Although placing items on a floor is inevitable, but placing Heavy furniture on vinyl plant flooring can totally reduce its lifespan. Although vinyl plank flooring is very durable, placing heavy items or furniture can cause indentation and wear and tear.

Even Tables, refrigerators, and water coolers can all grind into your vinyl floor and leave unsightly dents. Fortunately, this can be prevented from happening. There are different ways you can use to prevent your vinyl plank floor from getting dented.

Effective ways to protect your vinyl floor include using furniture pads and gliders, self-adhesive pads as well as attaching glides to the base of your wooden furniture.

How to Prevent Dents in Vinyl Flooring

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Using Furniture Pads and Gliders

Placing furniture protecting pads underneath your furniture is a great way to prevent wear and tear that can be caused by chairs, dressers, and other furniture.

Most furniture pads and gliders are usually made of felt, plastic or rubber, and are used to prevent both the indentation that is caused by the weight of the furniture and the scratches and scuffs that furniture leaves behind when they are moved.

There are different types of furniture protection pads and gliders, and you need to choose the appropriate product that matches the weight and material of your furniture, as well as the type of flooring beneath it.

Using Self-Adhesive Pads

Self-adhesive pads are a quick and cheap fix for floor protection. They can be attached to each contact point at the base of the furniture. These self-adhesive pads are available in different sizes and thicknesses.

Placing a self-adhesive pad underneath your furniture will help to soften the edges of the furniture base in order to minimize the noise made when the furniture is being moved and allows you to move your furniture across your floor surface without scratching it.

There are also formed felt pads with reinforced sides that wrap around the base of the furnitures leg and are suitable for chairs, stools, and card tables.

Installing these self-adhesive pads is very simple, and they are very durable. But you need to always watch out for dirt and other grime that can get caught underneath the pad, and over time, the self-adhesive pad will lose its hold.

Using Glides

Glides are not similar to adhesive pads, and they usually have a thin-walled metal rivet that can be hammered into the furniture’s base. Glides can only be attached to furniture made of wood, but they have a tight grip, so when attached, it is very difficult for glides to become detached even when the furniture is moved frequently.

 
Also, attaching gliders to your furniture makes it easier to move them from place to place. There’s also Plastic and cloth gliders that can be slipped beneath or installed into heavy objects. However, you always want to consider the load capacity of each glider before moving any heavy furniture.

There are also polyethylene gliders that can be used on both carpet and hard floor surfaces for easy movement of heavy furniture. These gliders have a 100 pounds load capacity each and are 4 inches in diameter.

Using furniture pads or gliders helps to avoid scratches, tears, and damage, but you should always check your floor protection frequently to ensure it is clean and in good condition.

Replacing a furniture pad or glider is way more inexpensive and easier than repairing a damaged floor. 

Choosing and installing chair glides should be done with extra care, as they are designed to enable the chair to move easily and frequently across the floor.

Most office chairs usually have little wheels underneath them, known as castors, which help to increase mobility. However, these types of chairs can damage your vinyl plank floor. 

Avoid Rolling Chairs

The wheels underneath these chairs usually have a very small floor print, and daily movement can cause it to eventually cut into your flooring or dent it.

You can prevent this from happening by either fitting chairs with felt tips, placing a protective rug or layer underneath the seating area at your desk, or totally avoid using a chair with wheels.

Do Not Drag Furniture Across The Floor

Although you may not move your furniture regularly, dragging it across the floor when you do can cause damage to your vinyl flooring.

Dragging heavy furniture might seem like the easiest way to change its position, especially if you are alone at home, but the damage this usually causes is definitely not worth it. When trying to move a furniture, always seek a helping hand so that the furniture can be lifted, not dragged on the floor.

If that isn’t possible, you can try laying a protective layer over your floor, such as plywood boards, carpet, or sheets, then dragging the furniture over it to move it across the room.

The protective layer placed on the floor helps to spread the weight of the furniture and prevent the sharp edges from scratching the floor.

Regular Maintenance

Just like any other type of floor, regular maintenance is required to keep your vinyl floor in good shape. Do not allow your floor to sit in a dirty state for too long as it can become difficult to clean.

Try creating a regular cleaning for your vinyl plank floor, and it can actually save you time and money because your floor won’t be getting so dirty that special cleaning products are needed.

Try creating the habit of sweeping regularly using a soft broom and collect any debris or dirt with a dustpan. This prevents the risk of grounding the dirt deep into the floor over time. Try to make this a daily routine if possible and keep a soft broom handy to make regular sweeping a bit more convenient.

Read: Best way to clean vinyl floors

Only Use Mild Cleaning Solution

When cleaning your floor, you need to make use of only mild cleaning solutions because using heavy-duty floor cleaner on a regular basis is not only costly, but some of the chemicals can actually damage your floor.

So instead of trying to make your floor look good by using expensive cleaning products, You can become more proactive and clean up any spills as soon as they happen.

Also, try to vacuum or sweep the floor regularly. For a cleaner floor, you can try going in with a damp mop to remove any dirt that the vacuum or broom misses.
Prevent Moisture Buildup

Although vinyl plank flooring is waterproof, the same cannot be said for the edges around your room, which might not be waterproof also.

Allowing your floor to get too wet from cleaning can cause water to seep through cracks in the floor’s edges and weaken the adhesive holding the floor down. This can result in curled edges on your floor or may even damage your floorboards.

Placing Rugs  

Area rugs are very functional, especially in areas of your house that receives a lot of foot traffic. Areas like the hallway, front pouch, or room is an example of an area that would benefit from an area rug.

Foot traffic wears down your floor over time, and dirt and debris particles can sometimes cause scratches or even dents. 

So placing a rug on the floor will help to protect it from dirt and debris that might be tracked into the house from outside. However, most rugs tend to slide, especially when placed on a very smooth floor like vinyl.

A sliding rug can be dangerous to you and your family, and it can also cause scratches. When placing an area rug to reduce foot traffic in an area, there are several methods you can use to keep rugs firm on carpet.

Conclusion

Placing Heavy furniture on vinyl plant flooring is not recommended as it can cause damage to your vinyl floor. Thankfully there are different methods on how to prevent dents in vinyl flooring so that you are able to protect the look of your floor for as long as possible.