Because my computer desk was in the lounge and my chair caused damage to the lounge carpet a room which must look presentable to visitors i had to find a way to prevent the damage.
Does rolling chairs ruin carpet.
The problem is they often damage the carpet.
Sharp edged rolling chair s caster wheel can cause damage to your beautiful carpet.
Provides good support for a rolling chair.
All of that is subject to how much the chair is being used.
I have found two solutions which i will go over in this guide each with their own pros and cons.
Cheap carpet over a good pad the carpet will eventually delaminate wear to a point the rolling motion will affect the pad.
Basically if you have decent carpet over a cheap pad the pad will start to disintegrate before the carpet.
However office chairs with roller blade style caster wheels will not ruin the carpet.
Chair rollers can do significant damage to your rug or carpet backing causing the latex bond to break.
Does not tend to crack.
This is an example of you are both right.
Whether office chairs ruin carpet or not depends on the chair s wheels.
I like my rolling chair for its ease of moving even if i am still sitting on it.
But the evil is everywhere.
The 30 x 48 size is a little smaller than some on the market.
These plastic mats are inexpensive and will prevent the delamination of the carpet caused by the repeated rolling action of the chair.
I had to be prepared to use whatever method would prevent future damage to any new carpet i might.
The first option is to buy a carpet protector mat.
Well made for the price.
It s not just rolling.
To protect yourself you will want one of these.
Office chairs with wheels are very common and can really come in handy if you want some seated mobility around the room.
Same company also makes a chair mat for hard floors and a desk mat.
So you are setting up a home office and you want to protect your area rug or carpet from the desk chair that will be constantly rolling back and forth.
This is not a manufacturing defect.
Rolling chairs come with casters the small wheels or balls attached to the chair legs and they make moving the chairs around easier.
Protects your carpet from damage.
When you roll the chair on the carpet the sharp edges of some caster wheels cut the pile on the carpet this reduces the softness and life of the carpet.
Once a carpet has delaminated you will get wrinkles in the carpet that are impossible to get out.
How i prevented my office chair castors damaging carpets.
That is a very good idea.