How to Stop a Couch From Sliding on a Wood Floor
Wooden legs on furniture can slide on polished hardwood, tile or laminate floors. Sliding furniture can be hazardous, as a couch can move out from underneath a person who is sitting or adjusting their position. Slipping or sliding furniture can also damage and scratch the floor.
A rubber grip under the legs will help keep the furniture safely and securely in place.
Things You Will Need
- Foam rubber pads
- Double-sided heavy duty tape
- Scissors
- Stay Furniture Grippers
Warning
Be careful when moving heavy objects such as a couch.
Rubber Pads
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Cut the rubber pad in circles or squares that are at least one quarter inch larger than the legs of your couch. Cut small squares from the double-sided tape which are smaller than the legs of your couch.
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Remove the backing on one side of the double-sided tape and affix it to the bottom of the leg of your couch. Repeat for each leg. Do not lower the couch to the floor.
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Remove the backing from the other side of each piece of tape and affix a rubber pad to each leg.
Stay Furniture Grippers
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Resize your Stay Furniture Grippers by cutting them to a size that will fit under the legs of your couch, slightly extending beyond the leg by at least one quarter inch.
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Raise each side of your couch and slip a Furniture Gripper under each leg, making sure the leg is centered on the Furniture Gripper.
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Sit or apply slight pressure on each leg to secure the couch on the Furniture Gripper.
The Drip Cap
- Wooden legs on furniture can slide on polished hardwood, tile or laminate floors.
- Sliding furniture can be hazardous, as a couch can move out from underneath a person who is sitting or adjusting their position.
- Cut the rubber pad in circles or squares that are at least one quarter inch larger than the legs of your couch.
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Writer Bio
Regina Edwards has been a freelance writer since 1990. She has penned video scripts, instructional manuals, white papers and abstracts. She has also ghostwritten diabetes journals. Edwards is a scuba instructor and Usui and Karuna Reiki teacher. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Saint Joseph's University.
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