"Jude" wrote in message
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We are about to go about replacing an old carpet in our study, which
we spend most of our time in. The office chairs with wheels make
short work of destroying cheap surfaces we have used in the past.

Any suggestions for a hard-wearing surface which is not too cold? Not
keen on laminate or carpet, but wondering if there are good vinyl
floors which might do the trick....

My office has an industrial grade vinyl - 3mm thick and impregnated with
particles of what I think is mica. It has had heavy use since 1989 and is
still in good condition, apart from a couple of places, where it was damaged
by tubular steel chair legs after the end caps wore off them. I bought it
from a small, local specialist carpet shop. Alternatively, you can buy desk
chair mats - thick clear plastic mats; roughly circular with a stub that
goes into the desk footwell. However, I've not tried those.

Colin Bignell