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WIN THE WAR ON THE FLOOR
Whatever type of flooring you have – wood, laminate etc. – it needs protecting. The fact is that when furniture and flooring meet, there Is friction and can be damage. So, let’ s look at what you can do to cushion the blow.
PROTECTION IN 5 WAYS BEFORE PROBLEMS HAPPEN:
Most protection solutions protect you in 5 ways:
1: Protects flooring from the impact of furniture
2: Protects furniture joints from being fatally weakened
3: Protects ears from noise
4: Protects from back pain as furniture slides easier
5. Protects from customer complaints and insurance claims
WHAT PROTECTION DO I NEED?
For solid wood, laminates and hard tiled flooring: Use self-adhesive felt or glides such as QuickClick.
For carpet, rugs and vinyl flooring: use glides such as Furni-glides or QuickClick Glides.
SELF-ADHESIVE FELT
Why buy? It’ s the cheapest option. On a roll from Stroolmount, for example, they can cost as little as 1p each.
It’ s a short-term solution: if you want a longer-term solution, choose glides such as QuickClick.
Flooring type: Use on all solid wood, laminates, tiles and vinyl. Probably best on furniture that’ s not moved often.
Fit it in seconds: Just peel back the cover and stick on the furniture feet. Allow it to set firmly for 24 hours.
Sizes: Available in a variety of sizes and chapes from circles and oblongs to L-shapes up to 75mm
Ideal type of furniture: Coffee tables, lamp tables, bedside tables, dining tables, storage cabinets, desks, workstations, filing cabinets
Top tip 1: check for grit on the feet before you add the felt so it’ s not scratched along your floor.
Top tip 2: Beware of companies skimping on thickness. You need a minimum of 5mm thickness to cushion flooring from furniture.
Top tip 3: Beware of using selfadhesive felt with heated floors: the glue doesn’ t stick properly, so extra care needs to be taken. With metal leg furniture, self-adhesive felt may be the only protection option, so it’ s always best to let customers know that they need to keep an eye out for any movement. Advise them to replace them immediately if they become unstuck as it’ s cheaper to do this than replace the whole floor.
QUICKCLICK GLIDES
Why buy? This is an award-winning durable, longer-term 4-in-1 protective solution. The interchangeable glides make it easy if you want any furniture to be on a different floor type: just swap over to that type of glide to protect that flooring.
Flooring types: Quickclick works on all floor types. It has 1 screw-in base and 5 interchangeable easy-to-click in glides for 1) carpet, 2) wood floors, 3) laminate floors. 4) tiled floors. 5) anti-slip glide.
Fitting: You just screw in the base cup into the foot and then click in the type of glide you want. To swap over glides, just click out the old type and click in the new one.
Sizes: available from 17-50mm diameters.
Ideal type of furniture: tables, chairs, sofas, lounge chairs, beds. Ideal to cushion and quieten dining chairs that get frequently scraped back and forth: reducing noise by up to 75 %.
Top Tip: fix two felt glides onto the back legs of a sofa and two anti-slip on the front. This keeps it in place and makes it easier to clean: you’ ve no need to lift up the whole thing, just lift the front of the sofa and slide it forward.
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