LVT floor - how to protect floors from chair legs

Discussion in 'Vinyl / Impervious floor coverings' started by chater, Jan 24, 2018.

  1. chater

    chater Member

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    I am sorry if this sounds stupid, but I am a bit lost as to best cover the base of my dining room chairs so that they do not scratch my new LVT floor, and you folk seem to know a lot about floors. The legs of the chairs have these plastic black buttons under them. Should I put the felt pad on the buttons, or should I remove these black things completely and put felt pads directly onto the wood? The black buttons are hard plastic.

    I cant seem to upload a photo to this site, so I posted a photo to (take out the spaces) https :// imgur.com / a / O8VTY
     
  2. dazlight

    dazlight Super Moderator

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    Yes take the buttons off with a chesil or pilers.
    Felt pads need to be on a flat surface so they stay on.
     
  3. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    I put felt pads on all furniture legs and bases on every job
     
  4. chater

    chater Member

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    One chair down, 5 more to go. Is this okay?

    https :// imgur.com / a/ Ywuf2

    The felt pad was 6mm think. Is that too thick? And should I just go out and buy some round pads, as it was a bit of a pain cutting all these. Or are square pads better?

    Thank you both.
     
  5. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    6mm is fine
    I use round pads as they fit on most furniture legs easily and you can just put a few on if it’s something like large table legs
     
  6. Dan2223245

    Dan2223245 Active Member

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    I use these ones in my house. Screw on so they won't fall off.
     

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  7. mjfl

    mjfl Well-Known Member

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    Any DIY shop will sell them locally and cheap enough
     
  8. chater

    chater Member

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    Thank you all. I have ordered round pads off ebay. If the pads do not work out then I will give @Dan2223245's suggestion a try.
     
  9. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    What and buy more felt pads ?
     
  10. chater

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    Ah yes, I can see now I wasn't clear in my reply :) I've bought the stick on round pads, and will try the screw on pads (I didn't even know screw-ons existed!) if I find that the sticky one's come off.
     
  11. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    The ones I use stick pretty well provided there stuck to a clean surface
     

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