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Chair mats on carpet

An office chair on a carpet can cause wear and tear to your carpet.

Lets find out what type of carpet density would be good for having an office chair on top of it.

A good office chair mat should have hundreds of cleats on the underside of the mat grip the carpet to keep chair mat in place. The chair mat should fold in half for easy handling and shipping. Folding method allows chair mat to lay out smooth and flat. A good plastic floor mat will allow the chair casters to roll, and protect the carpet and flooring.

Carpet performance is associated, in part, with pile yarn density. Density, the amount of pile yarn in unit volume of carpet, is influenced by many factors, such as gauge -- stitches per inch across the width -- yarn size or thickness, and pile height. A "fat" (larger) yarn can be tufted at a wider gauge and receive the same density as a fine yarn at a small gauge. For areas where heavy foot traffic is likely, a density of 5000 to 7000 or more may be necessary.

Performance considerations are especially important for the demanding environments of educational and health care facilities. For wear and tear, loop-pile with a moisture-resistant or impervious backing will keep beverage spills on top of the carpet. Loop-pile with a vinyl backing is effective for corridor and entryway carpet, but is not necessary in administrative offices that receive little heavy foot traffic.