How to Install Floor Protectors on Various Chair Legs

Applying floor protectors on chair legs is an important process of maintaining your floor and at the same time ensuring your chairs last longer. Floor Guard has a wide variety of high-quality floor protectors meant for specific types and designs of chair legs. This article will help you in choosing and putting on floor protectors in the best way possible.

What Are Floor Protectors For?

Floor protectors are important in avoiding scratches, dents and other destructions to the floor. Whether the floor is made of timber, tiles or laminate, a protector reduces the areas that sustain any damage. Additionally, it improves the movement of the chairs, helping to push the chairs rather than lift to reposition them.

How to Select the Right Floor Protector

Felt Pads: Felt pads are very suitable for wooden and metallic chairs. They are an ideal sticker to prevent leg scratches out on floors. Felt pads are readily available and can comfortably be used on virtually all kinds of floors.

Rubber Caps: Rubber caps are covers for the legs of plastic or metal chairs. For these items, rubber caps do provide great grip and stability. They are stationary and are not easily removable and even under great pressure they can not get worn out.

Plastic Glides: If the chair has broader legs, these protectors can be used. They are easy to slide on and hard surfaces and provide an advantage against wear and tear.Moving on to the next step.

Installation Steps

Clean the Chair Legs: Carefully wipe the underside of her chair legs, and smoothing any dirt and debris before adding on any protectors. This helps adheres properly and lasts long.

Measure and Cut (if necessary): In case of using an adhesive strip or a felt pad, measure the circumference of the chair leg and cut this piece to the circumferential measurement taken up.

Apply the Protectors:

In the case of felt pads, they come with an adhesive backing, simply remove the back part and attach the pads to a clean leg of each chair.

In the case of rubber caps, they are hammock-like and need to be tugged over the leg of the chair till they fit nicely.

In the case of plastic glides, they recommended the use of screws or adhesive-in this case, it will be determined according to the product type being used.

Allow Time to Set: If non-dry type protective chair pads were used, avails the chairs in an upright position for about 2-3 hours to enable the adhesive adhere properly to the protectors.

Test Stability: After they are correctly positioned make a soft push against the chair for the first time in order to check the holders, stability as well as mobility and if the aspects are perfect.

Conclusion

It cannot be glossed over that adding something on the chair legs to cushion the furniture against the floors is both easy and practical. There are many users of Floor Guard who can make in their selection preventing devices they require.