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title: "Chicago Tribune: Chicago area’s Carpet Chemist franchisee hoping to grow his business in Western Suburbs"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/81ae8ed6-225b-4e7c-8ce0-b3bd7518eee6
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/chicago-tribune-chicago-areas-carpet-chemist-franchisee-hoping-to-grow-his-business-in-western-suburbs-2719520
category: "Flooring"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Flooring"
published: 2022-08-25T12:07:39.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:09:57.853Z
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# Chicago Tribune: Chicago area’s Carpet Chemist franchisee hoping to grow his business in Western Suburbs

**TL;DR:** Dave Hettiger is the first Chicago area franchisee of Carpet Chemist, a floor cleaning service based in Louisville, and hopes to grow his business in the Western Suburbs. He plans to expand his services, including carpet repair and cleaning, to areas such as La Grange and Oak Brook.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-08-25. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/chicago-tribune-chicago-areas-carpet-chemist-franchisee-hoping-to-grow-his-business-in-western-suburbs-2719520).*

## Story

*Carpet Chemist franchisee Dave Hettiger hopes to grow his business in the Chicago area with his wide range of services such as carpet repair, dyeing and stretching; rug, hardwood floor and upholstery cleaning; and air duct cleaning.*

Dave Hettiger will be the first Chicago area franchise of floor cleaning service, Carpet Chemist, based in Louisville.

Hettiger has experience running his own business, having opened a juice bar called the Flex Bar in Broadview, which is still open. He hopes to expand further with Carpet Chemist.

“If I am going to clean someone’s carpet or tile, I am going to do it the best I can and better than the next guy,” he said.

He hopes this tactic will lead to his mission of expansion with repeat customers, especially in the western suburbs, such as La Grange, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge and Oak Brook. But he will travel anywhere in the greater Chicago area and have gone as far as Kankakee or Indiana for a job.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- home services (topic)
- indiana (location)
- Oak Brook (location)
- La Grange (location)
- floor cleaning (topic)
- Hinsdale (location)
- Kankakee (location)
- Burr Ridge (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/chicago-tribune-chicago-areas-carpet-chemist-franchisee-hoping-to-grow-his-business-in-western-suburbs-2719520). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/81ae8ed6-225b-4e7c-8ce0-b3bd7518eee6).