Pads for chair legs on wooden floors.

[John Brown]

What does anyone recommend for chair legs, to stop them from scratching a wood floor? In the past I've found pretty much all of the self adhesive felt pads fall off, I used to cut small disc of old tennis balls with a hollow punch, and glue the rubber substrate to the leg with CA. Surely there must be a better way...?

 

[Just4Fun]

I just use the sticky felt pads and accept that they have to be renewed regularly.

 

[sploo]

I've never tried it, but Matthias Wandel (woodgears) showed a method of removing the sticky layer from the felt pad, then using hot melt glue to attach the pad to the chair leg - the claim being that as the glue cools hard it doesn't slip over time like the sticky layer.

 

[dickm]

I've never tried it, but Matthias Wandel (woodgears) showed a method of removing the sticky layer from the felt pad, then using hot melt glue to attach the pad to the chair leg - the claim being that as the glue cools hard it doesn't slip over time like the sticky layer.

Great idea. Will try that. Has to be better than trying to clean the gluey stuff that doesn't keep the pad on, but does stick hard to the floor!

 

[Gordon Tarling]

Would something like this work? I used them recently on a table project. Surely would last longer than anything stuck on?

G.

 

[Just4Fun]

Some chairs I bought came with something like that on the legs. The plastic parts broke off leaving the end of the pin nicely positioned to gouge the floor.

 

[Woodchip Wilbur]

I've just had laminate flooring put down. Don't know how well it will work - but I have cut pads from the left-over underlay (thick shiny plastic top surface ofer a 2mm hard foam substrate). 2-sided carpet tape on the foam side - and the furniture glides beautifully on the laminate.

 

[novocaine]

Cheap pound store pads. But i know the glue is pants so i use mitrebond.

 

[John Brown]

I like the look of Mathias Wandel's solution, apart from trying to remove the the adhesive strip.
Maybe I'll stick with tennis ball and CA, or maybe tennis ball and hot glue...

 

[John Brown]

Some chairs I bought came with something like that on the legs. The plastic parts broke off leaving the end of the pin nicely positioned to gouge the floor.

I've had a similar experience.

 

[John Brown]

I've just had laminate flooring put down. Don't know how well it will work - but I have cut pads from the left-over underlay (thick shiny plastic top surface ofer a 2mm hard foam substrate). 2-sided carpet tape on the foam side - and the furniture glides beautifully on the laminate.

I believe carpet tape is not that different from the self adhesive stuff I don't trust.

 

[Sandyn]

I use the adhesive felt pads and never had problems with the adhesive. What has happened is that a bit of grit has become embedded in the pad and scratched the floor, but generally they work well. I clean all the crap off them every so often. An alternative is an angle bracket on each leg and screw them to the floor, so they can't be moved

 

[John Brown]

I use the adhesive felt pads and never had problems with the adhesive. What has happened is that a bit of grit has become embedded in the pad and scratched the floor, but generally they work well. I clean all the rubbish off them every so often. An alternative is an angle bracket on each leg and screw them to the floor, so they can't be moved

Good idea, but I think two anchored legs would suffice. Four would be overkill.

 

[Sandyn]

Ah!!! happy memories of the unemployment office in the 70's. Chairs fixed to the floor, so you couldn't throw them at anyone!!

 

[AFFF]

Felt glued on with contact adhesive

 

[Gavlar]

I've given up on felt unless the item doesn't move much, so for tables they're OK. Instead I use the PTFE pads (eBay) which can be had in a screw on version as well as self adhesive.

 

[Jameshow]

I use the pasa on the bottom of my jogsaw to stop it marking!

cheers James

 

[Sideways]

Been there. It took a while to find the answer.
Felt pad, bonded to a plastic carrier with a shallow rim that stops the felt sliding off, and has a single slim nail through the centre to keep it on the leg.
These have lasted a couple of years now on dining chairs that are in constant use.
Keep an eye on them and the plastic will never touch the floor.
The self adhesive type felt pads only last a few months before needing to be replaced.

They may have come from Ikea who also, definately do the simple self adhesive pads.

 

[TRITON]

I use the pasa on the bottom of my jogsaw to stop it marking!

cheers James

You have a jogsaw ? I want one of them

OP.
Instead of cutting discs from tennis balls, just put a slice in the ball and slide the whole thing onto each leg. the pressure will hold it in place and the novelty of it will impress your friends and neighbours

 

[RichardG]

I‘ve used these nylon guides for years and never had one come off. Suggest drilling a small pilot hole to ensure the leg doesn‘t split and goes in dead straight.

https://www.toolstation.com/nylon-glide-nail/p60587