Has anyone put felt slides on bottom of chair legs? What type and size did you use?
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We bought a multi-pack of various size felt slides at a big-box warehouse store. We roughed up the bottom of the chair w/sand paper & put a dab of wood glue on it & then applied a felt slide & let it dry. This method lasts for years (we've done this to all our wood furniture). Works great and doesn't harm our wood floors.
793518
I don't think chairs will slide under completely because of the trestle leg & chairs might hit the apron on top of the table. The width between the legs is 52", will take 2 chairs each side but because of trestle at the bottom and apron will not slide completely. I would suggest you should buy 4 Legs table, so chairs would slide. please let us know if you have more questions. Thanks
709825
I have carpet and they do not slide. I am sure they would slide easily on hardwood, if you put felt on the bottom of them. Overall very nice chairs and have not had any issues with them.
306238
We ended up putting protectors (felt circles) on the bottom as I didn't want to take a change as scratching the hardwood. We love these chairs too. Good value and they look awesome. You won't regret buyjng them.
2217178
The legs are square, 1 and 1/8 inch each side. They are made of metal, however, they have a plastic "foot" on the bottom that might provide the protection you're looking for from the felt pads.
1624307
We used a hammer to pound the pointed nail like stem into the wooden chair leg. The circular round plastic covers the end of the leg. I would like to try a slider just a slight bigger than the chair leg. I think it might slide easier. Still I am happy with the ones that are the exact size of the leg.
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They are made for wood or tile floors. I use mine for wood floors. Just tested my stools on short carpet and they don't slide very well on it. But don't stick either. You may have to experiment with different solutions. Have you thought about using felt on wood side and plastic on the carpet side? I had to cover a portion of my wood floor in a home office with rubber/carpet mats from Home Depot to keep from scratching the floor on a secretary chair with rollers.
1858234
Most any chair will unless you put a little piece of felt (easily purchased and cut to size) on them. We moved and no longer use this table and chairs and when we did, it was on a ceramic tile floor. I never noticed a problem but on wood or laminate, I am sure my hubby would have hd to put felt on the feet of the Chairs.
2118952
The sliders have to be pounded on the bottom of each chair leg, so I doubt they would work on metal chairs.
1387409
My chair legs were also rectangular, you just need to make sure to install it in the center and measure to make sure most of the leg will be covered by the slider. It's ok if the corners are not covered, it still slides very well.
1251641
I've only used the felt sliders on my wood floors. I believe there are 4 small ones in this pack. I use the others for carpet. I know someone who used the gray slippery part to slide something on a cement floor, and, while it did slide, the slider was scratched beyond further use.
865682
I used them on a couch and chair with flat bottom legs. But I took one out and placed it under a wheeled table with 1" diam. and it worked. I would think these would be as good as anything you could get for this need. Good luck...
2222084
They fit the 1" base (circular) diameter of my chairs. It is a tight/snug fit getting them completely on. I found that it was easiest if I placed the protector over the end of the chair leg and let it "stretch" for a bit (an hour), they went on much easier. Once on, they stay in place unlike the felt stick on protectors that always seemed to shift. The end result, to me, was worth the little bit extra effort it took getting them on the chair legs.
2008382
If the leg are wood, remove them. If they are steel , these sliders may not work.
654724
I have not tried them on a recliner chair. Recliner chairs usually are supported by bottom wood or steel rails, onto which are attached very short feet for contact with the floor. When the back portion of the recliner "reclines", the base of the chair has "side pressure" pushing on it. Since these legs are wide at the top and tapered at the bottom, I would be concerned that the "side pressure" would snap off the legs. A regular straight back padded chair could use these no problem, because all you are working with is "downward pressure". Hope that helps. I have not tried them on a recliner chair. Recliner chairs usually are supported by bottom wood or steel rails, onto which are attached very short feet for contact with the floor. When the back portion of the recliner "reclines", the base of the chair has "side pressure" pushing on it. Since these legs are wide at the top and tapered at the bottom, I would be concerned that the "side pressure" would snap off the legs. A regular straight back padded chair could use these no problem, because all you are working with is "downward pressure". Hope that helps.
432553
Not really good for chairs that move around as they come unstuck, but for chairs you might try socks. I actually use both on chairs, put these on, then the socks.
500359
I don't recall the bottom, as mine are on tile floor. However, I do believe you could use felt pads plus they are very light weight chairs.