What are on the bottom of the chairs using for gripping? Rubber? Can they be used on wood flooring with no concern for the scratching?
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There is hard plastic lining the metal. I have mine on carpet. Im not sure if they will scratch but you can probably glue some felt on. I love these stools and constantly get compliments, and for the price its def worth doing the little extra to make it work for you.
925411
As long as you keep the bottoms of the stools clean, they don't scratch the floor. If you have sand or dogs that bring in dirt, you have to be really vigilant keeping the floor clean.
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There's a rubber strip on the bottom of chairs. I have them sitting on a rug. They have been on my granite flooring without scratching, however, I would be more skeptical on a wooden floor.
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There are plastic pads on the back of the chair but not the front the desk has pads on the straight part of the leg but not the part that juts out. I think it would scratch the floor as it is I think you could purchase some cheap pads at a hardware store. We love the desk very well built would recommend the desk amd chair over all.
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In order for the rubber grips to work they need to either be hooked into the hanger, like many of the clear hangers found at retail stores, or threaded through as you see on the picture of the wooden hanger. I have some of the white plastic hangers that you describe and the grips won't work on those, however, you could try using the felt circle pads that are for putting on the bottoms of furniture feet in order to protect floors from scratches. Just wrap the circle around the top of the plastic hanger and it should provide a non-slip surface to hold the clothing in place. For a picture, look on marthastewart.com and type in 'stay put pants'. That's where I found the idea. Good luck. In order for the rubber grips to work they need to either be hooked into the hanger, like many of the clear hangers found at retail stores, or threaded through as you see on the picture of the wooden hanger. I have some of the white plastic hangers that you describe and the grips won't work on those, however, you could try using the felt circle pads that are for putting on the bottoms of furniture feet in order to protect floors from scratches. Just wrap the circle around the top of the plastic hanger and it should provide a non-slip surface to hold the clothing in place. For a picture,... » Read More In order for the rubber grips to work they need to either be hooked into the hanger, like many of the clear hangers found at retail stores, or threaded through as you see on the picture of the wooden hanger. I have some of the white plastic hangers that you describe and the grips won't work on those, however, you could try using the felt circle pads that are for putting on the bottoms of furniture feet in order to protect floors from scratches. Just wrap the circle around the top of the plastic hanger and it should provide a non-slip surface to hold the clothing in place. For a picture, look on marthastewart.com and type in 'stay put pants'. That's where I found the idea. Good luck. « Show Less
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The rubber feet are not hard like plastic, but are only a little flexible. Flexible enough with a small amount of give to put firmly on the bottom of a chair leg.Just make sure they are close to the right size at the bottom of a chair leg, because they don't have a lot of give.
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Not really sure what they're made of, perhaps the website could be a help. But, it seems like it might be a honeycomb or similar structure on the inside, which would account for it's strength. The outside is an expoxy/resin type base, with a sand-like substance mixed-in for grip, I assume. As long as you're not using them on a wood floor, you should have no problem with them scratching a surface. Hope this helps.
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They're very light. I have them on wood floors and they never scratch them when sliding in and out.
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They work wonderfully on smooth surfaces. I would say that they would give some ease in moving chairs across a scraped floor as well, depending upon how seriously scraped the hardwood floor is. The surface of the gliders is very smooth, firm and durable which is what allows them to reduce friction where they meet the floor.
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No, just go to your local store and buy the felt stuff you put on the bottom of furniture that prevents it from scratching the floor. Same thing.
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Yes, there is a little, round, white plastic thing stuck to the bottom of each chair leg to prevent scratching of wood floors.
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The best thing to do if you worry about floors, is buy some self-adhesive felt pads to attack to the bottoms of the chairs and table.I have a wooden floor and used the felt pads. Easy to move and leaves no damage.
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We have the nail-in magic sliders on 8 heavy solid wood chairs -- our floors are very uneven - 3 x 6 inch terrazo bricks with very deep and wide grouting in between. Our chairs are pulled in and out from the table several times a day and I think in 5 or 6 years of use, maybe one slider has fallen off. The chairs are almost silent, and there are no marks on the floor. I would suggest getting the largest diameter glides that will fit the base of your chair legs, to even out the floor roughness.
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They should not scratch any surfaces. They are made of plastic. They are a bit more slippery on smooth surfaces than carpet though. My son got the hang of it first on carpet and then I let him in the (linoleum) kitchen.
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They are rubber. I'd be ok with them on my hardwoods as long as they were clean.
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The chairs come with plastic feet. You screw them in and yes, I can imagine they would scratch a composite wood floor. Felt feet would be better but the plastic feet are so small, you would have trouble applying felt feet to them. Better to apply the felt feet directly to the chair feet without using the plastic feet.
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I don't believe they're scratch resistant. However, I've own my chairs for 6 months in my sewing room and so far no scratches. The chairs are used daily and they're holding up beatifully!
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No, I don't believe so, they are of a firm rubber-type substance, but not scratchy. Part that sits on table has little bumps of same substance that seem to grip well. Also, you twist the bottom part to squeeze the chair to the table, so you can adjust how tight it needs to be.
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There are small white plastic circles at the bottom of each chair leg. Small felt pads could be placed over this to help the chairs glide over the wood floors better and protect any wax finish that you may have on the floors.