Description
These chair leg protectors are clear silicone caps with a felt pad bonded to the base, supplied 48 to a set, and they fit round chair and table feet from 30mm to 45mm in diameter. They protect timber, tile, laminate and vinyl floors from scratching and stop the scraping noise when a chair is pulled out.
The damage a dining chair does to a floor is not one dramatic gouge - it is hundreds of small drags over years, each one picking up a grain of grit and dragging it across the finish. By the time you notice, the arc of scratches around the table is permanent and sanding is the only fix. Forty-eight caps covers a full eight-seat dining setting with spares, which is the right quantity because the ones that go missing always go missing one at a time.
Specifications
| Quantity |
48 pieces |
| Material |
Silicone with a felt base |
| Fits |
Round feet 30mm to 45mm diameter |
| Appearance |
Transparent |
| Suits floors |
Timber, tile, laminate, vinyl |
| Reusable |
Yes - they pull off and refit |
What's in the Box
| Included |
48 x silicone chair leg protector caps |
| Not included |
Adhesive, caps for square or rectangular legs |
Why Choose Silicone Caps With Felt
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Two materials doing two jobs - silicone grips the leg so the cap stays on, felt slides on the floor so the chair moves quietly.
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48 in a set - a full dining suite plus the spares you will need when one disappears.
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Transparent - they disappear against timber, chrome and painted legs rather than announcing themselves in black.
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Nothing sticky - they stretch on and pull off, so there is no adhesive residue on the furniture and nothing to fail in heat.
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Quieter as well as safer - the scraping sound is the same event as the scratching, so fixing one fixes both.
How Do You Measure Your Chair Legs?
Turn a chair upside down and measure straight across the bottom of the leg at its widest point - that is the diameter you need, and it must fall between 30mm and 45mm. Two traps. First, measure the very bottom rather than higher up the leg, because tapered legs are wider further up and you will get a number that does not fit. Second, these are for round feet - a square or rectangular leg will not seat properly in a round cap no matter how close the measurement is, and it will work its way off. If your chairs have square legs, you want square caps instead, and it is worth checking before ordering rather than after.
Silicone or Felt - Which Actually Protects the Floor?
The felt does the protecting; the silicone does the staying on. That distinction is worth understanding because it tells you what to watch for. A pure silicone cap grips the leg beautifully and then squeaks and grips the floor too, which on timber can be worse than the original problem. A pure felt pad slides perfectly and falls off within a week. Bonding the two gives you a cap that stays put and glides - and it also tells you the wear point: when the felt wears through, the silicone underneath starts contacting the floor and it is time to replace that cap. Check them every few months and rotate spares in.
Will They Fall Off When You Drag the Chair?
A correctly sized silicone cap grips well and stays on through normal use. They come off for two reasons, both avoidable. The first is a size mismatch - a 30mm cap stretched over a 45mm leg is under constant tension and will eventually walk off, so measure properly. The second is dragging a chair sideways across carpet or a rug edge, which peels the cap rather than sliding it. Lift chairs over rug edges rather than dragging them, and check the caps when you vacuum. That is also why 48 is a sensible quantity rather than an exact-fit count.
Buyers are typically people who have just laid new timber or laminate flooring, renters protecting a bond, parents tired of chair-scraping noise, and anyone furnishing a dining room over a hard floor.
For more, see our Home and Garden range and Essentials.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will they fit square legs?
No. These are round caps for round feet between 30 and 45mm.
How do I get them on?
Stretch the cap over the foot with the felt facing the floor. Warming them in hot water for a minute makes a tight fit much easier.
Will they work on carpet?
They will not damage carpet but there is little to protect - these are for hard floors.
Are they really invisible?
Transparent silicone is discreet on most legs but not literally invisible. On a dark leg you will see a slight edge.
Can they be washed?
Pull them off and rinse the silicone. Do not soak the felt; brush grit out of it instead, since trapped grit is what scratches floors.
How long do they last?
Until the felt wears through, which depends entirely on how often the chairs move. Check them periodically.
Will 48 cover my dining set?
Four legs per chair means 48 covers twelve chairs, or eight chairs and a table with spares.
Fast Australian Shipping
We dispatch from within Australia, so orders reach Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and Darwin quickly rather than waiting on overseas transit. Regional and remote addresses go through the standard Australia Post network.
Dimensions and materials are as supplied by the manufacturer. Fits round feet only, 30 to 45mm. Check the fit on one chair before doing the whole set, and keep grit brushed out of the felt - trapped grit is what marks floors.
