LIFESTYLES
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Mobley's Carpet Cleaning Service
By LORAVANDERHAIX
liliestylM Editor
Cleaning carpet may be one
of the least enjoyable tasks
when It comes to the upkeep of
a home or business but Eddie
Mobley and his employees do It
with ease.
Moblqr, the owner of Mobley
Professional Carpet Cleaning
Service, has been In the carpet
cleaning business for the past
24 years.
"1 started when 1 was In high
school. 1 was driving a school
bus and working at a carpet
cleaning company after school,"
said Mobley.
After leaving his hometown of
Chester, S.C., he moved to
Charlotte In 1970. He worked
In the carpet cleaning Industry
before opening his own compa
ny In 1979.
"1 worked hard to learn the
carpet cleaning business," he
said.
In order to get the best equip
ment, Mobley went to Canada
to purchase a truck-mount van,
which has the equipment built
in.
Today, he has three vans
equipped with large hoses that
will reach up to 42 stories and
smaller hoses that can be com
fortably used In a home or more
confined areas.
He has gone from being a one
man operation to having seven
full-time and six part-time em
ployees. Mobley's brother, Phil
lip works for hhn and he has 18
years of experience.
"My son, Eddie Jr., has been
working with me every since he
was 8-years-old. All of my em
ployees are well trained and
there Is always an experienced
person on each crew," said Mo
bley.
The services he provides In
cludes the cleaning of carpet,
upholstery, floors and draper
ies— no matter what the size.
And he's on call for emergency
service 24 hours a day.
"One of the largest jobs we've
had was cleaning the carpet at
Ivey's at Southpark. We worked
seven nights for six hours each
night. It took about 42 hours to
clean all of their carpet which
came to about 100,000 square
feet" he added.
Mobley, 38, prides himself on
the quality of service he pro
vides.
"All of my em
ployees are well
trained and
there is always
an experienced
person on the
crew.
If
Eddie Mobley
"We move all of the furniture
and place It back, most compa
nies won't do this. We also deo
dorize the carpet at no extra
chajpge."
"Most times when we clean a
person's carpet at their home,
we usually don't have to come
back but once a year or every
eight months, depending on the
traffic In the home," he ex
plained. "Once we clean It we
explain what to do If they spill
something. We train our cus
tomers."
The Moblely's company, which
Is located at 1603 ^uth Boule
vard, also sells and la}rs carpet.
'We have countless samples to
choose fi-om. Two of the more
popular colors right now are
wine and maroon," he added.
Puroflrst, another company
owned by Mobley, repairs water
and fire damage and they have
done work for toe new coliseum.
"The sprinkler system at the
new coliseum went off when It
shouldn't have and It took us
about eight hours to clean It up,"
he recalls.
Mobley said Its Important for
toe customer to know If they're
getting quality service. He said,
"Other companies make mis
takes because they do not have
the proper equipment or super
vision to do a good job."
Mobley oflers the following Ups
for recognizing when the carpet
has been Improperiy cleaned.
-It should not take any more
than three and a half hours for
toe carpet to dry.
-As soon as toe work Is done
you should be able to walk on It.
If toe water has been properly
pulled out...you'll be able to walk
on It.
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Ph«to«/CAI.VIN FKRQUtON
Eddie Mobley, (above right), has gone from a
one man operation to employing seven full
time and six part-time people. He has
three truck-mounts which are fully
equipped and capable of handling small Jobs
as well as the larger ones.
Eddie Mobley is shown (left photo) with his
son Eddie Jr., (r) checking the equipment
before leaving for a Job. Eddie Jr.,18, has
been working with his father since he was
8-years-old.
Cljarlotte
Sock Hop And Recognition Day Photo Review
Pho1oa/LaN«y
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Nlne-year-old Jennifer Hayes (in the light skirt)
won the hula hc»p contest. Her lO-year-old-sis
ter, TUbny (in the black skirt) won second place.
Linda McDoweU (not pictured) won third place.
PSI,
Fran Parrer-Bradley (r) presented Rick Jackson ft), of Channel
36, with a certificate of appreciation for his participation In the
^boflotte Host's Fashion Show. which_washridfa«t Novsmbsr.
Davina Michelle Hayes was
voted Chariotte Poet Senior of
the Tear and she was the re
cipient of the first Charlotte
Post scholarship. Darina is
the daughter of David and
Joyce Higes.
Mary Grace Haynes was voted
Chariotte Post Mother of the
year.
The Sock Hop and Recognition Day was held at PDY Caterers.
Hot doge and hamburgers were enjoyed by all.
Tables were set up by co-sponsors WWMQ-
Magic 96, WJ2^-Channel 46 and the YWCA.
Metrollna Mills was also a co-sponsor and they
provided complimentary socks to all who at
tended.