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Hardwood Floor Casters
You have a beautiful hardwood floor (or any other hard but delicate floor), and your chairs, tables, and other furniture on casters are all hard plastic and nylon. These hard material wheels will cut and scratch the floor easily. What solutions are there, you might ask?
Hardwood floor casters are available for any common connections types out there, including various stems and top plates.
The wheel material is what makes a caster safe for hardwood. These casters are made of soft polyurethane, rubber, or other materials specifically designed for hardwood floors. In most of these cases, the casters will not only be hardwood safe, but they will also roll and perform better. Materials that have more grip will roll easier than harder wheels, so you won't skip or skid across the floor but instead roll smoothly.
Is a caster hardwood floor safe just because its rubber or soft material? No! A small diameter rubber wheel can cause as much damage as a hard wheel. When choosing a caster, get one that distributes weight over a wide area. Twin wheel casters are a good idea, or a wider soft single wheel caster.
The investment of some quality hardwood floor casters greatly outweighs the cost of replacing or fixing a hardwood floor.
Carpet Casters
Now that we've covered the types of casters to use for a hardwood floor lets take a look at what to use on another common floor medium: Carpeting. Casters can be used on anything from low ply to shag carpets, but the types of casters used will vary.
For a low ply carpet, any hard wheeled caster will do the trick. Nylon, hard rubber, polyolefin or other hard material will work well for the wheel. These materials will grip the carpet less than softer materials, making it easier to turn and roll. A rubbery material will grip the carpet, and feel like its sticking when they are moved.
For a shag or thick carpet, not only should a hard wheel material be used, but also the largest diameter caster wheel possible. Many times a large wheel is not desired, but the largest one possible should be used in this cast to prevent the caster from binding up in the carpet. The larger the wheel diameter, the further the axle is from the fibers of the carpet.
You have a beautiful hardwood floor (or any other hard but delicate floor), and your chairs, tables, and other furniture on casters are all hard plastic and nylon. These hard material wheels will cut and scratch the floor easily. What solutions are there, you might ask?
Hardwood floor casters are available for any common connections types out there, including various stems and top plates.
The wheel material is what makes a caster safe for hardwood. These casters are made of soft polyurethane, rubber, or other materials specifically designed for hardwood floors. In most of these cases, the casters will not only be hardwood safe, but they will also roll and perform better. Materials that have more grip will roll easier than harder wheels, so you won't skip or skid across the floor but instead roll smoothly.
Is a caster hardwood floor safe just because its rubber or soft material? No! A small diameter rubber wheel can cause as much damage as a hard wheel. When choosing a caster, get one that distributes weight over a wide area. Twin wheel casters are a good idea, or a wider soft single wheel caster.
The investment of some quality hardwood floor casters greatly outweighs the cost of replacing or fixing a hardwood floor.
Carpet Casters
Now that we've covered the types of casters to use for a hardwood floor lets take a look at what to use on another common floor medium: Carpeting. Casters can be used on anything from low ply to shag carpets, but the types of casters used will vary.
For a low ply carpet, any hard wheeled caster will do the trick. Nylon, hard rubber, polyolefin or other hard material will work well for the wheel. These materials will grip the carpet less than softer materials, making it easier to turn and roll. A rubbery material will grip the carpet, and feel like its sticking when they are moved.
For a shag or thick carpet, not only should a hard wheel material be used, but also the largest diameter caster wheel possible. Many times a large wheel is not desired, but the largest one possible should be used in this cast to prevent the caster from binding up in the carpet. The larger the wheel diameter, the further the axle is from the fibers of the carpet.
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