With these tips you can preserve your hardwood floor for years.
Do chairs scratch hardwood floors.
No floor is safe from metal chair legs not even a vinyl floor and if the floor is hardwood even a wood chair leg can dig deeply enough to cause scratches that warrant refinishing.
I will try to keep it short and to the point.
Furniture can be rough on hardwood floors.
Rolling chairs come with casters the small wheels or balls attached to the chair legs and they make moving the chairs around easier.
Fortunately it s possible to protect your wood floors from your furniture by taking some preventative measures.
Whether the floor is laminate or hardwood you need to protect the floor s surface against damage from the bottoms of the chair legs which can have metal casters wood bottoms or plastic caps.
If you decide to purchase hardwood flooring casters for your office chair and do not place a rug or mat underneath be sure to clean the wheels regularly.
If you would like to know how to protect wood floors from casters keep reading.
Hardwood floors are easily scratched by chairs being pushed in and out from a dining room table.
Together however they can create some not so beautiful scratches.
If an object like a rock or tack gets stuck to the wheel it could easily scratch your hardwood floors as you move in the chair.