And some office chair mats are even advertised as safe for hardwood floors.
Office chair messed up laminate flooring.
In a home office environment or other space where chairs have wheels the type of flooring chosen for the space matters.
You can also get the clear plastic floor covers that don t have nubs on the bottom.
We ve had laminate in the office for 5 years and the rolling chair has been on a plastic cover from staples or office max ever since.
A good one would be a polyurethane wheel not just any rubber wheel.
A little water goes a long way on a laminate floor.
Walton oak luxury vinyl plank flooring 19 53 sq.
The underside of the mat was covered in little knobby grippers made from the same hard plastic.
If you use roller chair on any type of flat floor such as hardwood laminate or in this case vinyl it is important that you replace the caster wheel to a softer type.
However chair mats can actually cause more harm than good.
These may seem like a good idea at first since they are covering part of your flooring.
Case i127904l the home depot we have considered rigid core vinyl plank snap lock and laminate wood type snap lock but the flooring stores we ve been to don t seem to actually know they re product well enough for us to make an educated guess.
Aibob office chair mat for hardwood floor 36 x 48 inches easy glide for chairs flat without curling floor mats for computer desk 4 2 out of 5 stars 1 439 32 99 32.
The result was my floor was protected from the chair.
Make sure the mat you purchase doesn t have grippers underneath.
For most areas of laminate flooring in your home a dry or dust mop may be all that is needed for regular cleaning.
Sticky or dirty sections.
The best floor for chairs with wheels.
Lifeproof multi width x 47 6 in.
As you roll in your office chair the mat can slide or rub against the hardwood floor beneath.
Made by rolland rl50pg.
These were made and designed for sensitive floors such as vinyl plank flooring laminate flooring bamboo flooring and engineered hardwood flooring.
I got a set from amazon for less than 40 bucks.
However when i pulled up the mat to relocate my desk the hardwood was totally damaged from each and every plastic knobby.
The problem with laminate floors is that too much water seeps into the cracks between the planks and can cause swelling and damage that is irreversible.
Thick carpet and wheels do not play.