Forget floor mats & get the right wheel castor for office chairs

Fortunately of all the components of a typical office chair the wheel castors are the easiest to replace. Wheel castors are also one of the most important components which is why it is important to get the right wheel castor for office chairs.

Most wheel castors for office chairs are a dual castor type. Dual castors are made of hard nylon and work good over most flooring surfaces including carpeting. However, what separates merely good wheel castors from the best wheel castors for office chairs is the castor width.

Physics dictates that the wider a wheel castor the easier it rolls over a surface. This is because it exerts less resistance against the flooring surface. Less resistance means easier pushing over even the deepest carpets. Standard size office chair castors are 2 ^3/4 inches wide. The best office chair castors are nearly 4 inches in diameter. Depending on your office flooring surface a wider castor for your office chairs may increase your mobility significantly.

Regardless of the flooring surface, wider office chair wheel castors reduce scuffing on hard surface floors such as tile or wooden floors and can eliminate wheel ruts in carpets. In fact, if your currently using floor mats or thinking about it there's a cheaper and simpler solution - wider wheel castors for your office chairs.