| Furniture casters and wheels are available on today's | | | | are using casters on a chest of drawers it is |
| marketing in a variety of different makes, designs | | | | important to include the weight of the clothes and |
| and sizes. Selecting the right caster is very important | | | | other contents of the drawers. |
| and can shape the way in which you use your | | | | Single wheeled casters are commonly used for light |
| furniture and the ease of use when moving it around | | | | pieces of furniture. They are made from strong |
| your home. You can purchase furniture with fitted | | | | material and high quality rubber to ensure they last |
| casters such as breakfast servers or computer | | | | longer. For heavy furniture or for heavy contents the |
| desks. Foldaway tables can also include wheels on | | | | best option is to use a dual wheel. This type of |
| one set of legs to enable you to move the table | | | | wheel spreads the weight across a larger surface |
| around the room whilst ensuring it is safe to use. | | | | area of the wheel and also uses more rolling surface |
| However, these casters selected professional who | | | | from which to create momentum with which to the |
| are to test both the short term and long term | | | | move furniture. |
| impact of using the casters. | | | | Caster can also be made from different materials |
| To select the right casters it is important and | | | | such as metal, plastic or rubber. Metal caster should |
| incredibly useful to be clear about how the piece of | | | | only be used on hardwearing surfaces such as tile or |
| furniture will be used. There are basically three types | | | | concrete. An anything lighter such as wood or |
| of casters when it comes to wheels. | | | | carpets you should use either plastic or rubber. |
| The first is single wheels, secondly dual wheels and | | | | Rubber is the preferred option however this may |
| the third are ball wheels. These are listed in order of | | | | have less grip requiring you to apply more force in |
| popularity with ball wheels now considered old | | | | order to move the object or furniture. |
| fashioned and dated. People now prefer to use | | | | In summary, there are different types of caster |
| minimalist wheels which are less visible. The weight | | | | wheels and it can be a challenging task to ensure you |
| carrying limit is also crucial as this will dictate how | | | | have the correct caster. However, by using the |
| much weight can be transported using the specific | | | | information above and make sensible decisions you |
| wheels. When measuring the weight it is important to | | | | can select the right casters for the purposes you |
| consider the complete weight of both the piece of | | | | need. |
| furniture and also its contents. For example, if you | | | | |