the flooring throughout your entire business. From there, the disease carrying bacteria are transferred to other surfaces. Don't let these germ-ridden, bacteria-laden parasites and disease causing vermin into your place of business. Contact us today to have your business' dumpster pad professionally power washed.   Liability #2 – Slip and Fall Dumpster pads are wet, slimy, grimy and slip...

  How to Wash Your House without a Power Washer MARCH 31, 2018  By  TAMMY WHITTEN Every spring, when people come out from hiding under the covers all winter, there's a lot of cleaning going on inside and outside. From baseboards and ceiling fan blades on the inside, to washing windows and raking away the leftover leaf crumbs nestled in the crevices outside. But there's one chore that used to fill me with dread: cleaning the outside of the house. Being the frugal, quiet person I am, I can't stand the sound of a pressure washer. Especially since it seems to take  forever  to do even my one story house. I also hate the thoughts of the water bill for that month, the price of paying someone to do it, or the cost of buying a machine that I am going to use maybe twice a year. After using old kitchen sponges for the lower parts and standing in chairs and stretching up high with my Swiffer covered in old rags for a few years, I knew there had to be an easier way than wha...

  Older adults and people who have certain underlying conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes are at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 illness. More information on   Are you at higher risk for serious illness . Know how it spreads COVID-19 spreads easily from person to person, mainly by the following routes: Between people who are in close contact with one another (within 6 feet). Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, breathes, sings or talks. Respiratory droplets cause infection when they are inhaled or deposited on mucous membranes, such as those that line the inside of the nose and mouth. People who are infected but do not have symptoms can also spread the virus to others. Less common ways COVID-19 can spread Under certain circumstances (for example, when people are in enclosed spaces with poor ventilation), COVID-19 can sometimes be spread by  airborne transmission . COVID-19 spreads less commonly through...

  7 REASONS TO PRESSURE WASHING YOUR HOME Chances are that you know that your home’s exterior is always being exposed to really harsh elements. This is happening daily and it’s not just the weather but things that people do. This degrades, discolors, or oxidizes as time passes. Because of this, your property can lose value and it can also look much worse. A few of the harshest natural elements your home is exposed to are things such as wind, dirt, rain, grime, and ultraviolet rays. There are also things such as insects, birds, mildew, mold, tree sap and wild winds that are affecting the way your house looks. Along with the things that nature throws at your house, there are things like acid rain, smoke, pollutants, and car exhaust that can affect the way that your house is looking. You’re going to notice as time passes if you haven’t power washed it that these materials are going to accumulate so that your house is looking awful. But even beyond that, if you let it go too long, you’...