Business of the Month: Time to Shine Window Washing
Tomas Castelo- Owner of Time to Shine Window Washing
This month I sat down with Tomas Castelo, owner of Time to Shine. Time to Shine offers window cleaning, power washing and more. They keep homes and businesses shining and looking their absolute best. Tomas and his team were there after the mudslide to get the Montecito Inn looking great for their grand re-opening.
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How long has Time to Shine been in business?
In 10 days it will be 11 years
How did you get into the industry?
I got into this business through another business. I owned a clothing company and I needed something to generate a little bit of revenue. I had a friend who had a window washing business and he kind of showed me the ropes. I went down to Home Depot, picked up a bucket and a squeegee and started knocking on doors. It’s pretty cool, we’re very lucky.
Awesome! I noticed you have a crew, so you have grown since then! How many people are on your crew!
5. I have 1 guy that works for me in Ventura, 2 part time guys in Santa Barbara, and 3 full time guys here in Santa Barbara.
That leads me to my next question which is what areas do you service?
From Ventura to Goleta.
What do you think makes you stand out from your competitors?
I believe it is our service. I try to pride myself on paying attention to detail and listening to customer’s needs. We try to tailor our services to give our clients exactly what they are looking for.
What do you love most about what you do?
The job satisfaction of doing a great job as a perfectionist. I have a great functioning case of OCD. It doesn’t stop me from living my life but it certainly keeps me up if I say forgot a window, or didn’t do a good job.
So you do commercial and residential businesses, correct?
Yes
Is it mostly commercial or residential customers you are servicing right now?
It’s about 40 % commercial.
How does someone hire Time to Shine?
People can find us on Yelp! or call us directly. Our business is largely word of mouth.
We do a lot of work here in Santa Barbara. We were lucky enough to get hired to clean the Montecito Inn after the fires and mudslide. We did the whole hotel, we pressure washed the entire building and cleaned all the windows, did the final clean up before their grand re opening.
Tomas and his family
That is amazing! So you do more than just window cleaning?
Yes, we do pressure washing, we can repair and fabricate screens, we do gutter cleaning and we can do some exterior house painting. I have a crew of three guys that have been working with me that I subcontracted out and together we have painted 12 homes so far.
You can hire Tomas and his team by calling (805) 965-6777
Click here to see Time to Shine on Yelp!