Although shoe covers are an important aspect of maintaining a clean and safe workplace in many fields, there are several reasons why shoe covers are specifically important for those who work in real estate and home construction. With that being said, here are our top three situations when, if you work in real estate or home construction, you should be wearing shoe covers:
- Final Touches & Modifications
Unforeseen last minute details and final touches are inevitable realities in home construction and real estate. Maybe a bedroom door doesn’t perfectly fit in the newly constructed home and has to be cut down on site, an appliance needs to be repaired or replaced as part of a contingency agreement, or maybe the buyer changes their mind on a paint color once it’s on the walls. Whatever the last minute action may be, there’s still quite a bit of finished work that needs to be protected, like new wood floors or freshly installed modern white carpet. Protecting finished work from final touches and modifications is when the importance of shoe covers really come into play, as workers don’t always have the extra time to clean up after themselves and home owners or buyers definitely won’t be happy to see dirty shoe prints all over their beautiful new flooring or carpets.
In the end, unhappy homeowners or clients can and likely will leave bad reviews of any responsible parties, ultimately hurting that company’s reputation, as well as future business opportunities.
- Open Houses
Hosting an open house is a great way to find a home buyer, but it also requires a large amount of preparation. After hours of cleaning, staging, and preparing the home for an open house, the last thing a real estate agent or builder wants is a crowd of people dragging their dirty shoes through the pristine home. One of the easiest solutions to this problem, however, is asking all visitors to wear shoe covers during the open house. It’s a simple and polite way to protect the floors of their possible future home — something we think everyone will be sure to appreciate!
- Home Inspections
Home inspections are a stressful time for all parties involved: buyers are worried about underlying issues in the home, real estate agents want to protect their respective party and close the best possible deal, builders (if applicable) might be worried about delays that forfeit time and money, and home inspectors must not only provide a valuable list of home problems (or lack thereof), but they must also protect their business reputation (with thorough and accurate findings, cleanliness, etc.) as well. Poor home inspections, whether that’s from ineffective findings or leaving the home dirty, will often lead to a lack of referrals from real estate agents and, therefore, a lack of business in general. So, with so much hinging on the home inspector’s practices and findings, it makes perfect sense for home inspectors to do whatever they can to leave the home just as clean as they found it, and in many cases, that means wearing shoe covers upon entering the home. The fact of the matter is, home inspectors go through every inch of the house, including basements, crawl spaces, garages, and attics — and no one wants that dirt (and other possible particles) tracked back into the home. Whether it’s required or the home inspector chooses to do this on their own, wearing shoe covers for home inspections will greatly lessen stress levels, for all involved, on and after inspection day.
When to Wear Shoe Covers in Real Estate and Construction
Investing in shoe covers for your real estate agents, home construction team, and home inspectors can help your company maintain a clean home and save you from dealing with unhappy buyers or homeowners — both of which can increase your company’s customer service ratings! No matter what stage of the home sales process you’re in, give shoe covers some serious consideration. Take a look at our wide variety of shoe covers or give us a call to discuss your particular needs.
