How do the casters on an office chair affect how comfortable the chair is?
Height Adjustable Seat You should be able to adjust the height of your chair to your own height. For optimal comfort you should be seated so that your thighs are horizontal to the floor. Look for a pneumatic adjustment lever to let you bring the seat up or lower. Chair Casters for Hardwood Floors Many home owners and businesses are tearing out carpeting and installing wood floors. To protect these floors you need to use a soft wheel. Although most recommendations are for a soft rubber wheel on hardwood, a soft polyurethane caster wheel can also be on hardwood floor. Most of the office chairs that are manufactured today come with twin wheel nylon casters. This type of caster, specifically the nylon wheel, can be used carpeting but it will mark and scratch all wood floors. It happens because the nylon wheels don’t roll, they slide. When they slide, they mark or scratch the floor. Our selection of hard wood chair casters is the ideal solution for this problem. The wheels on our chair cast