are the casters compatible with hardwood floors (i.e., they won't scratch them)?
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No, you'll want to purchase different casters that are softer for wood floors.
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Hi Pam-Anela,My Boyfriend assembled this in thier living room, which they have a hardwood floor and I don't see any problem afterwards. It rolls smoothly, easy to moves and impressive quality.
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I have hardwood floors and haven't noticed any scratches from the small rollers. They do recommend testing it out in a less visible area of the floor to be sure the rollers won't leave marks.
758925
I do not believe you can use casters. There is hard rubber on the bottom of the metal posts. I just bought a pack of peel and stick felt sliders. I used them on all my furniture. They work great.
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Casters are hard plastic, I have vinyl in my laundry room so would not be a concern for me
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.
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I've have had them on two office chairs for about 3 months of daily use on hardwood floors and so far they work great. The rubber is softer than the casters that came on the chairs, so they roll smoothly and don't mark up the floor. I, don't know how they would work on laminates since my floors are solid oak.
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I'm not sure about the caster's but I have used these on industrial carpet and and plush carpet and it moves ok. Obviously you won't be sliding around having chair races, but it isn't a pain in the button either.
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They are "good" on any surface I've needed to roll them over. The thing that makes them different from other casters is that they truly do not make any mark on hardwood floors.
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Yes. They are very sturdy chairs. They will scratch the floors if you do not pick up the chair and rearrange. You can add cushions to the bottom for smooth sliding though.
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We replaced all the castors with some really nice nylon ones that don't scratch our wood floor. They are also have a lot smoother operation. We purchased them from Rockler Woodworking (Rockler.com). You just have to make sure of the size and type of the posts that go into the chair. Don't remember how much they were, but not much.
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Other than a little squeaking noise, the casters have been working fine. They have been on a ceramic tile floor for about two months and have not shown any signs of deterioration.
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I would say yes, on a scale descending to no depending on how much you value your floor. The more you value it, the less I'd recommend it. I've grown up working with wood, including wood floors, and I'd never recommend putting all your weight on casters and rolling them around a floor you want to preserve. The smallest pebble that found its way into a wheel would mean the end of your floor as you know it, and would mean hundreds of dollars in refinishing costs. That's my thought.
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I have these in my basement where we have stained concrete floors. The top coat of wax scratches very easily and these chairs haven't scratched that yet. So I wouldn't think they would scratch hardwoods.
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The casters are typical hard plastic. Casters for wood floors are softer urethane or rubber. The rule is hard casters for soft floors and soft casters for hard floors.
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They should be. although I would use a chair mat. I have an older one that is clear plastic for hard surfaces, there are none of the little spikes on the bottom for carpet. The casters helped me save my chair from going to Goodwill. This was for a set of 5, Nadine.
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They seem to be plastic. I'm not sure if they would scratch your floor. However, there are chair mats that are wood colored that you can put over your floor if you're worrying about scratching the floors. I love the chair, and I have a plastic mat over my carpeting in my office.
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Sorry, mine are on a Duraceramic floor. They don't scratch it and I wouldn't think they would scratch wood but I can't say with 100% certainty that they wouldn't.