need solutions for chair coasters
 

We have wood look laminate throughout the living part of the house and we have to use some type of cap or coaster on the dining room chairs to keep from scraping the floor. Our chairs have turned legs (decorative) and the legs angle from the seat--so the legs are at an angle to the floor too.

We've tried those stick on felt coasters which work well, but eventually come unstuck and also wear down on the angle side. (plus we always seems to get dog hair stuck to them). I've tried those stick on hard plastic coasters but they come unstuck and seem to not slide as well. We've tried those "as seen on tv" ones that are clear plastic with built in felt pads that are suppose to slide and cling to the chair legs but they don't fit well on the chair legs--big size too big and falls off and smaller one splits and falls off!

So I'm all ears on any idea that would solve this more permanently and protect my floors! Help!

I have rugs (about 9x12') under the dining room and nook tables. They protect the floors and are still easy to vacuum. This solution might not work if there are a lot of spills. My chairs are on wheels, and they slide well on the rugs.

area rugs under dining area.....spills or no spills.....only way I have found to save the floor under so many movable chairs

I think there some coasters that nail into the bottom of the chair leg and the pad part swivels to sit flat on the floor.
Area rugs are also a good answer.

When I got a new floor, years ago, I bought teflon slides/coasters that you put on the bottom of the chairs, tables etc. They allow the furniture to slide.

The trick for any of the coasters, felt, teflon or WHY .... is to clean them off regularly.
Turn the chair over, and wipe or wash or vacuum.
It is the crud that collects in/on them that is your biggest offender.

2nd trick .... change them as they wear.
Nothing lasts forever!!

I have the same issues with my heavy duty kitchen chairs and laminate floors. We use the felt stick on type, but DH glues them on so they don't come off so fast. We have to replace every six months or so, but I've not found anything else that works better. Let us know if you find something that works better!!

I've seen some plastic circles that are berber type carpet on the floor side. They seemed very sturdy. There is a lip around the plastic side to keep the chair leg in place.

The ones that came with my furniture are sticky cork discs, they have been on my dining room furniture for two years now and still going strong. If you can't get them in US you could buy cork drinks coasters cut them to size and attach with gorilla glue.

Amazon has some cute and pretty "chair protectors"

One of my quilting buddies has some little knitted or crocheted "booties" for her chair legs. They work well, but of course they would also act like a magnet to doggie hair ;)

Here is a link to a free pattern for crocheted ones. https://torontoknitcafe.wordpress.com/tag/chair-socks/

Haha... when you do a google search for them, some people have gotten very creative and made them look like little kittie feet.

Try cutting down some left-over carpeting and glueing carpet side down.

When I bought my dining set, it was the floor model since it was exactly what I wanted, and the very last set they had. The feet of the table and chairs were just plain wood and I had cheap linoleum in the dining room still, so I had to find a way to protect the floors from the heavy oak chairs. I went to the local hardware store and bought nylon slides that had a nail that goes into the wood leg to hold them on. (Think giant thumb tack with a white nylon cap, they might even come in brown or black, I did not look). Next, I got out my Drexel tool, and drilled twenty four (4 x 6 chairs) holes in the chair legs. I then tapped the nylon slides into the holes I drilled. (No adhesive needed.) I sold the set twelve years later, and they were still in place. The fur kid hair did catch in the slides, it a quick brush with a broom solved that.

I know the ones you're talking about. Mine are full of cat hair all the time! I just keep replacing them but I wouldn't call that a great solution :)

Mine collect cat hair too, but I wipe it off w/my fingers when cleaning the floor. There are only 2 of us, and we don't use the table/ chairs a lot. I wonder if those rubber cups like you put on canes and some porch chairs would work. You could paint them so they're not noticeable.

I used to have them but they're really ugly!

I have the same situation. N real solution ao far. We have the nylon ones with the nail in the center.but they scratch the floor, too. will just keep on cleaning and replacinf the pads. Now if someone could come up with a real solution, they could make a mint!

I glued pieces of denim to my legs to keep from scratching the laminate.

I just pick off the cat hair and forget it.

We used the nail on ones, you do have to drill little holes and hammer them on but they work great. They come with a plastic base or a carpeted base. Home Depot, Lowes and Wal-Mart carry them. They are a bit pricey, we have 8 chairs and it cost us about $40.00.

Better to spend the $40 rather than replace the flooring. Sort of pay me now or pay me later. We bought a product that is supposed to rejuvenate the flooring. Not perfect, but better than the supermarket products.