Originally Posted by EC
We have just redone oak floors in a 50 year old cape and I have an office chair with small wheels at my sewing machine. I got a floor protector mat at IKEA without the nubs. So far, so good.
We got one of those floor protector mats for hardwood floors. When we moved the desk & chair a year later, we found that the entire area under the mat was abraded, like it had been sanded. I think the whole mat moved a smidgen each time we rolled the chair. Now we just have the wheeled chair right on the oak floor. Doesn't seem to have caused any damage at all. I would put something under the cabinets. Carpet scraps are a good idea, and I would put them with the pile down, so you can slide them around if needed.