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.
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