Pricing and Costs of Office Chair Mats

Office chair mats come in a wide range of materials and prices
By M. Krasniak, Freelance Writer/Editor As with most office products, office chair mats come in a wide range of styles, materials and prices. These are one of the items where you get what you pay for, though. If all you want is a low-cost way to be able to slide your office chair around on the carpet, then cheaper vinyl computer chair mats will suffice. But if you plan on spending a lot of time in your office, or if you have very discerning tastes when it comes to office furniture, then it is probably a good idea to invest a little bit more money and get a higher quality chair mat such as a wood chair mat.

The first step in finding an office furniture mat that will fit your budget is to decide what kind of mat you want. Use these ideas to get you started:

1. Spoil yourself with a custom chair mat made out of wood, like bamboo.

2. Think about low cost vinyl office chair mats and spend your hard-earned dollars elsewhere.

3. Keep yourself and your computer safe by using an anti-static office chair floor mat.

Bring style to your office floor with beautiful wooden chair mats

For those executives who prefer a more refined look, there are wood chair mats available in many colors and wood grains. These chair mats add to the decor of the office, but expect to pay a bit more for these items than you would for the typical vinyl ones. Depending on the manufacturer, wooden chair mats come either in wood laminates or in real wood options like bamboo. The real wood mats are the most expensive.
Try:  The Everything Furniture website has beautiful wood office mats in many different colors that range in price from around $125.00 to about $250.00. SuccessImage.com carries a large selection of virtually indestructible wood laminate chair mats in prices that range from about $185.00 up to about $250.00.

Save your pennies and settle for a vinyl office chair mat

A vinyl office chair mat is the most common and economical chair mat on the market. These mats are durable and come in many shapes and sizes. Many stores will create a custom chair mat for you for those hard-to-fit floors and desks. Vinyl chair mats also come in heavy-duty options. While these products are more expensive than the "regular" vinyl chair mat, they are perfect for heavy office furniture or areas where there is a lot of foot traffic.
Try:  The Quill website features vinyl mats such as these cleated chair mats that range in price from around $45.00 up to around $70.00. The Modern Office website carries these heavy-duty vinyl chair mats that range in price from about $80.00 up to about $110 with volume discounts available.

Stay "grounded" by using anti-static computer chair mats

When employee and equipment safety is a concern, then the best option to take care of both worries is by purchasing an anti-static office chair mat. These mats dissipate static charges before they reach computer equipment. Because of this, anti-static computer chair mats are often the most expensive chair pads available. The money you will save by protecting your computer equipment from damage will be well worth the initial expense.
Try:  Businesschairs.com has multi-purpose anti-static chair mats in a variety of sizes with their prices ranging from about $160.00 up to about $350.00 Chairmat.net has high quality anti-static floor mats that cost from about $150.00 up to around $400.00.

• When looking into the pricing and costs of office chair mats, consider purchasing a few extra to keep in storage for when new employees come on board, or if someone needs a new chair mat. Many companies offer volume discounts, so the higher the quantity you buy now, the lower the price will be overall.