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2009-04-26T08:58:00.001-05:00

Cedar Lake business offers residential maintenance, cleanup
By Sharon Porta Times Correspondent Sunday, April 26, 2009
While the housing crisis has hurt many businesses, Kleen Sweep is not among them. After many years of handling maintenance and cleanup of commercial businesses, Thomas Lesh has expanded his business to include residential cleanup."For years, we have taken care of businesses, handle graffiti, power wash and repaint. And when a business moves out, we go in and clean it up," said Paula Reno, the company's CFO. "So about six months ago, we just decided to partner with investors and banks that are foreclosing on properties to offer the service residentially. Investors buy the home as is and we go in and clean it up."The condition of the homes varies, but Reno said the previous owners always leave something behind."Nine out of 10 times there are things there that need removing," Lesh said. "We take a truck, load it up, bring it back here to sort and salvage."Because the company is not in the resale business, they have been making donations to families that have lost items, victims of floods and fire and the Salvation Army."We don't really want to sell the items. We make our money doing cleanup," Lesh said. "We have a huge building and thought that instead of throwing it away, we would find people who need it. We are getting all kinds of things that people need -- especially now in these hard times."Crews move into the homes and handle everything from painting and plumbing to general maintenance. Services include cleanup of the property, removing old furniture or garbage, pressure washing when needed and hiring professionals to repair dry wall, carpentry and landscaping."Some of the houses are in pretty bad shape and some are not," Lesh said. "But this end of the business has been pretty good."Kleen Sweep even has a sister company, Astro Realty, to handle the sale of the homes once they are in good shape."We still offer all of our commercial services, like parking lot sweeping, snow removal, lawn care and more, "Reno said. "And with this, we're really able to help people who are losing or who have lost their homes." Kleen Sweep Location: 13501 Morse St., Cedar Lake
Phone: (219) 374-4296
Owner: Thomas Lesh
When opened: 1985
Number of employees: 10
Type of business: Parking lot sweeping, snow removal, lawn care, residential and commercial clean-up
Web site: www.kleensweep2000.com

ForeClosure Cleanouts

2009-01-18T08:41:00.003-06:00

Kleen Sweep is now doing Foreclosure Clean outs. If you are a bank and have a home that needs to get ready to sell. Call Kleen Sweep 866 374-4296. Along with our sister company of Astro Realty we are cleaning out the foreclosures and selling them. Working with you to help our Market in NW Indiana. Call us today for details. You may also call, Astro Realty 219 374-9890..Covering, Cedar Lake, Lowell, St. John, and Crown Point areas..

NW Indiana Snow Storm

2009-01-14T09:37:00.004-06:00

Hello to all today. Well we are in the middle of a major snow storm here and our trucks are out and about Snow Plowing. If you need your business plowed please call us at 219 374-4296. Here are some pics so far of our storm..Please feel free to post your pics as well.. Paula

Snow, Dirt, Debris

2009-01-09T22:37:00.000-06:00

Here we go again more snow just what we need. NOT Unfortunately with the snow always comes more dirt and sand than most people know what to do with. This dirt and sand must be dealt with properly or it will become big trouble later. The E.P.A. is starting to enforce many existing laws and rules about what we can let go into the ground water. Sand and dirt is something they don't want to wash into the streams and lakes. We are a green company and know about the laws and rules in this area. We can sweep up all dirt, sand and trash that will accumulate with every snow fall, and dispose of it in the proper manner.

TOM LESH
"WE WERE SWEEPING WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING"
Hot Kleen Pressure Washing

ImpressionPro

2009-01-08T19:11:00.002-06:00

How important is it to have a clean environment to offer your guest? Do you stay at Hotel with trash blowing all over the parking lot? If not then you need to offer your guest the same conditions you demand from the Hotel. Anything that will make me go to another gas station faster(other than price) is a trashed lot with dirty gas pads. In this economy every guest that goes to a competitor is a big problem for you. We at Kleen Sweep Hot Kleen can show you how to keep your guest coming back day after day. The first impression has got to be good. We are the best at keeping your parking, sidewalk, and grounds in the condition that you can be proud of. None of us know for sure where this economy is going, Don't let trash and dirt send your guest away. I promise I can help.

Thomas Lesh
Kleen Sweep
866-374-4296