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We bought some and didn’t like them. We just take too many trips in and out. I often times lay a pad at the door and wipe my shoes when coming in and out. We always walk on the pavement and never venture through the grass. This seems to work fine for us.
We buy booties by the boxes. At the end of the job, we ask customers to stay off carpet for 1-2 hours, if they need to walk on carpet before completely dry, we ask them to wear the booties. Our customers are now used to the booties and request them, sometimes for each family member. They are also very popular with realtors. If we are cleaning for an open house, we usually leave extras for their showing.
The booties are not practical for our techs, they simply place a drop cloth in the entry and wipe their shoes w/our HB solution if needed.
Agreed – booties are not practical all the time, but good to have around just in case! I wear tennis shoes that are completely white with a full white sole also and they work great. It is also easier to check them for dirt when going in & out of the house. There are times though when you’ve got a house with no real side walk – and you find yourself carrying equip over gravel etc. – or – when there’s that bright white carpet that shows it all … then it’s a good idea!!
I think I’m going to be in the market for some white soled shoes here soon, anyone know of a good brand that looks proffesional and can stand up to the abuse.
I try to vacuum everything first, next take care of all the spotting, and last, bring in the rest of the equipment to clean, working from the back of the house first and finishing near the exit last. While cleaning room #1, your shoes will also get cleaned.
We do mainly what Laura does, except that we wear them all the time on the job. The pvc is almost inert and not much sticks to it, not like shoes anyay.
Also, they are not slippery like rubber soled shoes or sneakers are when wet with residual HB cleaner. Seemed dumb to me to clean a carpet and then go back onto the carpet with dirty shoes (dirty from the areas walked on and not cleaned) for grooming or post-vacuuming.
We give them out to customers, realtors and anyone who may be walking on the carpet while lightly damp…makes a heck of a good impression, or so I have been told.
Dave
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