Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: david@zap-clean on June 28, 2013, 07:42:06 am
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I've asked this question before, but have a more experienced view now so need to ask again:
What shoes do you use for carpet cleaning?
I've been using Scruff's Nitro trainers (work wear) most of the time (inside and out), but often switch to crocs for quotes, fussy customers and 'white jobs' (as indoor shoes).
After nearly 12 months the Nitro's look as good as new, but the sole is falling off, I guess the cleaning solutions have affected the glue... so I need to replace them.
My requirements are:
Comfortable, light and relatively water resistant (I don't like wet feet all day).
Some degree of toe protection (though not industrial steel toecaps).
Reasonably smart looking.
Long lasting.
I've seen these, what do you think:
http://www.crocs.co.uk/crocs-mens-allcast-duck-shoe/12587,en_GB,pd.html?cid=26L&cgid=men-footwear-shoes
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I buy the cheapest crocs off the market £1.99 and put them on once all kit is inside the custards place. If after a month or so they are a bit dirty (usually 3 - 4 months) I stick them in the washing machine with the pads, and they are good as new again.
Next year do the same again if they are too worn.
damned sight cheaper and better value than £90.00 on a pair.
and also there is no faffing about with laces etc..
;D ;D
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Hector,
You're such a cheap skate. ;D
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Yup.... must be my Yorkshire blood... ;D ;D ;D
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Comfy white soled trainers
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Comfy white soled trainers
But they'll get p*ss wet every day, and stink!
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crocks don't ;D ;D ;D
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crocks don't ;D ;D ;D
Yes, they're good - but not great, in my opinion - don't you find yourself limbo dancing around your kit, walking backwards downstairs, and generally tippi-toeing around some houses! Crocs fall off.
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I wear boots but always wear over shoes, even when I quote, the amount of people that say 'oh you don't need them' and I say 'i'm a carpet cleaner its sacrilege to walk on a carpet with dirty shoes'. It always starts the conversation off well then I can sell them more.
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crocks don't ;D ;D ;D
Yes, they're good - but not great, in my opinion - don't you find yourself limbo dancing around your kit, walking backwards downstairs, and generally tippi-toeing around some houses! Crocs fall off.
Nope.... they have a strange device that fits around the back of your heel...
called a strap ;D ;D
Besides the days of me dancing around my kit and limbo dancing, are way behind me... :-\
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I wear boots but always wear over shoes, <snip>
The problem I have with overshoes is, they're a pain to put on, often split or tear, and they make my shoes slippery(er) when wet - a safety issue, maybe.
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crocks don't ;D ;D ;D
Yes, they're good - but not great, in my opinion - don't you find yourself limbo dancing around your kit, walking backwards downstairs, and generally tippi-toeing around some houses! Crocs fall off.
Nope.... they have a strange device that fits around the back of your heel...
called a strap ;D ;D
Besides the days of me dancing around my kit and limbo dancing, are way behind me... :-\
I though the strap was for hanging them up on a coat hook, in the van ;D
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:o :o :o
;D
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Comfy white soled trainers
But they'll get p*ss wet every day, and stink!
Never had a problem I wait to wash my feet when I get home ;D
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doctor martins shoes all the way , good to wear , look smart , and comply to most site rules , last for years without looking shabby
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Don't know what your doing but I don't get wet feet every day ???
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shoes for crews non slip chemical resistant sole and cheap to buy
paul aztec services
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Karrimor shoes from sports direct reasonably water proof, comfortable look decent and quite often they are on offer at around £20.
John
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Whatever black trainers are on offer sports direct 20 quid
Also don't prespray your feet. :P
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Also don't prespray your feet. :P
excellent advice there ;D ;D
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doctor martins shoes all the way , good to wear , look smart , and comply to most site rules , last for years without looking shabby
Me to and overshoes just to post groom and custy walkaround.
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Bistro Crocs, no holes in the uppers.
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Clean Trainers for me also,I always roll a piece of carpet out by the door before I do job .Would not wear protectors just perhaps to do quote but to dangerous imo especially with stairs .
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We use Dr Martins shoes too. They don't 'mark' the carpet either in any way and comfortable.
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Thanks for all the replies - I've decided to order a pair of these:
http://www.sfceurope.com/uk/Catalogue/Womens/Under-5/Revolution-9041
I liked the 'non-slip' sole, smart/casual appearance, and water-resistant uppers.
I'll report back on how I find them in a few months, unless they fall apart before that.
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David
Women's - Athletic - Revolution
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David
Women's - Athletic - Revolution
hahahah ;D,
Yes... I would have ordered these:
http://www.sfceurope.com/uk/Catalogue/Mens/Athletic/Evolution-8028
...but I liked to pop-out 4inch high heel version better :-)
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I didn't know so much could be said about what footwear to wear carpet cleaning.
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This is what I wear, have found them the best yet in “7 years” DM’s or polished shoes without overshoes are a nightmare as always end up creating boot polish marks!!!!!
http://www.sportsdirect.com/nike-rongbuk-acg-gtx-mens-hiking-shoes-183142?colcode=18314245
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I generally wear shoes like a normal person, sometimes white, sometimes black, sometimes boots. I can't say I really think about it in much detail.
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We use Dr Martins shoes too. They don't 'mark' the carpet either in any way and comfortable.
here here we been cleaning in them over 20 years wouldn't even think of using anything else
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You lot are posh and rich, i have 1 pair of shoes owned for more years than i remember and 1 pair of black nike trainers.
These trainers are everyday shoes, gym shoes, work shoes, shoes for informal gatherings, slippers, infact i wear them constantly apart from the 2 or 3 nights a year i wear the shoes
They generally last about 2 year, at which point they go down the pecking order and become gardening shoes, shoes i wear when stripping floors etc.
Customers houses i wear overshoes....they love it
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Highly recommend these or any of the grisport shoes , ecco like build quality but very light and resilient to wear drips and chemicals .
Good shoes make big contribution to reducing stress on your body imo.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grisport-Dolomite-Hiking-Brown-CMG034/dp/B002IIE7WY
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Trainers & Logic is what i wear.... Different for each customer.... Have the blue overshoes in your pocket for upper class / fussy middle class & dont really worry about it for most middle/lower class... as most of those you have to wipe your feet on the way out anyway! ;)
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Until you walk crap onto the carpet you just cleaned ???
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To be honest, i cant say ive ever had that problem... mind you i never go into someones house with "Really Dirty Trainers" on anyway... the small ammount of surface dust thats on the bottom of your shoes usually comes off within the first few steps of the hallway carpet just like any other visitors... & i would be there to clean the carpets anyway, so that would come off too :) if anyone cleans a carpet & ends up leaving muddy/dirty footprints all over it...it would leave me to seriously question there ability as a carpet cleaner...lol
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why don't you wear the over shoes for all customer? :-\
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Well, my Personal reason for not wearing overshoes for every single customer is that i partly stated in one of my previous posts.... Its just not always necassary & it all boils down to logic again & like i said before,I carry the overshoes with me in my pocket & if i feel that the customer would appreciate me wearing them, then i will & or if it has been raining then i may wear them OR i may take my shoes off altogether... but if for example im cleaning an end of tennancy empty house/flat dirty carpet or a "council estate trash" persons house who has dirty carpets already (you know the type, house stinking of staffies, cr@p everywhere...) i wont bother... :) like i said, houses where you clean your feet on the way out... (obviously im talking about when you go to quote...)
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To be honest that's a terrible attitude.
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Not really.... It only appears that way because im writing it... But its all logical :)
& ive had times where customers have been really quite concerned as to why im wearing them & i end up having to reassure them for some time that im not using dangerous/poisionous/corrosive chemicals on there carpets...Anyone had that one or is it just me?...lol Anyway lets not all make mountains out of molehills... whether operators wear overshoes or not is down to each & every owner operator & that was just my personal 2c on the topic of "overshoes" & does in no way imply that i have a bad attitude when it comes to carpet cleaning... Peace :)
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We use Dr Martins shoes too. They don't 'mark' the carpet either in any way and comfortable.
I got a pair of these, but stopped wearing them, they don't mark the carpet but they leave unsightly footprints on wood and laminate, which are a pain to polish off.
Dave.