dgroffb3 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I'm moving my studio into a room that is already carpeted. We are renting so changing carpet for Laminate flooring or another alternative is not an option. Just wondering if any of you use a chair mat that you have been happy with. I have used chair mats in the past but have always found it difficult to move around in the chair due to indentations. My research is showing that polycarbonate mats are the most resistant to indentations. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I bought a clear plastic one, and it isn't wearing well - bits are starting to crack off. A colleague told me that an offcut of old carpet is your best bet. Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motif88 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 The plastics ones only last a bit before they look like crap. There are both wood and glass mats that are much better. We are moving, when I setup my office/studio in our new house it will be a wood or glass mat if the floor has carpet. My wife's changes to the rest of the house will take precedence to my office/studio...happy wife, happy life... Quote Using: Yamaha: Montage M8x| Spectrasonics: Omnisphere, Keyscape | uhe: Diva, Hive2, Zebra2| Roland: Cloud Pro | Arturia: V Collection | NI: Komplete 14 | VPS: Avenger | Cherry: GX80 | G-Force: OB-E | Korg: Triton, MS-20 Sold/Traded: Yamaha: Motif XS8, Motif ES8, Motif8, KX-88, TX7 | ASM: Hydrasynth Deluxe| Roland: RD-2000, D50, MKS-20| Korg: Kronos 88, T3, MS-20 | Oberheim: OB8, OBXa, Modular 8 Voice | Rhodes: Dyno-My-Piano| Crumar: T2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajstan Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I"ve used a bamboo chair mat from Staples for years. It"s over Berber carpet. I stared using one in the early 2000"s and I"ve only replaced it once when it started to splinter. If my current mat ever needs replacing, I"ll buy the same model. https://www.staples.com/Staples-44-x52-Roll-Up-Bamboo-Chair-Mat-Natural/product_399483 Quote Nord Stage 3 HA88, Nord Stage 3 Compact, Casio CT-S1, Radial Key Largo, Westone AM Pro 30, Rolls PM55P, K&M 18880 + 18881, Bose S1 Pro, JBL 305p MKII, Zoom Q2n-4K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Yikes, there's another concern as well, which is static charges that could zap your gear, as you roll or move your chair about, so be careful about whether the chair mat could cause that, and also remember that vinyl flooring can also cause static charge buildup (as I learned when I moved into my new house last November, but now the problem has gone away as things have "settled"). I used to have a mat at work but it made it too hard to adjust the chair, so I switched chairs for one that had more "resistant" wheels. Bamboo is an interesting idea; I had a small one for the kitchen sink in the last house but it eventually wore out and the store (Kohl's) stopped selling them. Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Harrison Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 About 5 years ago, I got tired of replacing plastic chair mats that eventually developed cracks and indentations, and I bought a thicker heavy-duty one (about 3 mm / 1/8 in) that is still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I've been using the clear plastic mats and yes they crack and become useless crap over time. I find them at thrift stores here and there, new ones seem overly expensive for the low quality. The bamboo sounds interesting, I was considering checking a flooring store for vinyl remnants as another option. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wright Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I bought this, very heavy duty, not cheap, but it has held up very well over 5 years, https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00620WOJM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Quote . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 After working virtually became a reality earlier this year, I got a thick decorative mat from this company and have been happy with it. https://anjimountain.com/collections/rugd-chair-mats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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