Wheelchairs often damage walls and corners. In this blog we're going to look at where they damage the most and the best strategies to protect your walls and corners. Where Do Wheelchairs Damage Walls and Corners? Wheelchairs damage walls in three places: From 6 in – 8 in from the floor on the wall From 11in – 13 in from the floor on the wall From 6 in – 30 in from the floor on the corner Why Do Wheelchairs Damage Walls/Corners? The damage from wheelchairs comes from three places on the wheelchair: 6 in – 8 in | The metal on the wheels and side frame 11in – 13 in | The foot rests 6 in – 30 in | The tires  How to Protect...

This is how you stick corner guards with tape adhesive to the corner to the best adhesion and long term protection. Clean both sides of the corner to remove any dust, grease, or debris that would weaken the bond of the tape. Remove backing of tape on both sides of the wings of the corner guard. Press the bottom of the corner guard against the wall and work up from the bottom. Apply pressure on both sides of the corner guard all the way up and down and on both sides (that is, each wing).  If you're looking to purchase corner guards with tape we offer those in both vinyl and polycarbonate ("Lexan").

The MasterFormat corner guard spec section is 10 26 13. That is inside 10 26 00 Wall and Door Protection and Division 10 - Specialities. If you need Commercial Corner Guard specification information for your project you can chat with us by clicking on the chat icon in the bottom right of the screen or contact us at projects@commercialcornerguards.com.

Menard's sells Trimaco Corner Guards and we are going to review the similarities and differences between their corner guards and ours and discuss when you should and should not use them. Trimaco Colors and Sizes Menards offers Trimaco clear corner guards in 4' length in a wing width of 5/8" and 1-1/8" and 8' length only in a wing width of 5/8". (The "wing width" is the distance between one edge of the corner guard to the corner.) These are the available corner guards from Menards vs. Commercial Corner Guards. 4' Corner Guard Availability Menards   3/4" 5/8" 1.125" 1.5" 2" 2.5" Bull No Fastener Tape Nails Screws Commercial Corner Guards   3/4" 5/8" 1.125" 1.5" 2" 2.5" Bull No Fastener Tape...

Most corners are 90° which is why most corner guards are 90°. But there are are walls of other angles and the most common are 135° and 45°. 

Corners that are 45° especially need protection given that there is less material on the corner due to its small angle. 

How you remove your corner guards depends on how they are attached to the wall. There are three types of fasteners: self-stick tape, adhesive, or nails. 

A bullnose corner is a rounded corner on a wall in a building. The term is also used for rounded tile and stairs. Bullnose corners on walls are normally created by a rounded, bullnose corner bead.  In order to protect the corner, it should be protected by a bullnose corner guard. Using a corner guard designed to conform to a rounded corner both retains the rounded aesthetic and provides the best protection against dents and scratches. How to Measure a Bullnose Corner There are two different types of measurements with bullnose corner guards: The radius of the corner or the wall or corner guard The width of the corner guard How to Measure the Radius of a Bullnose Corner Use...

Lowe's sells corner guards manufactured by Miller LLC. And while we are certainly biased given that we manufacture corner guards, that also gives us expertise. And with this expertise we can outline the main differences between corner guard's from Lowe's and us. Material & Strength of Lowe's Corner Guards While we don't know the exact type of plastic material of Miller's corner guards we do know it is not polycarbonate (also known as Lexan), the material out of which our corner guards are made. And we know this because we tested their material strength and when a force is applied to Lowe's corner guards they shatter and this is not the material characteristic of polycarbonate. Polycarbonate is an extremely strong...

There are three main options for buying corner guards:

1. Big Box Store (e.g. Home Depot or Lowes)
2. Distributor
3. Manufacturer

In the past year both UPS & FedEx have always added an additional charge to large packages that is between $100–$145 (we have slightly lower rates because of the large volume of products we ship).