My kitchen is 12' x 12 (if one goes to the wall everywhere despite
appliances and cabinets) ' and it came with a floor made of sheet
vinyl, No seams. The floor looked great when it was 10 or 15 years
old, until I bought two kitchen chairs with casters on them.

The wheels were like a rolling pin, rolling out a pie crust, with the
vinyl pushed ahead of the wheel and after 6 or 9 months the top layer
of the vinyl, where all the decoration is, was falling off.

But I like wheels on the chairs, and I want to get a new one-piece
floor that won't be ruined by wheels.

I was in HDepot tonight and even at 3.25 a square foot, the pattern
layer was a thin layer on a thick layer of plain white vinyl. The
sign bragged about a bunch of features but said not a word about
wheels.

What would you all recomomend that comes in a one-piece sheet but
won't have its pattern ruined by chair wheels?



I'd like to put it down myself if I can.

Although the last time I bought a floor he trimmed it in literally 4
minutes what would have taken me 4 hours. Charged only the current
equivalent of 40 dollars.

Maybe make a stencil from the old floor and cut it to the same
dimensions.

Thanks.

"micky" wrote in message
...
My kitchen is 12' x 12 (if one goes to the wall everywhere despite
appliances and cabinets) ' and it came with a floor made of sheet
vinyl, No seams. The floor looked great when it was 10 or 15 years
old, until I bought two kitchen chairs with casters on them.

The wheels were like a rolling pin, rolling out a pie crust, with the
vinyl pushed ahead of the wheel and after 6 or 9 months the top layer
of the vinyl, where all the decoration is, was falling off.

But I like wheels on the chairs, and I want to get a new one-piece
floor that won't be ruined by wheels.

I was in HDepot tonight and even at 3.25 a square foot, the pattern
layer was a thin layer on a thick layer of plain white vinyl. The
sign bragged about a bunch of features but said not a word about
wheels.

What would you all recomomend that comes in a one-piece sheet but
won't have its pattern ruined by chair wheels?



I'd like to put it down myself if I can.

Although the last time I bought a floor he trimmed it in literally 4
minutes what would have taken me 4 hours. Charged only the current
equivalent of 40 dollars.

Maybe make a stencil from the old floor and cut it to the same
dimensions.

Thanks.


Forget your stupid HD and get a commercial grade of non-patterned vinyl or
rubber flooring.
The colour is through and through so any scratch marks can be buffed off.
In a domestic situation it will last a lifetime, literally.

If you have no floor laying skills, you will just have to pay and get
someone in.

"harryagain" wrote in message ...

"micky" wrote in message
...
My kitchen is 12' x 12 (if one goes to the wall everywhere despite
appliances and cabinets) ' and it came with a floor made of sheet
vinyl, No seams. The floor looked great when it was 10 or 15 years
old, until I bought two kitchen chairs with casters on them.

The wheels were like a rolling pin, rolling out a pie crust, with the
vinyl pushed ahead of the wheel and after 6 or 9 months the top layer
of the vinyl, where all the decoration is, was falling off.

But I like wheels on the chairs, and I want to get a new one-piece
floor that won't be ruined by wheels.

I was in HDepot tonight and even at 3.25 a square foot, the pattern
layer was a thin layer on a thick layer of plain white vinyl. The
sign bragged about a bunch of features but said not a word about
wheels.

What would you all recomomend that comes in a one-piece sheet but
won't have its pattern ruined by chair wheels?



I'd like to put it down myself if I can.

Although the last time I bought a floor he trimmed it in literally 4
minutes what would have taken me 4 hours. Charged only the current
equivalent of 40 dollars.

Maybe make a stencil from the old floor and cut it to the same
dimensions.

Thanks.


Forget your stupid HD and get a commercial grade of non-patterned vinyl or
rubber flooring.
The colour is through and through so any scratch marks can be buffed off.
In a domestic situation it will last a lifetime, literally.

If you have no floor laying skills, you will just have to pay and get
someone in.

Ditto. We have replaced everything from floors to appliance to countertops to cabinets at one time or another and always looked at Home Depot and Lowes and the other hardware stores first, but always end up with a specialty shop. Have been happy so far. Some HD stuff is fine, but I would never know what to look for and then find out 2-3 years later if it was good or not.

Talk to several specialty shops and also ask them about wheels. They may know what kind of wheel is easier on the floor.

Micky
No wheels on Vinyl
Or Wood Floors
For it will damage it.................

On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:37:44 +0100, "harryagain"
wrote:


"micky" wrote in message
.. .
My kitchen is 12' x 12 (if one goes to the wall everywhere despite
appliances and cabinets) ' and it came with a floor made of sheet
vinyl, No seams. The floor looked great when it was 10 or 15 years
old, until I bought two kitchen chairs with casters on them.

The wheels were like a rolling pin, rolling out a pie crust, with the
vinyl pushed ahead of the wheel and after 6 or 9 months the top layer
of the vinyl, where all the decoration is, was falling off.

But I like wheels on the chairs, and I want to get a new one-piece
floor that won't be ruined by wheels.

I was in HDepot tonight and even at 3.25 a square foot, the pattern
layer was a thin layer on a thick layer of plain white vinyl. The
sign bragged about a bunch of features but said not a word about
wheels.

What would you all recomomend that comes in a one-piece sheet but
won't have its pattern ruined by chair wheels?



I'd like to put it down myself if I can.

Although the last time I bought a floor he trimmed it in literally 4
minutes what would have taken me 4 hours. Charged only the current
equivalent of 40 dollars.

Maybe make a stencil from the old floor and cut it to the same
dimensions.

Thanks.


Forget your stupid HD and get a commercial grade of non-patterned vinyl or
rubber flooring.

Thanks for your reply. I'm not in love with HD and I'm sorry I
mentioned it.** Are you really saying there is no one-piece floor
with a pattern on it that will withstand wheels? I would not like
non-patterned.

60 years ago, we got some junk mail with a coaster-sized (3" in
diameter) piece of flooring 3/16" thick where the pattern went all the
way from the top to the bottom. But I don't know if they still make
this stuff, and I don't remember its name. ?? It had little square
chips etc. floating in a clear material. It was very pretty, but we
didn't need a floor.

(In a 3" diameter circle it was not very flexible, but I suppose a
big piece of it could be rolled up. )

**I only mentioned HD because I was there for something else and their
flooring display reminded me that the pattern was on the top in all
the attractive sheet flooring I have seen in the past few years.



The colour is through and through so any scratch marks can be buffed off.
In a domestic situation it will last a lifetime, literally.

If you have no floor laying skills, you will just have to pay and get
someone in.

micky wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:37:44 +0100, "harryagain"

wrote:


"micky" wrote in message
...

Thanks for your reply. I'm not in love with HD and I'm
sorry I
mentioned it.** Are you really saying there is no
one-piece floor
with a pattern on it that will withstand wheels? I would
not like
non-patterned.

60 years ago, we got some junk mail with a coaster-sized
(3" in
diameter) piece of flooring 3/16" thick where the pattern
went all the
way from the top to the bottom. But I don't know if they
still make
this stuff, and I don't remember its name. ?? It had
little square
chips etc. floating in a clear material. It was very
pretty, but we
didn't need a floor.

(In a 3" diameter circle it was not very flexible, but I
suppose a
big piece of it could be rolled up. )

**I only mentioned HD because I was there for something
else and their
flooring display reminded me that the pattern was on the
top in all
the attractive sheet flooring I have seen in the past few
years.



Armstrong use to make a inlaid vinyl floor called Solarian
that was tough as hell, but it was glue down and not loose
lay.
Any loose lay is more than likely going to a skin vinyl and
won't withstand wheels

On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 23:57:21 -0400, micky
wrote:

My kitchen is 12' x 12 (if one goes to the wall everywhere despite
appliances and cabinets) ' and it came with a floor made of sheet
vinyl, No seams. The floor looked great when it was 10 or 15 years
old, until I bought two kitchen chairs with casters on them.

The wheels were like a rolling pin, rolling out a pie crust, with the
vinyl pushed ahead of the wheel and after 6 or 9 months the top layer
of the vinyl, where all the decoration is, was falling off.


Probably the wheels are too small, or the vinyl was cheaply made.
If I wanted wheeled chairs on vinyl floor, here's what I'd do.
Take your pick.
1. Use chair mats that are made for rolling chairs.
These could be made of a hard material, or tight weave carpeting.
2. Use chair casters appropriate for the flooring.
http://www.castercity.com/casters-fu...loor-chart.htm

You probably want to do the second item regardless. Most people just
use the wheels that came with the chair.
The hard wheels on my computer chair in the basement tore up the hard
asphalt tiles glued to my cement floor.
Been meaning to get a mat.

I'd say no matter what wheels roll on vinyl, you need to keep the
wheels and floor clean and smooth, because a piece of grit stuck to a
wheel will eventually have its way, and scratch the vinyl.
Even the best vinyl is still vinyl and not very hard..

That's why I'd go with mats on vinyl. And probably on any floor you
don't want marred by rolling chairs.

On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 20:19:45 -0500, "ChairMan"
wrote:


60 years ago, we got some junk mail with a coaster-sized
(3" in
diameter) piece of flooring 3/16" thick where the pattern
went all the
way from the top to the bottom. But I don't know if they
still make
this stuff, and I don't remember its name. ?? It had
little square
chips etc. floating in a clear material. It was very
pretty, but we
didn't need a floor.

(In a 3" diameter circle it was not very flexible, but I
suppose a
big piece of it could be rolled up. )


Armstrong use to make a inlaid vinyl floor called Solarian
that was tough as hell, but it was glue down and not loose
lay.
Any loose lay is more than likely going to a skin vinyl and
won't withstand wheels

Solarian! That's it!!!!. I couldn't get "Congoleum" out of my head.

Also, "inlaid" is a very good word for my quest.

It's well worth gluing it down if that's what it takes.

I'm trying to find out if they still make it.

I guess not.
http://www.thefloorpro.com/community...-solarian.html
"Its easy for you Barry because your a trained professional with years
of experience. Armstrong was getting killed on claims because of the
lack of quality installers with the skills to pattern rooms and under
scribe seams.

Products like that will probably never come back to residential work,
to hard for the average installer to work with."

Optimist that I am, I'll keep looking for something similar.

Thanks a lot.

micky wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 20:19:45 -0500, "ChairMan"

wrote:


60 years ago, we got some junk mail with a coaster-sized
(3" in
diameter) piece of flooring 3/16" thick where the
pattern
went all the
way from the top to the bottom. But I don't know if
they
still make
this stuff, and I don't remember its name. ?? It had
little square
chips etc. floating in a clear material. It was very
pretty, but we
didn't need a floor.

(In a 3" diameter circle it was not very flexible, but
I
suppose a
big piece of it could be rolled up. )


Armstrong use to make a inlaid vinyl floor called
Solarian
that was tough as hell, but it was glue down and not
loose
lay.
Any loose lay is more than likely going to a skin vinyl
and
won't withstand wheels

Solarian! That's it!!!!. I couldn't get "Congoleum" out
of my head.

Also, "inlaid" is a very good word for my quest.

It's well worth gluing it down if that's what it takes.

I'm trying to find out if they still make it.

I guess not.
http://www.thefloorpro.com/community...-solarian.html
"Its easy for you Barry because your a trained
professional with years
of experience. Armstrong was getting killed on claims
because of the
lack of quality installers with the skills to pattern
rooms and under
scribe seams.

Products like that will probably never come back to
residential work,
to hard for the average installer to work with."

Optimist that I am, I'll keep looking for something
similar.

Thanks a lot.

i installed a **** load of it (when I was much younger)and
it was a pain in the ass, but any decent installer could put
it in if the knew what they were doing.
It wasn't considered soft goods and you could easily break
it cutting in around cabinets and door frames. We use to use
a heat gun to soften it and make lots of relief cuts.
If anything like it is still available, it's tough as hell.
I still see the pebble/chips commercial inlaid used in
bathrooms, so something should be available

On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 20:19:45 -0500, "ChairMan"
wrote:

micky wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:37:44 +0100, "harryagain"

wrote:


"micky" wrote in message
...

Thanks for your reply. I'm not in love with HD and I'm
sorry I
mentioned it.** Are you really saying there is no
one-piece floor
with a pattern on it that will withstand wheels? I would
not like
non-patterned.

60 years ago, we got some junk mail with a coaster-sized
(3" in
diameter) piece of flooring 3/16" thick where the pattern
went all the
way from the top to the bottom. But I don't know if they
still make
this stuff, and I don't remember its name. ?? It had
little square
chips etc. floating in a clear material. It was very
pretty, but we
didn't need a floor.

(In a 3" diameter circle it was not very flexible, but I
suppose a
big piece of it could be rolled up. )

**I only mentioned HD because I was there for something
else and their
flooring display reminded me that the pattern was on the
top in all
the attractive sheet flooring I have seen in the past few
years.



Armstrong use to make a inlaid vinyl floor called Solarian
that was tough as hell, but it was glue down and not loose
lay.
Any loose lay is more than likely going to a skin vinyl and
won't withstand wheels

Our kitchen is loose lay solid vinyl - good stuff - but wheels will
have a tendancy to roll, push, and stretch a loose vinyl.-
particularly small or narrow wheels.

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 23:57:21 -0400, micky

wrote:

My kitchen is 12' x 12 (if one goes to the wall
everywhere despite
appliances and cabinets) ' and it came with a floor made
of sheet
vinyl, No seams. The floor looked great when it was 10
or 15 years
old, until I bought two kitchen chairs with casters on
them.

The wheels were like a rolling pin, rolling out a pie
crust, with the
vinyl pushed ahead of the wheel and after 6 or 9 months
the top layer
of the vinyl, where all the decoration is, was falling
off.


Probably the wheels are too small, or the vinyl was
cheaply made.
If I wanted wheeled chairs on vinyl floor, here's what I'd
do.
Take your pick.
1. Use chair mats that are made for rolling chairs.
These could be made of a hard material, or tight weave
carpeting.
2. Use chair casters appropriate for the flooring.
http://www.castercity.com/casters-fu...loor-chart.htm

You probably want to do the second item regardless. Most
people just
use the wheels that came with the chair.
The hard wheels on my computer chair in the basement tore
up the hard
asphalt tiles glued to my cement floor.
Been meaning to get a mat.

I'd say no matter what wheels roll on vinyl, you need to
keep the
wheels and floor clean and smooth, because a piece of grit
stuck to a
wheel will eventually have its way, and scratch the vinyl.
Even the best vinyl is still vinyl and not very hard..

That's why I'd go with mats on vinyl. And probably on any
floor you
don't want marred by rolling chairs.

I'd recommend a ball type such as this one

http://www.shepherdcasters.com/products_baron.html

"ChairMan" wrote in message
...
Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 23:57:21 -0400, micky
wrote:
My kitchen is 12' x 12 (if one goes to the wall everywhere despite
appliances and cabinets) ' and it came with a floor made of sheet
vinyl, No seams. The floor looked great when it was 10 or 15 years
old, until I bought two kitchen chairs with casters on them.
The wheels were like a rolling pin, rolling out a pie crust, with the
vinyl pushed ahead of the wheel and after 6 or 9 months the top layer
of the vinyl, where all the decoration is, was falling off.
Probably the wheels are too small, or the vinyl was cheaply made.
If I wanted wheeled chairs on vinyl floor, here's what I'd do.
Take your pick.
1. Use chair mats that are made for rolling chairs.
These could be made of a hard material, or tight weave carpeting.
2. Use chair casters appropriate for the flooring.
http://www.castercity.com/casters-fu...loor-chart.htm
You probably want to do the second item regardless. Most people just
use the wheels that came with the chair.
The hard wheels on my computer chair in the basement tore up the hard
asphalt tiles glued to my cement floor.
Been meaning to get a mat.
I'd say no matter what wheels roll on vinyl, you need to keep the
wheels and floor clean and smooth, because a piece of grit stuck to a
wheel will eventually have its way, and scratch the vinyl.
Even the best vinyl is still vinyl and not very hard..
That's why I'd go with mats on vinyl. And probably on any floor you
don't want marred by rolling chairs.
I'd recommend a ball type such as this one
http://www.shepherdcasters.com/products_baron.html


No wheels on Vinyl
For it will damage it

On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 20:38:45 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 23:57:21 -0400, micky
wrote:

My kitchen is 12' x 12 (if one goes to the wall everywhere despite
appliances and cabinets) ' and it came with a floor made of sheet
vinyl, No seams. The floor looked great when it was 10 or 15 years
old, until I bought two kitchen chairs with casters on them.

The wheels were like a rolling pin, rolling out a pie crust, with the
vinyl pushed ahead of the wheel and after 6 or 9 months the top layer

It might actually have taken a year or two. I'm not sure anymore.
But the rest of the floor was great so that was too soon.

of the vinyl, where all the decoration is, was falling off.


Probably the wheels are too small, or the vinyl was cheaply made.
If I wanted wheeled chairs on vinyl floor, here's what I'd do.
Take your pick.
1. Use chair mats that are made for rolling chairs.

I do have that in my spare bedroom/office, over carpet. It had just
dawned on my that I should buy one when I found this one in the trash,
10 or 15 years ago. But now this one has chunks coming out of it, and
I'm going to buy a new one, before I buy a new desk chair. (The old
one broke and I'm using a metal folding chair there. But the computer
broke too, and I moved my "office" to the basement.)

These could be made of a hard material, or tight weave carpeting.
2. Use chair casters appropriate for the flooring.
http://www.castercity.com/casters-fu...loor-chart.htm

Oh, wow. It never occurred to me to change casters. It never
occurred to me there would be a chart like this!! If anything, I
looked at my casters and thought they had more surface on the floor
than casters did 60 years ago (when they were just one wood wheel) ,
so the weight on any part of the floor should be maybe half now what
it was then.

I have black hooded twin wheel, probably polyurethane, maybe nylon,
but both of them it calls "not recommended".

What it does recommend is Elite Extra Soft Rubber and Twin Wheel Gray
Soft Rubber.

You probably want to do the second item regardless. Most people just
use the wheels that came with the chair.

Absolutely. I didn't quite complain but I told the guy about the
damaged floor at the place that sold me the chairs (and gave no
warning) and he didn't suggest a different caster either. Probably
didn't know.

The hard wheels on my computer chair in the basement tore up the hard
asphalt tiles glued to my cement floor.

Wow. So I could have gotten something like that and ruined that too!

Been meaning to get a mat.

I'd say no matter what wheels roll on vinyl, you need to keep the
wheels and floor clean and smooth, because a piece of grit stuck to a
wheel will eventually have its way, and scratch the vinyl.
Even the best vinyl is still vinyl and not very hard..

Okay. The last time, I was satisfied with the way the floor
looked, until pieces of the top layer actual came off. That floor had
low areas, anti-embossed areas, where iiuc dirt was supposed to hide
until one washed the floor, so it didn't get ground in.

That's why I'd go with mats on vinyl. And probably on any floor you
don't want marred by rolling chairs.

Thanks a lot.

Now I'm going to look for casters that will fit the chair.

On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:52:46 -0500, "ChairMan"
wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 23:57:21 -0400, micky

wrote:

My kitchen is 12' x 12 (if one goes to the wall
everywhere despite
appliances and cabinets) ' and it came with a floor made
of sheet
vinyl, No seams. The floor looked great when it was 10
or 15 years
old, until I bought two kitchen chairs with casters on
them.

The wheels were like a rolling pin, rolling out a pie
crust, with the
vinyl pushed ahead of the wheel and after 6 or 9 months
the top layer
of the vinyl, where all the decoration is, was falling
off.


Probably the wheels are too small, or the vinyl was
cheaply made.
If I wanted wheeled chairs on vinyl floor, here's what I'd
do.
Take your pick.
1. Use chair mats that are made for rolling chairs.
These could be made of a hard material, or tight weave
carpeting.
2. Use chair casters appropriate for the flooring.
http://www.castercity.com/casters-fu...loor-chart.htm

You probably want to do the second item regardless. Most
people just
use the wheels that came with the chair.
The hard wheels on my computer chair in the basement tore
up the hard
asphalt tiles glued to my cement floor.
Been meaning to get a mat.

I'd say no matter what wheels roll on vinyl, you need to
keep the
wheels and floor clean and smooth, because a piece of grit
stuck to a
wheel will eventually have its way, and scratch the vinyl.
Even the best vinyl is still vinyl and not very hard..

That's why I'd go with mats on vinyl. And probably on any
floor you
don't want marred by rolling chairs.

I'd recommend a ball type such as this one

http://www.shepherdcasters.com/products_baron.html

Not sure I'd agree. They are good casters for solid surfaces, but they
cause a very concentrated pressure point - which will tend to deform a
floating vinyl floor.

Hello Micky,

There is nothing much you can do on vinyl flooring. the problem is inherent for all types of vinyl, plastic or laminated flooring.

As far as patterns are concerned, there is many patterns and designs to pick from.

no one can gurantee the patterns will not be affected by chair wheels. you should consider using chairs without wheels or alternatively, have the top layer sealed with a coat of clear sealeant or protector.

this will minimize damage caused by chair wheels.

hope this helps.

below is a link for your reference.

http://www.kitchenfloor.org/vinyl-floor-tiles/

wheelsOn Sunday, 21 July 2013 11:57:21 UTC+8, micky wrote:
My kitchen is 12' x 12 (if one goes to the wall everywhere despite

appliances and cabinets) ' and it came with a floor made of sheet

vinyl, No seams. The floor looked great when it was 10 or 15 years

old, until I bought two kitchen chairs with casters on them.



The wheels were like a rolling pin, rolling out a pie crust, with the

vinyl pushed ahead of the wheel and after 6 or 9 months the top layer

of the vinyl, where all the decoration is, was falling off.



But I like wheels on the chairs, and I want to get a new one-piece

floor that won't be ruined by wheels.



I was in HDepot tonight and even at 3.25 a square foot, the pattern

layer was a thin layer on a thick layer of plain white vinyl. The

sign bragged about a bunch of features but said not a word about

wheels.



What would you all recomomend that comes in a one-piece sheet but

won't have its pattern ruined by chair wheels?







I'd like to put it down myself if I can.



Although the last time I bought a floor he trimmed it in literally 4

minutes what would have taken me 4 hours. Charged only the current

equivalent of 40 dollars.



Maybe make a stencil from the old floor and cut it to the same

dimensions.



Thanks.

"micky" wrote in message

Now I'm going to look for casters that will fit the chair.

They make a very wide wheel type of casters, usually for beds, that has a
very big "footprint" compared to thin wheel or ball casters that might help
you out.

http://ace.imageg.net/graphics/produ...-1173890dt.jpg

While those may help, I believe part of your problem the that the chair
casters are harder than the floor material. As the old saying goes, if rock
meets glass or glass meets rock, it's going to be bad for the glass.

I got an excellent set of locking 3" rubberized casters from Harbor Freight
on sale for $3 each, but they are plate caster meant to be screwed onto the
bottom of a bench or something with an appropriate mating surface. The last
time I looked for similar casters they were $10 each! So far, they have
held up quite well.

(HeyBub, if you're reading this, I owe you an apology. I once said that
there was not much of interest at Harbor Freight for women. That's before I
stopped there with my wife the other day. She's already got a list of
things she wants when we return in addition to the half-dozen things we
bought when we were there. Also got my first multi-function tool. Oh, if
only I had that tool before I ripped up the old flooring!)

I suspect your casters, if they are typical rolling chair casters, are made
from very hard plastic. Switching to a rubberized wheel will greatly reduce
the damage to your flooring. You're looking for something soft enough so
that you fingernail will be able to make an obvious dent when pushed against
it.

--
Bobby G.

On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:27:37 -0400, "Robert Green"
wrote:

"micky" wrote in message

Now I'm going to look for casters that will fit the chair.

They make a very wide wheel type of casters, usually for beds, that has a
very big "footprint" compared to thin wheel or ball casters that might help
you out.

http://ace.imageg.net/graphics/produ...-1173890dt.jpg

Good idea, but below I think you convince me that's it's more
important to be soft than wide.

While those may help, I believe part of your problem the that the chair
casters are harder than the floor material. As the old saying goes, if rock
meets glass or glass meets rock, it's going to be bad for the glass.

I got an excellent set of locking 3" rubberized casters from Harbor Freight
on sale for $3 each, but they are plate caster meant to be screwed onto the
bottom of a bench or something with an appropriate mating surface. The last
time I looked for similar casters they were $10 each! So far, they have
held up quite well.

(HeyBub, if you're reading this, I owe you an apology. I once said that
there was not much of interest at Harbor Freight for women. That's before I
stopped there with my wife the other day. She's already got a list of
things she wants when we return in addition to the half-dozen things we
bought when we were there. Also got my first multi-function tool. Oh, if
only I had that tool before I ripped up the old flooring!)

I suspect your casters, if they are typical rolling chair casters, are made
from very hard plastic. Switching to a rubberized wheel will greatly reduce
the damage to your flooring. You're looking for something soft enough so
that you fingernail will be able to make an obvious dent when pushed against
it.

Thanks. I like the standard with the fingernail. The chart Vic
posted led to pages with both rubber casters and soft rubber casters.
That goes with what you're saying. I havent' seen rubber casters for
a long time, and they sort of remind me of the 1920's, but I guess I
haven't looked.

Things came up today so haven't done more looking yet.

Thanks Swoop and thanks everyone

"micky" wrote in message

stuff snipped

I suspect your casters, if they are typical rolling chair casters, are
made
from very hard plastic. Switching to a rubberized wheel will greatly
reduce
the damage to your flooring. You're looking for something soft enough so
that you fingernail will be able to make an obvious dent when pushed
against
it.

Thanks. I like the standard with the fingernail. The chart Vic
posted led to pages with both rubber casters and soft rubber casters.
That goes with what you're saying. I havent' seen rubber casters for
a long time, and they sort of remind me of the 1920's, but I guess I
haven't looked.

The problem with the fingernail standard is that it's kinda hard to apply to
casters purchased over the internet. (-: I think one problem you'll find
is that rubber-wheeled casters tend to be oversized and may not look so good
on your chairs.

--
Bobby G.