Sorry to everyone for not responding in this thread sooner...Sunday night I came down with the flu, and was completely wiped out Monday and most of Tuesday. I'm feeling better today, though still not eating...
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Originally Posted by dgage
If you want to be able to roll your chair, I wouldn't touch the interlocking gym tiles. You might want to look more at a garage type flooring as they have some thin interlocking tiles that might work well.
The gym flooring comes in a bunch of different thickness's, and the thicker ones are quite firm, so I think rolling on them would be OK. However, I liked your idea of the garage floor tiling, so I looked into it and ended up buying some. I'll post a picture later in the thread.
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Originally Posted by dgage
But I didn't put any more underlayment than what came on the back of each piece of flooring so I am sure that is a big part of it.
Yeah, the underlay is about 80% of the problem - it allows for a huge amount of "flex" in the laminate, which means the edges pop up and get caught by the wheels. If I didn't have that thick underlay, I doubt I'd have these problems.
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Also, a simple vinyl floor mat from an office store would seem to be a plausible (and cheap) alternative.
I did a LOT of research into those mats a few years ago, and today nothing has changed: Staples and Office Depot, the two big office stores in Canada, all sell the same sorts of mats. They're not big enough, are designed for carpet with hard spike underneath, and are designed for a single computer scenario. I need to be able to move to all three workstations I have in my office. As I mentioned in the article, I had a custom-cut sheet of Plexiglas in place for a while - that was purchased from a smaller office supply store - but it cracked and broke.
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I don't know why, but apparantly most people are unaware that their chairs have "hard" wheels which operates best on carpets instead of "soft" wheels which doesn't do nearly as much damage to a wood floor.
You can count me as one of those people - I had no idea I could get rubber wheels for my Aeron chair! But here’s the thing; it’s too risky to switch out the wheels and HOPE that it works. Because if it doesn’t, and the floor chips, I have no more spare boards to replace them…not would I want to re-do all the work I’ve just done. So that’s why the added flooring is a must-do.
But just for added fun I've ordered some of the rubber wheels - thanks for the suggestion! I'm hoping it will make rolling over the garage floor tiling easier - there are some slightly raised bumps that make rolling a bit less effortless than I was hoping for.
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Sorry, Jason, but no sympathy from me here. I had to clean out my home office and move to a corner of the master bedroom. I don't get my office back for about a year to 18 months since it's now been turned into a nursery.
Haha...OK, point taken! Ashley's the one who lost her office with our baby on the way - and when we have our second child, it will be the spare bedroom that gets gobbled up. If my office were ever "at risk" it would be time to move to a new house I think...
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The simple solution is to invest in a computer chair with different wheels.
And give up the chair I spent $1300 on??? Never! That would be an expensive loss, and as I mention elsewhere in the thread, I'm not convinced a new chair would solve the problem - nor would I want to run the risk of being wrong.
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I would be afraid to put a rubber surface kile those gym tile though. I did that in our kid's play room and found mold had formed in the wood grain. It seems the tile retained the moisture.
I appreciate the warning - I'll be sure to pay attention to what's going on underneath the tiles. Calgary is one of the driest places in the world though - in the winter months we have less moisture in the air than the Sahara desert supposedly - so I'm not sure I'll have that problem...
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I did a LOT of research into those mats a few years ago, and today nothing has changed: Staples and Office Depot, the two big office stores in Canada, all sell the same sorts of mats. They're not big enough, are designed for carpet with hard spike underneath, and are designed for a single computer scenario. I need to be able to move to all three workstations I have in my office. As I mentioned in the article, I had a custom-cut sheet of Plexiglas in place for a while - that was purchased from a smaller office supply store - but it cracked and broke.
Hey Jason,
In addition to my comments on your blog about the rubber wheels, I just wanted to chime in on the above comment. Ikea sells the mats without spikes; I currently use them on my hardwood floor (two of them) in front of my desk and it works quite well. I cut mine to be a custom fit in a couple places, and the ones from Ikea also have a slightly sticky bottom in that they don't slide around. I believe they are sold explicitly for use on hardwood/laminate flooring. Just a thought anyway... They were quite cheap there too as compared to office-supply stores. I think they were only $5 or $10 each??? It's been a couple years though, so I can't remember for sure.
Ikea sells the mats without spikes; I currently use them on my hardwood floor (two of them) in front of my desk and it works quite well.
I appreciate the input, but as I said, I've already bought and implemented a solution. I'll post a photo of it here later today. I looked at Ikea, and they only have one option for a floor mat that I can find. The KOLON:
I'm pretty picky about desks and most of the stuff that is available commercially is crap in my opinion. However, I fell in love when I saw pictures of your desk. I'm wondering if you could let me know where you got it, please.
Where did you get your desk?
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