How can I stick carpet pieces to the legs of my chairs?
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at
2:24 am
We recently installed wood floors and I don’t want the chairs to scratch. I have seen people do this but never thought to ask since we didn’t have it. What would be the best way to do this so the pieces don’t fall off, but yet not damage my chairs?
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Hi….
There are a number of options for this. Nailing carpet pieces is not one of them! Try one of these:
1. Get some of the new Teflon discs and use them. They have the added benefit of super easy sliding.
2. Get some felt ‘hammer in’ types of felt gizmo’s.
3. Get some plastic ‘hammer in’ gizmo’s.
In short, visit your local hardware store and check out the options. Personally I would choose # 1, especially with wood floors to protect. Cheers!
Use crazy glue
There are little felt/plastic feet you can buy with a small nail on the other side. Home depot has ‘em
You pound them into the feet of your chairs.
They have special pieces of felt that can be used on the bottom of furniture so it will not scratch – almost any hardware store will have them, but I know Home Depot carries them – they have a sticky backing and felt surface so they slide easily – and best of all, they’re cheap.
They actually have furniture coasters that go on the bottoms of furniture so that you can slide it easier and it doesn’t scratch your floors. You can get these anywhere. Some people get carpet remnants and glue them to the coasters to match their decor!!
You do not need "carpet" Most Do-It-Yourself stores like Lowells and Home Depot have felt circles with sticky backings to apply to chair and table legs. These are very inexpensive and nearly invisible.
You could also make your own using heavy felt and a tiny amount of wood glue to stick them on. Just cut circles to fit the chair legs. Be sure to let the glue dry over night before allowing them to contact the wood floor.
Stay away from the nail-on ones….these will cause damage later when the carpet starts to wear out exposing the nail.
These are called "Furniture Glides" Order the 1 ‘ size here:
http://www.doityourself.com/invt/6036875
So they are removable again, I would use stick on Velcro fasteners..