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How to Protect a Deck From Patio Chair Feet

Lorna Hordos

A scraped, scratched deck can give the impression that your whole home is rundown or poorly maintained. A deck that isn't covered in unattractive scuffs or dents from the patio chairs' feet is one in which you can take more pride.

Deck with patio furniture

If you’re about to resort to cutting X-shaped slits in tennis balls to shove over the feet, hold off at least until you've checked out a couple of more practical, less silly-looking options.

Protection With Panache

You might have smooth felt chair glides under your dining-room-chair feet, inconspicuously protecting a hardwood floor indoors, but you can use certain types outdoors, too. Glides made from materials such as rubber or plastic are weather friendlier than felt. Choose from glue-on, screw-on or peel-and-stick designs, depending on your patio chairs’ feet. If the glides aren’t compatible with the feet, resort to an outdoor rug -- or maybe a bunch of inexpensive tennis balls that you've sprayed to match the chairs.

The Drip Cap

  • A scraped, scratched deck can give the impression that your whole home is rundown or poorly maintained.
  • If the glides aren’t compatible with the feet, resort to an outdoor rug -- or maybe a bunch of inexpensive tennis balls that you've sprayed to match the chairs.