Best wheels for a computer chair on carpet?

Computer is in my den

I tried a mat and found that it tended to slip over the carpet so I usually ended up with at least one wheel not on the mat.

The usual problem that I find with chair wheels on a carpet is that the carpet and/or the underlay below it very quickly rumples up and stretches, so you get baggy patches where the chair "lives".

In our present house, my study has a hard surface (imitation woodgrain to look like a hardwood floor) and after a couple of years' use of my chair with wheels, the slight sheen has worn off in a dull ring where the wheels are.

Thinking of transparent chair mats, does anyone remember those long strips of textured clear plastic sheeting, with sharp plastic spikes on the underside which stuck into the pile of a carpet. My grandparents had them on the hall, landing, staircase and the main walkway through the living room, to protect the carpets from wear and tear. They looked

Indeed, most workplace office carpets have short, stiff weaves, while home carpeting has longer more flexible weaves. That makes a huge difference in the life of the plastic chair mats.

I used a cheap resin chair for years. I only upgraded after an injury where being able to swivel around to stand up was easier.

The ones at work have spikes.

Did they have slip covers on the furniture too?

For one of the family cars my mother decided to preserve the seats for posterity or something and installed heavy clear vinyl seat covers. They sucked both summer and winter. After 5 years the coachwork was rusting out but the seats were virginal.

When I bought my first car she gifted me with a set of seat covers. In that case the upholstery was pretty grotty so I think it was a proactive measure if she ever had to ride in it.

Why doesn't the chair wheel come off the end? It's not very big.

And I couldn't use that chair either. The back isn't tilted back (is it adjustable like mine?), and it doesn't look like the arms go any higher.

Then your carpet is fitted badly. You did use a stretcher, right?

The word imitation explains that. Plastic tat.

I think so. I also remember my gran having plastic things around lightswitches and doorhandles to prevent grubby finger marks on the wallpaper and doors. They didn't look bad actually.

Didn't that make you stick to the seats with sweat?

My car is full of earth from doing gardening. Last time I gave my mother a lift she placed a towel on the seat.

I friend has very realistic dog seat covers. Somebody thought she'd a left a dog locked in the car in the hot weather, so instead of looking closely, phoned the police. The police didn't look closely either, but checked the reg number, then knocked on her door to ask her what was going on. Only a 106 IQ those pigs, and 104 in America!

Isn't that a pest having the computer seperate from the living room?

Mine is from IKEA, maybe 5-6yrs ago. It needs turning over and rotating around every few months or so and it's overdue being done now so the back edge is lifting a bit.

No signs of cracking.

There are plastic spikes underneath.

Not a big deal. I am not all over the place with the chair which is fine for me.

Den is right off the kitchen. I have another desk with a laptop, a TV, radio and couch. Very comfortable. The only time we spend in the living room is when we have guests.

But the whole point of wheels is you can move around.

So it's basically just another living room.

Most just use the wheels to get closer to the desk after you have moved the chair away to sit in it or get out of it.

Some would call it a man cave. Wife has her own spaces.

Not if you buy good quality ones. I've had the same ones for many years.

Bill