Any recommendations please to protect a carpet with underlay from an
office chair?

We have new carpet and 9mm underlay. 'Er indoors will be using an office
chair in front of PC on a bit of it for many hours. In the past I've
not found plastic carpet protectors very effective for domestic
carpets+underlay as they flex too much.

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Robin
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On 15/07/2014 07:30, Robin wrote:
Any recommendations please to protect a carpet with underlay from an
office chair?

We have new carpet and 9mm underlay. 'Er indoors will be using an office
chair in front of PC on a bit of it for many hours. In the past I've
not found plastic carpet protectors very effective for domestic
carpets+underlay as they flex too much.

Apologies to the OP for the e-mail I fell foul of the TB Reply/follow-up
SNAFU

I bought a piece of kit from a local "bankrupt stock" specialist about a
year ago. Essentially it consists of 12 strips of wood held together by
a Hessian backing which when unrolled forms a square of wood about 1m
square (with small cut outs at the front to get it under any desk). It
was only rolled up for transport purposes.

Very similar to this
http://www.floormats.co.uk/chairmats/bamboo-office-mat

Only cost a tenner and works a treat. A just as effective (if less
elegant) solution would be a piece of high density MDF of the same
size/shape.

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Chris

On Tue, 15 Jul 2014 07:30:29 +0100, Robin wrote:

Any recommendations please to protect a carpet with underlay from an
office chair?

We have new carpet and 9mm underlay. 'Er indoors will be using an office
chair in front of PC on a bit of it for many hours. In the past I've
not found plastic carpet protectors very effective for domestic
carpets+underlay as they flex too much.

I'm using Ikea's version
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/44881100/
on rug-on-carpet duty. Possibly not as thick as carpet with underlay though.
It, like any other, does 'walk'.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

PeterC wrote:

I'm using Ikea's version
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/44881100/
on rug-on-carpet duty. Possibly not as thick as carpet with underlay though.
It, like any other, does 'walk'.

Also on carpet, I'm using :
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70185665/

Seems pretty durable, and it also walks a little, but what
doesn't?

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Plant amazing Acers.

Chris J Dixon wrote:
Seems pretty durable, and it also walks a little, but what
doesn't?

Chris

I find the Costco one doesn't walk on thick carpet on thick underlay.

On 15/07/2014 07:30 Robin wrote:

Any recommendations please to protect a carpet with underlay from an
office chair?

We have new carpet and 9mm underlay. 'Er indoors will be using an office
chair in front of PC on a bit of it for many hours. In the past I've
not found plastic carpet protectors very effective for domestic
carpets+underlay as they flex too much.

I've had a couple of these:
http://www.staples.co.uk/1200-x-900m...=382651&cm_sp=
though the design does seem to have changed subtly (mine have had
rounded corners) and the price has increased significantly.

They don't walk as they have short 'spikes' underneath, but they do only
last a couple or three years before cracks start to spread throughout.

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F

On Tuesday, July 15, 2014 7:30:29 AM UTC+1, Robin wrote:
Any recommendations please to protect a carpet with underlay from an
office chair?

I use two pieces of hardboard that used to form the back of a flat-pack cupboard.

Owain

We had the Costco one which never moved. The only thing was it was heavy and stiff to move but once in place it stayed, our version had two hand holds on the long edges to help position it. The only downside was when we moved and lifted it the carpet underneath was markedly cleaner.

Richard

On Tue, 15 Jul 2014 11:03:36 +0100, F news@nowhere wrote:



I've had a couple of these:
http://www.staples.co.uk/1200-x-900m...=382651&cm_sp=
though the design does seem to have changed subtly (mine have had
rounded corners) and the price has increased significantly.

They don't walk as they have short 'spikes' underneath, but they do only
last a couple or three years before cracks start to spread throughout.

I have one that shape and one rectangular, both from Staples. The one
with the cutouts is older and showing signs of breaking up and
discolouration so is under the chair that doesn't get used much. The
rectangular one is about four years old, gets heavy use I'd say and
still looks OK. Like the look of the bamboo ones though.

"Robin" wrote in message
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Any recommendations please to protect a carpet with underlay from an
office chair?

We have new carpet and 9mm underlay. 'Er indoors will be using an office
chair in front of PC on a bit of it for many hours. In the past I've not
found plastic carpet protectors very effective for domestic
carpets+underlay as they flex too much.


Laminate;-)



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Adam

In article , ARW
writes
"Robin" wrote in message
...
Any recommendations please to protect a carpet with underlay from an
office chair?

We have new carpet and 9mm underlay. 'Er indoors will be using an office
chair in front of PC on a bit of it for many hours. In the past I've not
found plastic carpet protectors very effective for domestic
carpets+underlay as they flex too much.


Laminate;-)

I've got an A3 size laminator in the office but I'm not sure it will go
thick enough to do carpet.
--
fred
it's a ba-na-na . . . .

ARW wrote:
"Robin" wrote in message
...
Any recommendations please to protect a carpet with underlay from an
office chair?

We have new carpet and 9mm underlay. 'Er indoors will be using an
office chair in front of PC on a bit of it for many hours. In the past
I've not found plastic carpet protectors very effective for domestic
carpets+underlay as they flex too much.


Laminate;-)




Nah. Lets you exceed the speed limit for the chair.

On Tue, 15 Jul 2014 09:03:35 +0100, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

PeterC wrote:

I'm using Ikea's version
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/44881100/
on rug-on-carpet duty. Possibly not as thick as carpet with underlay though.
It, like any other, does 'walk'.

Also on carpet, I'm using :
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70185665/

Seems pretty durable, and it also walks a little, but what
doesn't?


Velcro?
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J B Good

Nah. Lets you exceed the speed limit for the chair.

OTOH laminate is easier for me to lay than the block paving I was
expecting to feature in the list

I am grateful for the suggestions. I'll try a double thickness of
hardboard as that's "in stock" and see how that goes. Luckily naff
appearance is not an issue.

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Robin
reply to address is (meant to be) valid

"Tricky Dicky" wrote in message
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We had the Costco one which never moved. The only thing was it was heavy
and stiff to move but once in place it stayed, our version had two hand
holds on the long edges to help position it. The only downside was when we
moved and lifted it the carpet underneath was markedly cleaner.

Richard

+1 on the costco version,
parents went through a few carpet protectors under their chairs in the home
office before they gave up on the standard cheap ones, and splurged out for
the expensive one from costco,

and it's just been lifted after being down for 5 years as they are moving,
it's still in very good condition, never moved about the carpet, and allowed
the chair to ride over it nicely with a 22 stone weight in the chair.

On Tue, 15 Jul 2014 20:48:34 +0100, Capitol wrote:

ARW wrote:
"Robin" wrote in message
...
Any recommendations please to protect a carpet with underlay from an
office chair?

We have new carpet and 9mm underlay. 'Er indoors will be using an
office chair in front of PC on a bit of it for many hours. In the past
I've not found plastic carpet protectors very effective for domestic
carpets+underlay as they flex too much.


Laminate;-)


Nah. Lets you exceed the speed limit for the chair.

Actually, that's not always a joke. My last GF bought a v. good office chair
from Ikea (12 years on and it's doing well) and the wheels locked under
load. As she has MS she can't lift herself enough to free them and standing
up to move the chair is a long job. I think she changed them for the 'go
faster' model.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

"Robin" wrote in message
...
Any recommendations please to protect a carpet with underlay from an
office chair?

We have new carpet and 9mm underlay. 'Er indoors will be using an office
chair in front of PC on a bit of it for many hours. In the past I've not
found plastic carpet protectors very effective for domestic
carpets+underlay as they flex too much.


Bit of thick plywood?