I was reading where some of you guys use COUGAR PAWS. (Josh) I was looking at them but after reading the literature about the "pads " only lasting a few jobs @ $30.00 a pair I thought that was possible worth the return BUT the unknown, walking in a 4% SH solution. (they don't talk about that) Do the pads last more than 1 job and where do you keep them The bed of the truck cant be good and the cab? I don't want that smell in there, Any input from guys who actually use them and which pads they use would be great.
Thanks
AC Lockyer said
Sep 16, 2012
Rubber Boots Home Depot :)
Jason Heath said
Sep 17, 2012
I've been wearing them for a few weeks now and I love them! They feel really good and stable to me. I haven't noticed any pad wear from SH. The pads are $15.00 a pair at the local roofing supply. I call them my spiderman shoes!
AC Lockyer said
Sep 17, 2012
preferred painting wrote:
I've been wearing them for a few weeks now and I love them! They feel really good and stable to me. I haven't noticed any pad wear from SH. The pads are $15.00 a pair at the local roofing supply. I call them my spiderman shoes!
Spidy Powers!
AC Lockyer said
Sep 18, 2012
Just had a funny. Are these shoes for overagressive, young men cravin, fourty somethin year old women?
AC
Jason Heath said
Sep 18, 2012
AC Lockyer wrote:
preferred painting wrote:
I've been wearing them for a few weeks now and I love them! They feel really good and stable to me. I haven't noticed any pad wear from SH. The pads are $15.00 a pair at the local roofing supply. I call them my spiderman shoes!
Spidy Powers!
Yup. One of these days I'll be needing a spidy harness!lol
Josh Scavetta said
Sep 18, 2012
If i can speak on AC's behalf they are expensive and his method of soft washing you should be able to do most of it from the gutter line and peeks. therefor you wont need the cougar paws just use the rubber boots i guess. i buy them for all my employees most of the roofs up in ct have 10 and 12 pitch roofs i guess because the amount of snow we get in the winter. Florida has few pitched roofs from what i can see. we also walk every single roof we do to minimize over spray. Most of our costumers have very beautiful gardens with delicate flowers.
My guys switch the pads every 2 weeks depending on usage and they cost 16 a pair i think. the boots should last 3-5 months depending on usage
if you going to be walking around on roofs a lot i would recommend them but if your going to be spraying all from the gutter and ridge then its not really needed
Mark Fermoyle said
Dec 1, 2012
safe roof cleaning hartford wrote:
If i can speak on AC's behalf they are expensive and his method of soft washing you should be able to do most of it from the gutter line and peeks. therefor you wont need the cougar paws just use the rubber boots i guess. i buy them for all my employees most of the roofs up in ct have 10 and 12 pitch roofs i guess because the amount of snow we get in the winter. Florida has few pitched roofs from what i can see. we also walk every single roof we do to minimize over spray. Most of our costumers have very beautiful gardens with delicate flowers.
My guys switch the pads every 2 weeks depending on usage and they cost 16 a pair i think. the boots should last 3-5 months depending on usage
if you going to be walking around on roofs a lot i would recommend them but if your going to be spraying all from the gutter and ridge then its not really needed
Just to add to what Josh is saying...
I've investigated, and y'all may want to check out "Corkers". They seem that they would be a better solution for our industry. They strap on over your regular footwear so that you don't have to come down and walk all over the yard with them on (as you would with Cougar Paws) thereby reducing the life of the pads.
With Corkers you can simply put them on when you are getting ready to go up the ladder and take them off quickly when you come down. That way the pads are only exposed to the roof and a few rungs. Also, you will not have to replace expensive Cougar boots every 3-5 months.
Just my $.02
-- Edited by Let Us Spray on Saturday 1st of December 2012 09:09:54 AM
Michael Hickey said
Dec 2, 2012
Have you a website for the Corkers Mark?
Mark Fermoyle said
Dec 2, 2012
GM Services wrote:
Have you a website for the Corkers Mark?
Sure do!! I acutally mis-spelled it, the company name is Korkers. Here is a link for their work product, TuffTrax. And another link for the asphalt shingle sole, and yet another for metal roofs.
Their TuffTrax"3-in-1" product comes with the metal roofing sole, but you have to purchase the composition sole separately for $19.99. Not a bad price, I understand they last a long time. Probably even better if you don't wear them around the yard & mud & concrete.
Hope this helps Michael..
P.S. I see you live in County Cork, are you close to my family home town of Fermoy?
Garon Buczynski said
Dec 6, 2014
We use a non slip boot from a company called solemate
-We use the Bullfrog, here is the link to there site
We have used these boots for over a year now and they are incredible, for even standing on soapy metal roofs.
Not sure how much to get to America though
Dan Dykstra said
Dec 8, 2014
The shoes that Garon is talking about are sold by Shoes for Crews here in the states. I use them all the time. Great traction on asphalt roofs
AC Lockyer said
Dec 8, 2014
Dan Dykstra wrote:
The shoes that Garon is talking about are sold by Shoes for Crews here in the states. I use them all the time. Great traction on asphalt roofs
That is a great option. Thanks for the report and feedback.
I was reading where some of you guys use COUGAR PAWS. (Josh) I was looking at them but after reading the literature about the "pads " only lasting a few jobs @ $30.00 a pair I thought that was possible worth the return BUT the unknown, walking in a 4% SH solution. (they don't talk about that) Do the pads last more than 1 job and where do you keep them The bed of the truck cant be good and the cab? I don't want that smell in there, Any input from guys who actually use them and which pads they use would be great.
Thanks
Spidy Powers!
Just had a funny. Are these shoes for overagressive, young men cravin, fourty somethin year old women?
AC
My guys switch the pads every 2 weeks depending on usage and they cost 16 a pair i think. the boots should last 3-5 months depending on usage
if you going to be walking around on roofs a lot i would recommend them but if your going to be spraying all from the gutter and ridge then its not really needed
Just to add to what Josh is saying...
I've investigated, and y'all may want to check out "Corkers". They seem that they would be a better solution for our industry. They strap on over your regular footwear so that you don't have to come down and walk all over the yard with them on (as you would with Cougar Paws) thereby reducing the life of the pads.
With Corkers you can simply put them on when you are getting ready to go up the ladder and take them off quickly when you come down. That way the pads are only exposed to the roof and a few rungs. Also, you will not have to replace expensive Cougar boots every 3-5 months.
Just my $.02
-- Edited by Let Us Spray on Saturday 1st of December 2012 09:09:54 AM
Sure do!! I acutally mis-spelled it, the company name is Korkers. Here is a link for their work product, TuffTrax. And another link for the asphalt shingle sole, and yet another for metal roofs.
http://www.korkers.com/footwear/work.html
http://www.korkers.com/footwear/work/composition-roofing-sole.html
http://www.korkers.com/footwear/work/metal-roofing-sole.html
Their TuffTrax"3-in-1" product comes with the metal roofing sole, but you have to purchase the composition sole separately for $19.99. Not a bad price, I understand they last a long time. Probably even better if you don't wear them around the yard & mud & concrete.
Hope this helps Michael..
P.S. I see you live in County Cork, are you close to my family home town of Fermoy?
-We use the Bullfrog, here is the link to there site
solemate.co.nz/catalog/C37_Men_s_Footwear.html
We have used these boots for over a year now and they are incredible, for even standing on soapy metal roofs.
Not sure how much to get to America though
That is a great option. Thanks for the report and feedback.
AC