Looking for a chair mat with friction, for carpet

[Beartracks]

I'm trying to find a chair mat for the home office that protects my carpet... BUT one that is NOT necessarily the usual vinyl/plastic substance that chairs can roll across with no friction. Why, you may ask? Well, I want my chair to stay in place when I put my feet up on a foot rest under the desk. I have no need to roll around freely between the desk and other places in the room, but I DO have a desire to not roll away from the desk every time I use the foot rest or whenever I sneeze.

So I guess I'm looking for a carpet-protecting mat that has a more rubberized surface (?) that maintains some friction, rather than mimicking a hardfloor surface. Is there such a product?

[Lochloosa]

1. We use these at work. Low pile area rugs.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/JONATHAN-Y-Aksil-Moroccan-Beni-Souk-Cream-Gray-5-Ft-x-8-Ft-Area-Rug/1002274982

[AuntieKatie]

4. I never thought

of using an area rug for that purpose. What a great idea - no slipping, cracking and much better looking!

[Lochloosa]

5. The cheaper the better....they last about 2 years with 40 hour work week use. Get the low pile type

[Beartracks]

7. I did wonder about using a rug on top of the carpet.

I was afraid that the weight and motion of a rolling chair would cause it to buckle/warp in places and eventually "creep" from its desired location. This isn't a problem for you?

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[Lochloosa]

11. Ours are used over tile, so I can't really answer that. Kali on post #3 might have the solution.

Put a hard matt between them. Little more expense, but it might solve that problem. Double face tape it to the matt.

[Beartracks]

12. I'm kind of leaning towards that sort of DIY solution.

Maybe get the best of both surfaces.

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[Phoenix61]

2. Would a yoga or exercise mat work? nt

[Beartracks]

10. That thought crossed my mind...

... but I'm afraid a yoga mat might not be "heavy" enough to stay in place.

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[Kali]

3. maybe a commercial entry rug

or something similar in top of the hard vinyl mat. some of those indoor outdoor rugs might be firm enough. kind of depends on how thick and squishy your carpet is.

[Beartracks]

8. I hadn't thought about fashioning my own solution like that.

Get the benefits of the tough, heavy vinyl, but the advantage of a "rug" surface.

Might have to glue them together... This may bear some looking into!

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[Cracklin Charlie]

6. My husband and I got new carpeting.

We took some of the scrap pieces to a place that rubberized the back, and put a binding on the edges.

We stuck two on a ceramic tile kitchen floor in February. Neither has moved a bit. We stuck one on the actual carpet for extra protection in front of the fireplace. Has not moved.

They are all pretty big, and we only paid $200 to have four big rugs made from leftovers that would have been scrapped. I am very satisfied with the purchase.

[Beartracks]

9. That does sound like a good deal!

What kind of place rubberizes the back of rugs? We've got a couple rugs we also use on our kitchen tile, but the backing was never that thick to begin with and now it is virtually gone. Although the rugs geerally still look good, they do NOT stay put, and it would be great to fix that.

But I think perhaps there may also be spray-on solutions for that kind of thing (they are small rugs).

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