Office Chairs -will They Ruin Parquet Floors?

[Beeblebrox000 0]

I need to buy some chairs for the study room. The floor is parquet. Will the office chairs with wheels ruin the floor?

Ikea sells a type of protective plastic floor covering/mat but the label says it is not for parquet floors.

Are there special wheels that won't ruin parquet floors?

[neubie 2]

I need to buy some chairs for the study room. The floor is parquet. Will the office chairs with wheels ruin the floor?

Ikea sells a type of protective plastic floor covering/mat but the label says it is not for parquet floors.

Are there special wheels that won't ruin parquet floors?

dun tink so. anything that has caster rollers will scratch floors, even on marble flooring.

[therat 18]

anything that can roll , can say bye bye to parquet

[mafacifa 0]

u can get floor protector. ikea sells them

[B2B 0]

I need to buy some chairs for the study room. The floor is parquet. Will the office chairs with wheels ruin the floor?

Ikea sells a type of protective plastic floor covering/mat but the label says it is not for parquet floors.

Are there special wheels that won't ruin parquet floors?

I must admit, nowadays the quality of timber flooring and parquet, even marble at new condominiums are quite bad. Even if you use special protectors or guards, it will still scratch somehow. High quality laminate floorings might be able to withstand scratches better, brands like Pergo and Kronotex. Otherwise, good to buy a rug and place below the chairs.

[neubie 2]

I must admit, nowadays the quality of timber flooring and parquet, even marble at new condominiums are quite bad. Even if you use special protectors or guards, it will still scratch somehow. High quality laminate floorings might be able to withstand scratches better, brands like Pergo and Kronotex. Otherwise, good to buy a rug and place below the chairs.

not sure if laminate flooring covers wear and tear due to castor rollers

[B2B 0]

not sure if laminate flooring covers wear and tear due to castor rollers

Laminate floors are very durable, I have seen people roll Pianos over it, and no problem.. In shopping Centers alot of shops use them, and customers can wear heels and walk over, no problem. The only thing is Laminates looks cheaper than Timber flooring. And laminate is not very water resistant. For example, high end resorts will never use Laminates, only carpets or timber flooring.

[neubie 2]

Laminate floors are very durable, I have seen people roll Pianos over it, and no problem.. In shopping Centers alot of shops use them, and customers can wear heels and walk over, no problem. The only thing is Laminates looks cheaper than Timber flooring. And laminate is not very water resistant. For example, high end resorts will never use Laminates, only carpets or timber flooring.

pianos are fixed static load on floorings but movable live loads like office chairs will cause scratches.

[B2B 0]

pianos are fixed static load on floorings but movable live loads like office chairs will cause scratches.

What I meant was I have seen people move pianos across Laminates. The metal rollers would definitely damage normal timber flooring. With regards to office chairs, I guess over long term, there would probably damage the laminate. There are also many grades of laminate, some are for commercial use, which are thicker. Go to Goodrich, they sell many grades of laminate.

[bepgof 20]

I need to buy some chairs for the study room. The floor is parquet. Will the office chairs with wheels ruin the floor?

Ikea sells a type of protective plastic floor covering/mat but the label says it is not for parquet floors.

Are there special wheels that won't ruin parquet floors?

With parquet floors and want to protect them from scratches, the only way is to adopte "japanese" or "korean" style of sitting = no chairs.

Rubber mat "protector" "stickes" with parquet floors lacquer after prolong time. Upon removal of mat, whole patch of lacquer will be "removed" also. Good luck.

Parquet floor usually made of teak, will strink over time, and you'll see the gaps. Strinks faster in air-con room. So,.....

Edited November 16, 2010 by bepgof

[sexiegirl 0]

I bought from Ikea a roll of plastic sheet. The office chair didn't cause any dent scratch lines on the parquet. Not bad.

[bepgof 20]

I bought from Ikea a roll of plastic sheet. The office chair didn't cause any dent scratch lines on the parquet. Not bad.

6 months later, try remove the sheet, you'll know the effect!.

Edited November 17, 2010 by bepgof

[gimz63251073 0]

have u tried using carpets..?