Preventing wear marks on tiles
May 2, 2026
Tiles are wear-resistant, but dull spots often appear under the dining table over time — caused by chair legs sliding over the same spot. Good felt pads prevent this easily.
A tile floor can take a beating and normally lasts for decades. Yet one spot keeps coming back: under the dining table. There, chairs slide back and forth over exactly the same spot day after day — which can eventually cause subtle wear or scratch marks, especially on matte or polished finishes.
The culprit: chair legs
It’s not so much the chairs themselves, but the sand and grit underneath them. Between a hard chair leg and the tile, that acts like sandpaper. Do it hundreds of times in the same place and you’ll see the difference.
The solution: good felt pads
Stick sturdy, quality felt pads under all chair and table legs. Importantly: replace them regularly. Felt wears down and traps dirt — a worn or detached pad no longer protects and can even scratch itself. It would be a shame to have wear marks after a while when a few felt pads prevent it so easily.
- 1Choose good felt padsSturdy, thick felt under all chair and table legs — not thin, cheap stickers.
- 2Keep the floor cleanSweep away sand and grit; particles under a pad still act like sandpaper.
- 3Replace them in timeReplace worn or detached pads right away — they no longer protect.
- 4Mind the busy spotsEspecially under the dining table: that’s where chairs move most over the same spot.
