
Clean. That’s the word the Del Prado brothers hear most often. Clean. Standing in their shop in New River, AZ, where everything has its place, it’s clear this is no coincidence. The safety goggles sit folded next to the electric tape atop a bright red tool cabinet, the tools tucked quietly inside. There’s a shelf for paint, a desk for business, and a work bench divides the room into halves, a side for each brother. But this isn’t the pretty face of some bought-and-paid-for shop.

“Our mom and I are both neat freaks,” Justin tells me. “I might have a disorder. I don’t think I can function amongst clutter.” Then they describe ironing their shirts to go bag groceries as teenagers.…