Building in a Small Town Episode 16: Mel & Russ Terhaar

Mel & Russ Terhaar are the husband & wife team behind The Clean Machine & Public House 421 based in Slater, IA (pop 1,588).
Here's more about them in their own words:
" The Clean Machine, LLC was formed in the spring of 2008 by Russ and Mel Terhaar. Russ's carpet cleaning experience began in 1999 in Charlotte, NC and continued over the years in New York, Colorado, and Montana. Tens of thousands of residential and commercial customers have been served over the years. In 2008, the adventure of carpet cleaning in Iowa would begin. Russ and Mel both have a real passion for customer service and care for their customers. They also love the idea of maintaining control of a small service intensive business.
At the close of 2019, the Terhaar family moved to Main Street in Slater. The commercial space they found is incredibly unique and has everything they were dreaming of in order to take the service experience to the next level. Russ and Mel are embracing this new space as an opportunity to better deliver "Carpet Cleaning and Beyond” to the Ballard community and to the larger communities of Ames and Ankeny. Over the years The Clean Machine has earned the trust of clients as "far out" from Slater as Clive and Waukee. Of all the places Russ has had the opportunity to clean, he would say that central Iowa is his favorite and he and Mel couldn't be more excited about this new chapter for their family and business!"
I REALLY enjoyed getting to know this couple and love what they've built do far.
To learn more:
The Clean Machine:
website: www.thegreatcl...
facebook: / thegreatcleanmachine
instagram: / thecleanmachineofiowa
Public House 421
facebook: www.facebook.c...
instagram: / publichouse421