Custom design chair mats are available as well.
Chair mat lip vs no lip.
Our infograph shows you which chair mats are best suited to the most common office layouts.
Chair mats come in three basic shapes.
Chair mats with a lip are listed using the overall size of the mat including the lip.
The large picture to the left is shown with a lip.
For a corner work area the clear plastic teardrop shaped mat.
Chair mats are offered in a number of standard sizes ranging from 36 x 48 up to 72 by 96 for carpeted surfaces and 60 x 96 for hard surfaces.
If you have a traditional desk with drawers on both sides then a mat with a lip would probably work best for you.
The lip of the chair mat is put under the desk.
The lip protects the floor under the desk where the chair may roll if scooted all the way in.
45 x 53 mats have a 25 wide x 12 deep lip.
There are two variants of a mat one is with lip and the other one is without a lip.
Light bulb lip and rectangular.
Once you ve determined how large your chair mat needs to be you can pick out a shape.
Rectangular chair mats are the most versatile and fit the most office desk configurations.
The picture below has a lip.
Desk chair mats come in all shapes and sizes including rectangular rectangular with a lip and even a clear plastic teardrop shaped mat as manufactured by es robbins.
Chair mats that have a lip are listed using the overall or total size of the mat including the lip.
36 x 48 mats have a 20 wide x 10 deep lip.
Lip or no lip.
Therefore if you want you can move forward your chair toward your desk.