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It started with a dent in a 1968 Torino

E&B is one of St. Louis' longest-running carpet cleaning companies, family-founded in 1974 and still doing it the same honest way.

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The E&B shop on Marshall Avenue with its garage doors and E&B Carpet Cleaning Services sign
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Our story

Brian Grubbs started E&B in 1974, while he was a student at Meramec Community College. Someone backed into his beloved 1968 gold Ford Torino in the school parking lot, and he used the insurance money to buy a portable carpet cleaning machine.

He took the back seat out of the Torino so he could carry his equipment, and cleaned carpets part-time while he earned his degree in Management & Supervision. After graduating, he drove a school bus for the Special School District in the mornings and afternoons, and cleaned carpets between shifts.

He was soon busy enough to buy his first truck-mounted unit and clean carpets full time. With a lot of hard work, Brian took that dent in his car and built it into a company that prides itself on quality work, customer service and always getting the job done.

From the family photo box

Ellen and Brian founded E&B and put their initials on the van: E for Ellen, B for Brian. These are their own prints, all from the 1970s.

Brian in his B of E&B T-shirt leaning on the open door of the black E&B Carpet Cleaning van with a cleaning wand
Brian, the B of E&B, 1970s
Brian cleaning carpet with a wand in an empty room
Brian on a job, 1970s
Brian running a floor machine down a hallway
The floor machine, 1970s
A blue E&B promotional card: Remember that fresh feeling of a clean carpet
An E&B promo card, 1970s
A white E&B Carpet Cleaning van with hand-lettered signs for carpet, upholstery and drapes
An early E&B van, 1970s
An early E&B Carpet Cleaning shop in the snow, with a sign and phone number
An early E&B shop, 1970s
Brian in his B of E&B T-shirt holding a cleaning wand in a living room, an E&B van outside the window
Brian, 1970s
Illustration in a 1970s print style of Brian, the B of E&B, kneeling beside a portable carpet cleaning machine with the wand on the carpetIllustration in a 1970s print style of Brian, the B of E&B, kneeling beside a portable carpet cleaning machine with the wand on the carpet

St. Louis, 1974

One machine. One dented Torino. Since 1974.

E&B started with a portable machine where the back seat of a 1968 Ford Torino used to be. Same careful work today, still right here in St. Louis.

What hasn't changed

  • Honest pricing. The free estimate is the price, with no upselling, surprise charges or fees on site.
  • Do it right every time. IICRC certified, with the same inspected, step-by-step process on every job and a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
  • Fast service. We work around your schedule and get a crew out as soon as we can.
  • Technical, not magical. We explain how cleaning works instead of selling secrets.
  • Hard work and loyalty. Some customers have stayed with us for decades.
E&B's vans lined up outside the Marshall Avenue shop
The vans, lined up outside the shop