What are the wheels made of and will they damage new hardwood floors?
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Hi Karen! Thank you for your interest in Whitmor products. The wheels on our Whitmor Commercial Laundry Butler are made from a hard rubberized plastic to prevent the unit from sliding and scratching any type of floors, including hardwood. Please feel free to reach out to our Customer Service Department if you have any further questions, Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm (CST) at (888) 944-8667 or email us at help@whitmor.com. Have a great day!
197086
The wheels are made of hard plastic. I've wheeled my cart on my hardwood floor but only once. I didn't notice any damage.
1100062
The wheels are made of a hard composite material and have never scratched my floors. I really like the unit as it has created more room in my kitchen after removing the permanent island we had.
1724223
I just took a look at the bottom. I don't see anything that would scratch hardwood floors. It has the two main wheels in the back and two small rollers under the vacuum head. Both of these are medium to firm rubber. Should be good to go.Jim
1343848
These wheels are hard rubber but I haven't had any problems with our hardwood floors.
1889736
HelloWe dont have hard wood floors but use it on carpet. The wheels seem like they are good quality. And we have no problems on carpet.Thanks
2248840
The wheels are like a firm rubber material. Sorry I do not have hardwood floors, so I'm not much help to you in that aspect. I can tell you that this is an awesome sorter though. It is sturdier than any other laundry cart I have ever purchased.
942452
I have hardwood floors and the wheels have not scratched the floors at all.
1830866
Plastic, and yes, it will scratch hardwood floors. You will need to get the horse hair brush attachment. It works incredible.
1623844
I have hardwood floors and have let my two year old ride this on them all over the house. No scratches. We have had no problems.We have the roller blade wheels which are soft, which I think they all come with anyway. Hope this helps
2272292
I believe they are plastic as they are solid, not soft. We used it inside until summer. After it was used outside the wheels were roughed up and I didn't want it to scratch up my floors. It's been a great bike though.
1276086
I don't have hardwood floors but I have laminate wood floors which are made to take a beating. I would have to say that I'm sure they should be fine on wood floors. But since I have no way to test that for myself I don't know what to tell you. I think they'll be fine.
1455626
Hi Vera, The Scoot Around has Rubberized wheels which won't mark up your floors ! Regards, aBaby
2066095
We have used them on our solid oak floors (not pr-efinished) and have had no problems, it's actually quite cute and hilarious to watch them in our cold Chicago winter :) These have never been used outside, so we weren't concerned. After we can use them outside, I will have to see if the wheels are scratched up and then they will not be used inside any longer. However, if you do not have solid, or have a softer wood like walnut, I probably would not let them be used indoors.
758728
I personally haven't had it used on hardwood, but the wheels are exactly like roller skate wheels and I don't think that it will affect the wood.
2034386
I'm not so sure if this are really Rubber Wheels? why? simply because if they really were Rubber they would be FLAT couldn't hold the weight put on them. I use them everywhere, I have not had marks or scratches on my floors I use them on cement and on Laminate floors. no problems on my side. But like the law of things? try it on a piece of what ever you are going to use them on and see for yourself. I'm very happy with how they work and hold the weight and they do not go flat if left on the same spot a long time. I have not moved the shelves for a period of 8 months the last time and when I moved the rack it rolled. :) hope it helps...
1919268
The wheels are made of hard plastic and would not scratch hardwood. My grandkids use this train on hardwood with no ill effects to the wood.
1889737
No, you would need to get the set for hardwood. Its like $15-16 for the set of 5 here in amazon with prime. Still, if used a lot you might get marks on the floor so try to keep the floor clean and oiled because the dust that builds up on the wheels will scratch it.