Moving heavy furniture without scratches (sofa, cupboard)
Move a sofa, cupboard or piano without ruining the floor and without straining your back – with PTFE glides, heavy lifting becomes a controlled push.
Why pushing without glides causes double damage
Anyone who drags heavy furniture directly across the floor risks both: deep scratches in the covering and damage to the furniture leg itself. The enormous friction also requires jerky force – the classic situation where something tips over or tears.
PTFE: the specialist for heavy loads
PTFE glides have an extremely low friction coefficient and are made for heavy furniture on hard floors: tiles, stone, laminate. Once installed, the cupboard can be moved in a controlled manner and without great effort – for cleaning, rearranging or renovating.
- Before moving, clear the path and sweep the floor – even the best glide doesn't like grit.
- Push instead of pull, apply force evenly and close to the base.
- Additionally protect very sensitive floors with a blanket or board along the sliding path.
Which material for which case
For a comparison between felt, PTFE, metal and plastic – including load capacity and movability – it's worth looking at the table.
Which glide fits what?
| Felt | PTFE | Metal | Plastic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal floors | Parquet, laminate, sensitive floors | Tiles, stone, laminate | Carpet, robust floors | universal, light furniture |
| Load | light–medium | heavy | medium–heavy | light |
| Manoeuvrability | good | very good | medium | good |
| Noise level | very quiet | quiet | audible | quiet |
| Attachment | Adhesive · Nail · Screw | Screw · Nail · Adhesive | Nail | Push-on · Screw |
| Price | € | €€ | € | € |
| View felt | View PTFE | View metal | View plastic |
Heavy furniture, easy glide: PTFE glides directly from the manufacturer.
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