Square legs have four corners that dig into carpet pile. Round slides on square legs leave those corners exposed to catch and snag. Square nail-on furniture slides cover every corner, edge to edge, with a hard ABS surface that glides over carpet instead of digging in. Zinc-plated tubular rivet with anti-rotation mortise locks into solid wood. 4 sizes from 23 × 23 mm to 50 × 50 mm. Available in multiples of 4. Also recommended for rough and textured hard floors.
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📦 Sold in packs of 4 — quantity adjustable at checkout
Square legs have four corners that dig into carpet pile. A round slide on a square leg leaves those corners exposed — they catch, snag, and tear carpet fibers with every movement. Square nail-on furniture slides for carpet cover every corner edge to edge with a hard ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) surface that glides over carpet pile instead of digging into it. The smooth, precision-formed ABS face presents zero fiber engagement across the full square footprint — including all four high-load corners.
A zinc-plated tubular rivet with anti-rotation mortise drives into solid wooden legs with a rubber mallet — no pre-drilling, no prep. The mortise prevents the slide from rotating out of alignment with the square leg. 4 sizes from 23 × 23 mm to 50 × 50 mm. Available in multiples of 4. For wooden furniture legs only. For metal, plastic, or hollow legs, use square self-adhesive furniture slides for carpet. For hard floors, use square nail-on furniture glides with PA6 surface.
Square nail-on furniture slides for carpet are available in four sizes to match the actual base of the leg. Correct sizing is critical on square legs — an undersized slide leaves corners exposed to catch carpet fibers, and an oversized slide overhangs and snags during movement. Select the correct size to ensure square nail-on furniture slides for carpet perform as designed.
For legs 23–27 × 23–27 mm
Lightweight accent furniture
For legs 28–37 × 28–37 mm
Dining chairs, side tables
For legs 38–49 × 38–49 mm
Accent chairs, bookcases
For legs 50–74 × 50–74 mm
Dining tables, heavy cabinets
For bulk orders and commercial fit-outs, visit Business Solutions.
The most common mistake when ordering square nail-on furniture slides for carpet is guessing the size. A 23 mm slide on a 38 mm leg wobbles and leaves all four corners digging directly into the carpet pile — defeating the entire purpose. Measure both sides of the leg base before ordering.
Lay it on its side or flip it upside down. You need clear access to the base of each leg where the square nail-on furniture slide will sit.
Use a steel rule or calipers. Measure across both sides of the leg base independently. If the two measurements differ by more than 3 mm, the leg is rectangular — use rectangular nail-on furniture slides instead.
Select the square nail-on furniture slide for carpet whose range includes your measurement. When a measurement falls exactly on a boundary (e.g., 38 mm), choose the larger size for full corner coverage.
Installing square nail-on furniture slides for carpet takes under a minute per leg. No pre-drilling required on any hardwood, MDF, or softwood species. Corner alignment during installation is critical — the anti-rotation mortise locks after the rivet is seated, and a misaligned slide exposes corners to catch on carpet fibers.
Carpet fights every furniture movement — but square legs make the problem worse. Round legs at least present a continuous curve that can part carpet fibers somewhat evenly during movement. Square legs present four sharp corners that dig into carpet pile like anchors, tearing fibers and creating the maximum possible resistance to movement. Square nail-on furniture slides for carpet address this with a hard ABS surface across the full square footprint.
Each corner of an unprotected square leg concentrates the furniture’s weight into a sharp point. When the furniture is pushed or pulled, those four points drag through the carpet pile like ploughs — tearing fibers, crushing pile, and creating permanent tracks. The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) recommends using furniture protectors on all legs to prevent the premature pile damage that concentrated corner pressure causes.
Over months and years, the four indentation points from unprotected square legs create a distinctive pattern of permanent carpet damage that no amount of vacuuming or steaming will fully restore. Square nail-on furniture slides for carpet eliminate all four of those contact points by distributing the weight across the full ABS surface.
The ABS surface on square nail-on furniture slides for carpet replaces four sharp corner contact points with a single smooth, flat surface that skims over carpet pile instead of digging through it. The coefficient of friction between smooth ABS and carpet is dramatically lower than between raw wood corners and carpet — turning a two-handed struggle into a one-handed push.
ABS also distributes the furniture’s weight evenly across all four corners instead of concentrating it at four sharp points. This reduces carpet pile compression by spreading the load uniformly — protecting the carpet from the permanent indentations that unprotected square legs create faster than any other leg shape.
These ABS furniture slides for soft floors are designed for surfaces where furniture legs sink into or engage the material. The hard ABS face skims over the surface instead of engaging it. Square nail-on furniture slides for carpet are also recommended for rough or heavily textured hard floors where PA6 glides may catch or wear prematurely.
Every component in square nail-on furniture slides for carpet is specified for the opposite challenge to hard floor glides. Where hard floor glides use a soft PA6 surface that absorbs micro-texture, carpet slides use a hard ABS surface that rejects fiber engagement. Same platform construction, same rivet — different surface for a different floor.
The ABS sliding surface on square nail-on furniture slides for carpet is hard, smooth, and presents zero fiber engagement. The precision-formed edges and polished face create a surface that carpet fibers cannot grip, snag, or penetrate — across the full square footprint including all four corners where fiber engagement is worst on unprotected legs.
ABS resists the abrasion that carpet generates over time. Where cheap plastic slides develop microscopic scratches that increase fiber engagement, the ABS surface on square nail-on furniture slides for carpet maintains its smooth face through years of daily furniture movement. The material will not age-crack, chalk, or become brittle under sustained compressive load.
The same tubular rivet used in furniture glides for hard floors. The rivet’s razor-sharp tubular edge separates wood fibers rather than removing them. The entry hole closes back when the rivet is removed — unlike a plain nail hole, which widens with every replacement.
On square nail-on furniture slides for carpet, the anti-rotation mortise is especially important. Carpet generates higher lateral resistance than hard floors during furniture movement. Without the mortise, that resistance would gradually rotate the slide out of alignment with the square leg — exposing corners and creating the exact snagging problem the slide was installed to prevent.
The rigid square platform that connects the ABS sliding surface to the ZnFe rivet. On square nail-on furniture slides for carpet, the platform distributes the furniture’s weight evenly across all four corners — eliminating the concentrated point-loading that causes the worst carpet damage from unprotected square legs.
Unprotected square wooden legs on carpet are the worst combination for both the carpet and the person moving the furniture. The four corners concentrate the furniture’s full weight into four sharp points that dig into the pile, tear fibers, and resist every movement. Over time, these four points create permanent indentation patterns that no amount of vacuuming or steaming will restore.
Square nail-on furniture slides for carpet replace those four sharp contact points with a single smooth ABS surface that distributes weight evenly and eliminates fiber engagement during movement.
A round slide inscribed inside a square leg leaves all four corners completely unprotected. Those corners are the highest-load contact points and the first place that catches and tears carpet fibers during movement. A round slide also overhangs on the flat sides of a square leg, creating edges that snag on carpet pile.
Square nail-on furniture slides for carpet match the leg profile exactly: full ABS coverage at every corner, every edge, and across the full square footprint. No exposed corners, no overhang, no snagging on carpet.
Felt pads are designed for hard floors. On carpet, felt fibers engage with carpet fibers and increase friction rather than reducing it. On square legs, the four corners compress the felt flat first — and once the felt is crushed at the corners, the raw wood corners are back in direct contact with the carpet. Felt also absorbs moisture from carpet cleaning, trapping it against the wood.
The hard ABS surface on square nail-on furniture slides for carpet cannot engage with carpet fibers, cannot absorb moisture, and cannot compress flat at the corners. ABS carpet slides are designed for the high-friction environment that carpet creates — felt pads are not.
Square nail-on furniture glides use a PA6 needle-punched surface designed for hard floors. PA6 fibers on carpet create fiber-on-fiber engagement that increases resistance instead of reducing it. PA6 glides are engineered for the opposite floor type.
Square carpet glides with ABS surface reject fiber engagement entirely. Same rivet with anti-rotation mortise, same platform — fundamentally different surface for a fundamentally different floor. Use PA6 glides on hard floors →
Square nail-on furniture slides for carpet and square nail-on furniture glides for hard floors use the same platform and rivet with anti-rotation mortise. The right choice depends entirely on the floor type — not the furniture.
For carpet, area rugs, and rough textured hard floors. The hard ABS surface skims over carpet pile instead of engaging it. Square nail-on furniture slides for carpet eliminate corner snagging and reduce the force needed to move furniture by distributing weight across the full square footprint.
For hardwood, tile, laminate, vinyl, stone, and all smooth hard floors. The soft PA6 needle-punched surface absorbs micro-texture and moves silently without scratching. Glides protect the floor from the furniture — slides protect the furniture from the floor.
Both variants use the same ABS platform and ZnFe tubular rivet with anti-rotation mortise. Only the floor-contact surface differs — ABS for carpet, PA6 for hard floors.
Square nail-on furniture slides for carpet must match the leg cross-section. A round slide on a square leg leaves all four corners exposed to catch and snag on carpet fibers — creating the exact problem the slide is supposed to eliminate. Measure the base before ordering.
For circular cross-section legs — turned, tapered, and cylindrical. Ø 23 / 28 / 38 / 50 mm.
For equal-sided square legs — Shaker, mission, farmhouse, and contemporary designs. Full corner-to-corner ABS coverage on carpet. 23 / 28 / 38 / 50 mm.
For oblong legs — mid-century modern and Scandinavian furniture. Full-length ABS coverage. 33 × 19 mm.
Square nail-on furniture slides for carpet are ideal for dining chairs, kitchen chairs, bookcases, cabinets, side tables, coffee tables, and any square-legged wooden furniture on carpeted floors or area rugs. The 28 × 28 mm and 38 × 38 mm sizes cover the majority of residential dining and kitchen chairs with square legs. Especially valuable in carpeted dining rooms where Shaker, mission, or farmhouse chairs are pushed in and pulled out dozens of times a day — the ABS surface eliminates the corner-snagging that makes square-legged chairs the hardest to move on carpet.
Hotel banquet halls, conference rooms, restaurant dining rooms with carpeted floors, assisted living facilities, office furniture on commercial carpet tile, and event venues. Square nail-on furniture slides for carpet are the standard specification for commercial square-legged wooden furniture on carpet — the anti-rotation mortise prevents misalignment under high-traffic use, and the ABS surface extends carpet life across areas with frequent furniture repositioning. The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) recognizes furniture protectors as essential to commercial floor maintenance. Available in bulk quantities — visit Business Solutions for commercial pricing.
Same ABS sliding surface for carpet. EHBF adhesive backing instead of rivet — for metal, plastic, or hollow square furniture legs that cannot accept a nail-on fitting.
Same ABS platform and ZnFe rivet with anti-rotation mortise. PA6 needle-punched sliding surface instead of ABS — for hardwood, tile, laminate, vinyl, and stone. Use glides when the floor is smooth and hard; use square nail-on furniture slides for carpet when the floor is soft or textured.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
Product Type |
Nail-On Slides |
Shape |
Square |
Materials |
ABS base, steel rivet, EHBF adhesive (Ø50 mm only) |
Floor Compatibility |
Carpets, area rugs, woven mats |
Furniture Compatibility |
Chairs, stools, benches, tables, office seating |
Leg Compatibility |
Wooden furniture legs |
Sizes Available |
23×23-50×50 mm (0.91×0.91–1.97×1.97 in) |
Color Options |
Black |
Installation Type |
Tap in with hammer or rubber mallet (wipe surface first if adhesive-backed) |
Key Benefits |
Scratch prevention, noise reduction, anti-rotation design, secure grip |
Indoor/Outdoor Use |
Indoor | Covered Outdoor | Uncovered Outdoor |
| Shape | L × W (Dimensions) | Leg/Base Size (Ø, L x W) | Ø1 (Rivet Diameter) | H (Height) | H1 (Rivet Height) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Square |
23 × 23 mm (0.91″ × 0.91″) |
23 × 23 – 27 × 27 mm (0.91″ × 0.91″ – 1.06″ × 1.06″) |
9.2 mm (0.36″) |
7.6 mm (0.30”) |
5.5 mm (0.22″) |
Square |
28 × 28 mm (1.10″ × 1.10″) |
28 × 28 – 37 × 37 mm (1.10″ × 1.10″ – 1.46″ × 1.46″) |
9.2 mm (0.36″) |
7.6 mm (0.30”) |
5.5 mm (0.22″) |
Square |
38 × 38 mm (1.50″ × 1.50″) |
38 × 38 – 49 × 49 mm (1.50″ × 1.50″ – 1.93″ × 1.93″) |
9.2 mm (0.36″) |
7.6 mm (0.30”) |
5.5 mm (0.22″) |
Square |
50 × 50 mm (1.97″ × 1.97″) |
50 × 50 – 74 × 74 mm (1.97″ × 1.97″ – 2.91″ × 2.91″) |
9.2 mm (0.36″) |
7.6 mm (0.30”) |
5.5 mm (0.22″) |
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