I am about to get an office chair at home, and a colleague warned me about it leaving marks in the carpet.I have looked online but they seem quite pricey from what I can see - can anyone recommend floor mats to go under my office chair?
Also any other WFH equipment that isn't obvious, tips are welcome
this OP, laminates are much better . I am using plastic mats on a carpet floor and its bloody moves everytime I move
The ones for use specifically on carpet have spikes on the reverse side to stop them moving.
They come in 3 versions, low pile, medium pile and high pile, the higher your pile, possibly the larger the spikes you'll need.
Im renting so didnt want to use the spiky ones . yeah spiky ones are good.
@life is suffering: The spikes don't seem to leave permanent marks. I used them in a rental a few years ago, but they didn't help much tbh, I still found there was a fair bit of movement.
Excellent, thanks for that advice, exactly what I was after. Will look into that. Looks quite cool in that photo too, I like it!
Learn to use google as $30 to $70 is not pricey.
Thanks, super helpful!
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This is good for wooden floorboards, but may not be so good on carpet.
On the Ikea web site complaints of cracking - which I suspect is due to being used on a high ply carpet.
For carpet the Officeworks $39 Keiji one works ok. It's got small 'dots' or 'spikes' on the carpet side so it will stay in place.
Guess it all depends on the type of carpet you have. I have one of these and it does a good enough job, but then again I don't use a chair on wheels.
Ikea - 120x100cm - $30
Make sure you get the mat for your floor type as they are different.
I bought mine from a deal similar to this one:
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/499266
had it 4 years and it's excellent still.
use the card board from the new office chair.
got mines from costco if you have membership
+1 for the ikea version.
Costco and Officeworks had the most reasonably priced ones that were a big enough size when I looked.
Back when I looked Officeworks was sold out, so I just got some thick vinyl from a roll at Bunnings…
Matshop.com.au. They occasionally pop up on here
not large enough.
You can use laminate floor boards