These plastic floor mats from Staples are so terrible. They cost like $75 and crack and degrade over the course of like 2 years. Any alternatives? Thinking of just getting some plywood. The carpet is very thin, actually to bare wood at some points (but it still needs to be protected)
>>2953774Tear out carpet, put in floor or stop being so fat.
>>2953774[Tempered Glass] 55" x 55" Round Glass Chair Mat, Heavy Duty Hard Floor Mat with Round Corner and Polished Edge, Office Chair Mat for Carpet Office Home Hardwood Floor DeskVisit the Koonmi Store Seems like could also be a nifty table top. I guess they don't break.
>>2953784My wife has one that's rectangle and it scares the living shit out of me.
>>2953774I found one of these in the trash and ccut it into some cute ghosts.
>>2953774Bamboo, big grass, cane your ass. Round eye. I pp in your Coke.
>>2953774mine is about 20 years old and still fine.
>>2953774Thin plywood base covered with the old school kitchen vinyl flooring that's glued onto the plywood base. Doesn't have to be ugly plastic flooring either, find a nice pattern. Or you could double stack the vinyl flooring into 2 or more layers (glue the bottom layer to the top one with top facing layer unglued obviously). You want this stack to be thin enough so you don't stub your toes on it or trip on it. Vinyl flooring is tough as hell. Cheap to replace. Easy to work with & cut.
>>2953836You could also do 1 box of laminate flooring, click that shit together and trim it to your needs.
>>2953836The bonus for this idea is I can clearly show the land lord that I'm taking care of the place :P
>>2953836Any suggestion on where to get the materials? I don't want to have to buy a whole pack of flooring.
I just made a custom mat with some clearance lvp which I liquid nailed onto osb. Made some corner trim to keep chair in mat with ripped 2x4’s. Cost about 50$ but covers 2 60” desks search YouTube diy chairmat
>>2953836This but with the cheapest carpet tiles you can find instead to reduce noise
>>2953774what about cork tiles?
>>2953856>I don't want to have to buy a whole pack of flooring.a pac of flooring covers like a 6x6 area
>>2953774I once lived where 1 room had the unfinished osb wood floors, but the osb was stained and sealed with something so it was dark brown. The room smelled good like wood. It may be troublesome to clean the osb if some liquid is spilled on it unless the wood is sealed with some substance.
>>2953887Seems pretty cheap and easy, but I doubt they could handle it.
Why not just a rug?
>>2953856Home Depot for the vinyl flooring. I believe you can get it by the foot but call first and ask. There may be a habitat for humanity store in your area too. Research that. That's where I'd go personally...you'll be "floored" pun intended what they carry and how cheap it is. Home Depot also sells end of run laminate flooring by the box that does cover a lot of area. You'd be surprised. Go look online and see what a box square footage is and it makes sense.I get supplies from online classified ads. People basically throw this stuff out and replace it. I have done my entire kitchen with someone's throw away laminate flooring. It looks great and works great. Just they didn't like the color matching the rest of their upgrade. So I got it for free. If you're in Canada, search Kijiji. There is a free stuff section that changes every day. Maybe Facebook Marketplace? I don't Facebook but it might be worth setting up a throwaway account just to get stuff. Warn ya, thrifting like this becomes addictive. I have 4 Dyson vac's that I have refurbed. 3 stick vacs and one upright all for under $50. Mostly free but some upgrade parts have cost me the money. Stuff works perfectly fine...it's insane what you can put together if you don't NEED it instantly. Not kidding, you can fund your holidays this way if you're patient, like tinkering and can sell what you fix back on the same site.
>>2954026Rug works too for a while until it falls apart. The backside will crumble and turn to dust from the wheels mashing it. I know this because that's what happened to me.
>>2953788there are also hard plastic versions of these
>>2953784Sounds expensive.I think I'm going to go with the thin plywood and vinyl tiles method.
>>2953856go to the restore. they always have partial or busted boxes of rando flooring
