Carpet protectors????

[Smiffy]

After years of putting up with a solid wood floor in our dining room, have finally decided to bite the bullet and get it carpeted.
Problem is, I need to protect it from my computer chairs wheels. It's going to be fairly thick carpet, so need to get something that isn't going to slide around.
Anybody have any recommendations???
I've seen this one on Amazon, but wondered if anybody else has personal recommendations???
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004K6LR3O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

 

[bobmac]

I certainly wouldn't be paying £52 for a plastic mat.
Get a bit of plywood and paint it the same colour as your carpet.
Or...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Non-Slip...hDarwoV3BBEV2b&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

 

[CliveW]

Get a different chair, one without castors.

 

[GreiginFife]

If you don't want the chair to move just use castor cups.

A mat on a thick carpet just sounds unstable to me.

 

[ScienceBoy]

Having used carpet protectors for years I can’t imagine not using one.

That does sound expensive but it is probably worth it if you can’t find a cheaper one.

 

[fundy]

I use a hard plastic carpet protector with a close weaved mat over the top, can still move about on the chair without doing any damage to the carpet, protectors came from Ikea i think

 

[Mandofred]

Paid £30+ for a plastic carpet mat most of a year ago....within a few weeks the cracks started appearing. Lots of duct tape (and many many cracks) and a couple of months later it went in the trash. Our carpet isn't that thick....but I think it was just flexing too much while I was in the chair and moving. Not sure what to do now....carpet has been down at least 4 years and it's definitely taking a hit from rolling around on the chair. I think it might have worked on a low tight weave carpet as in offices.....just too much give on our carpet.

 

[fundy]

Paid £30+ for a plastic carpet mat most of a year ago....within a few weeks the cracks started appearing. Lots of duct tape (and many many cracks) and a couple of months later it went in the trash. Our carpet isn't that thick....but I think it was just flexing too much while I was in the chair and moving. Not sure what to do now....carpet has been down at least 4 years and it's definitely taking a hit from rolling around on the chair. I think it might have worked on a low tight weave carpet as in offices.....just too much give on our carpet.

double sided tape on the bottom of the plastic mat

 

[Mandofred]

double sided tape on the bottom of the plastic mat

I didn't have a problem with it sliding around.....the carpet was just soft enough that when sitting on the chair and moving around, the plastic gave a little bit. After a couple of week.....got the first "crack" while moving a little bit. After that.....the floodgates opened up. Even with the duct tape in quite a few places....you could hear it cracking in new places every day. The duct tape did slow things down and if I had covered the whole thing with duct tape it would have lasted a lot longer. Maybe I just got a dodgy mat.....

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Had a carpet protector in the office in the old house. Did the job well without cracking. The only down side we had was where it caught the sun and we took it up and there was a bright rectangular patch where the rest of the carpet had aged and got dirty over time

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Would an inexpensive IKEA type rug not do the job or would the indents still come through?

 

[fundy]

Would an inexpensive IKEA type rug not do the job or would the indents still come through?

from experience they still come thru. perfect over the top of their protector though

 

[Mandofred]

When it's time to replace....I'd be fine with a low tight weave carpet (then protector on top of that)....but unless it matches all the other carpet my wife likely won't go for it.

 

[Smiffy]

Thanks for your answers lads. According to the specifications of the carpet it has a pile height of 12.5 and a total height of 14.5 plus there is a 10mm underlay going down as well.
Should keep the room a lot warmer than it is now, which is the main reason for having it installed.
The room was carpeted when we first moved in, but we decided to lift it and have the bare floorboards treated and exposed. Looks okay, but we have a cellar beneath the house and it gets bloody cold during the winter.....my little tootsies are frozen.