Reply to: Office Chair Purchase

[The Bona Fide]

Anyone care to recommend a chair that works well with a carpet. My loft study has a medium-sized pile which shows up when manoeuvring on a chair.

I have heard you can get buy special castor wheels designed for carpets but have no idea.

PS don't like the idea of getting a plastic sheet for the chair.

I went for the hard compound casters as most of my floors are hard wood but the flooring in my study is carpet, though it has no pile as such so I'm guessing they will suit.

Should be here any day now (looks for the rubbing hands together with glee smiley)

[Paralytic]

It's for drivel, not actual help.

Someone called?

[ladymuck]

Ask your accountant! And if you can't ask your accountant, ask Google!

Whaddya think this is. A forum or summat?

It's for drivel, not actual help.

[Amanensia]

Ask your accountant! And if you can't ask your accountant, ask Google!

Whaddya think this is. A forum or summat?

[northernladuk]

Anyone care to recommend a chair that works well with a carpet. My loft study has a medium-sized pile which shows up when manoeuvring on a chair.

I have heard you can get buy special castor wheels designed for carpets but have no idea.

PS don't like the idea of getting a plastic sheet for the chair.

There is this great thing just been released called Google. Saves people from looking incompetent..

[Scruff]

I have a perspex carpet protector which cover the roughly sq. metre that my chair covers. IKEA special.

KOLON, Floor protector, 120x100 cm - IKEA

[ladymuck]

You want smooth casters (nylon/metal), not rubberised ones, as the rubber drags on carpet and damages it.

However, that won't get over the general issue that the load bearing into five small points of focus will still cause dents in the carpet.

[ContractorBanking]

Anyone care to recommend a chair that works well with a carpet. My loft study has a medium-sized pile which shows up when manoeuvring on a chair.

I have heard you can get buy special castor wheels designed for carpets but have no idea.

PS don't like the idea of getting a plastic sheet for the chair.

[The Bona Fide]

So I traipsed over to John Lewis to try out the rather limited selection that they had on display.

Among them were the HM Aeron, Sayl and Humanscale Liberty.

The Aeron was very comfortable as expected while the Sayl didn't meet my expectations at all - had a rigid back so I'm glad I just didn't order one on spec and made the effort to go to a shop.

I actually plumped for the Humanscale Liberty. About half the price of the Aeron and seemed just as comfortable. I look forward to its arrival. As does my lower back...

[northernladuk]

You're starting to sound like a Gricer incarnation now.

[The Bona Fide]

I tried one out as it was the one I wanted based on the aesthetics but didn’t find it as comfortable as the Aeron or the Embody.

Yes, the Embody does seem to have a bit more padding. I think it all boils down to one's body type - I already have a bit of padding around my seat area

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

I am actually quite liking the HM Mirra now. Seems a little less imposing than the Aeron. Anyone got one?

I tried one out as it was the one I wanted based on the aesthetics but didn’t find it as comfortable as the Aeron or the Embody.

[The Bona Fide]

It’s a no brainer to invest money in a good chair especially if you mostly WFH.

Aerons are good but I recently got rid of my 12 year old Aeron for a new Herman Miller Embody. It’s not quite as breathable as the Aeron mesh but it’s really comfortable. Worth a look and ideally find a local supplier who can loan you one to try it out for a few weeks.

If you’re near London I got mine from a place in Romford - they loaned me a chair for 3 weeks then let me keep it it once my order was placed until it was ready (there is a lead time). They collected and delivered at the same time. I can DM you their name if you are interested.

Thankyou - unfortunately I'm quite a way from old London Town these days.

It would be a great idea to be able to try one out but I don't think that's going to fly for me at the moment so I'm going in blind, to a certain degree. But a quality brand like HM is never going to disappoint.

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

It’s a no brainer to invest money in a good chair especially if you mostly WFH.

Aerons are good but I recently got rid of my 12 year old Aeron for a new Herman Miller Embody. It’s not quite as breathable as the Aeron mesh but it’s really comfortable. Worth a look and ideally find a local supplier who can loan you one to try it out for a few weeks.

If you’re near London I got mine from a place in Romford - they loaned me a chair for 3 weeks then let me keep it it once my order was placed until it was ready (there is a lead time). They collected and delivered at the same time. I can DM you their name if you are interested.

[ladymuck]

Agree with eek - a cheap chair costs way more in the long run whether it's due to injury or more frequent replacement needs.