It had been known to be one of the most damaging to carpeted floors. The casters or the wheels of the chair make indentations on the surface of the carpet especially whenever people sit on the chairs and whenever they are rolled on the carpet. In the long run, the indentations will cut deep onto the carpet fiber which in the end, will lead to a replacement of the carpet. Fortunately, there are office floor mats that you can buy and use to protect the carpet in your office.
Before buying office floor mats, there are some things that you should consider. Here are a few:
Workspace Layout
Prior to canvassing or buying a mat, make sure that you have already measured the area and the layout of your workspace. This is greatly important since the size of the mat you would need to buy will depend on this measurement. The size of the chair, tables, plants, and other office furniture or equipment you have on or near your workspace must also be measured, especially if those things are placed on the floor.
Most of the chair mats have a lip that should be slide under your desk area to accommodate the space that the chair occupies whenever you roll it under the desk. The length of this space must be measured as well, to make sure that the mat you are going to buy has a lip that is ideal for this measurement.
Type of Flooring or Floor Covering
Besides carpeted floor, you can use these office floor mats to other types of flooring or covering as well. Thus, they need to be also considered because there are varieties of chair mats each with their own specific uses and applications. If you have a carpeted floor, make sure to measure the depth or thickness of the carpet. This is important because the spikes that are below the mat should be long enough to hold the mat in place but not too long that it can go through the carpet and hit the floor.