Corner Guards......

[nickreal]

How many do you keep on your truck? and

How many do you use on the average job?

Just curious.......

 

[packfancjh]

6 on the truck and usually only use 3 to 4

 

[KBRENNY]

always keep 3 on the truck, use them on about half the jobs I do, usually use at least 2 if I am using them possibly 3.

 

[KevinD]

Zero. I don't drag hoses around corners.

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

5 on the truck.

 

[Shawn Forsythe]

Here's a tip:

If you opt for the white colored ones, buy a couple extra... you WILL leave them on jobs accidentally.

Or instead, buy the yellow or orange variety, so you won't miss them when you leave.

 

[hogjowl]

I have four on the truck, and am about to order 2 more.

 

[Guest]

Our techs always leave them at customers houses! So all we carry on the truck is some white out just in case they scratch the corners of walls. (which is NOT often) .

 

[TimP]

I have 4 orange ones, however I find them useless therefore I don't use them. I don't drag my hoses around corners and I tried using them that way (dragging around corners) and they definitely don't stay. I may use them when someone seems picky just for the show.

 

[Loren Egland]

I have 4. I use orange for visibility. The customer doesn't miss them and will often comment on them. Even if you don't need them, they put on a good show for very little effort.

Loren

 

[Willy P]

Empty 5 gallon pails with a square corner cut into it. Lost? So what.

 

[TimP]

I have a vac, rake, corner guards.

Out of the 3 I use the vac all the time. The other two about the same....hardly ever. Rake only when putting down protector.

 

[steve frasier]

I have a few on the truck and a bunch in the garage, I don't use any of them
I use old cotton/gladiator pads wrapped around the hoses

 

[Steve in Omaha]

Honestly you can have a brand new rig and machine sparkling clean out in the drive, and you will get more comments on how "neat" the corner guards are. It's in the details.

 

[Raedan]

3 in the van with a vacuum and a rake. Yellow so I don't forget them.

 

[Greg Loe]

6 on van and average 3 used per job.

 

[John Watson]

2 on the truck 4 in the shop and 3 still in the trunk from Mikeyfest08. Guess I better have Helen start using them..

 

[Mountain View Carpet Care]

4

 

[nickreal]

I have 4 on the truck and wish I had at least six on a service call today. Would you use them on furniture when its placed near a corner where it could be vulnerable to the hose?

 

[John Watson]

Only if your dumb enough to keep pulling the hose and you know the furniture is there. Helen and I never have marked a corner or corner post to our knowledge not using them.

I believe single manned trucks would need them more than 2 man crews working together.

We are going to start using them just for the Hoopala it creates and just continue to be different that the other guys..More horse and pony show....

 

[Al]

We carry 6 and use some on most jobs.

 

[Aaron Richards]

6 on the van, 3 for most jobs. I get alot of comments on them, along with the door guard.

 

[Greenie]

I am convinced, if we were still cleaning I would put promotional messages on the guards "ask about ScotchGard", We clean Tile, etc...

Then I might have actually kept them clean.

ps: we had at least 5 if not 6, it's mostly show, but important.

 

[steve frasier]

I quit using corner guards because they never seem to stay in place and don't work well in a stairway corner, they seem like a total waste of money to me

 

[Mike Draper]

I have 6 orange on the truck. I use them on Picky, Bitchy people's homes only.

 

[Steve in Omaha]

Steve F.said

they seem like a total waste of money to me

Steve, Go buy 6 and start using them according to Greenie @ i think you will find they are some of the absolutely biggest bang for the buck.

 

[Brian L]

6

 

[Steve in Omaha]

6 is what it takes to safely clean the double wides here. Those California mansions may need one or two more.

 

[Becker]

look at all the replies.. Funny how a simply question is jumped on so hard.


1st of all I d never seen a colored corner guard transfer color tot he wall.



I have 5 on the the van.


I use 2 on avg on a job.. good hose management.

Today I used all 5 and then a couple of drop cloths.

Funky house...


Built on the side of a hill.
Enter on top floor of a 3 story house.

House was real funky, but my guess it is worth into the 2 million range because of it's view.

 

[Ron Werner]

I have 8 on board plus 3 of the new bulkhead/wall protectors. The corner guards never stay put, so there only for show. The bulkhead protectors work great.
Marketing on them is a brillant idea. They do get noticed by the client.