How can I keep a bar stool from sliding on slippery floors?

Dorene Barnes
by Dorene Barnes

I'm having a tall bar stool legs shorten to a lower height, and I want to know what to put on the sawed off legs to keep it from sliding on slippery floors


  10 answers
  • Redcatcec Redcatcec on Jan 06, 2020

    Hi Dorene,


    You could visit the dollar stores, they have chair/stool stick on pads that help cushion the chair to floor surface, they work well. If they don't have the size of shape you need, they also have packs with a solid piece you can cut to special fit.

    If you want the stool to not slide at all, the dollar store also has non-slip rubber pads that you could cut to size and glue on. Another thought would be the heavier duty rubber pot holders or countertop protectors, cut and glue on.

  • Chloe Crabtree Chloe Crabtree on Jan 06, 2020

    There are so many different options, here are some for you to look at and decide which ones will be best suited to your bar stools. https://www.shifflerequip.com/floor-protection.aspx

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Jan 06, 2020

    Hello Dorene,

    Buy Rubber Floor savers for chairs (Chair Shoes) from DIY stores or online.

  • You can buy rubber caps for chair legs. Check with your local hardware or home improvement store.

  • Fiddledd224 Fiddledd224 on Jan 06, 2020

    I would cut discs out of a mat used under area rugs to keep them from skidding. Glue to the bottoms of the bar stool legs.

  • Peggy Peggy on Jan 06, 2020

    Try the rubber stoppers that are used on canes.

  • Tinyshoes Tinyshoes on Jan 06, 2020

    Dorene...You can purchase different sizes at hardware stores...they also have silicone ones that stretch but I have not used but intend to look for them. Many people also purchase little padded material covered ones with elastic (like a tiny shower cap) and coordinate with room color.

  • Pamela Pamela on Jan 06, 2020

    Hi ! Check home depot or Lowe's they have a wide variety of things you can use , made out of different materials . You didn't say what the stool legs were made of ...

    if they were made of metal , before you put any cap or protective cover over it , you will need to file any sharp edges . Good luck !!!

  • Kathy Gunter Law Kathy Gunter Law on Jan 06, 2020

    You can put a "cap" on them, felt pads, or nail on glides. I've seen the caps in clear and that would be my go to, they are rubber.

  • Jea90733741 Jea90733741 on Oct 02, 2023

    On amazon Rkela store

    I have used for years the large transparent 48 pack rubber chair feet caps.