My sofa is denting my floor that I spent forever sanding. What's the consensus on castors etc?

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I don't want my sofas to be in the same place all the time; I slide them back and around a bit so I can film things in my flat and a lot of the castors / furniture pads are "no slip."
Also they seem to be to prevent scratching when what i have is dents from pressure.

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I've ordered some castors from amazon but, to be honest, I'm skeptical they have enough surface area on the bottom to spread the weight enough.

Also; points for anyone who can tell me some sort of trick to getting these dents out or less noticeable without sanding the floor again. I can't sand the floor again. My hands hurt for a year after I did it.
 
I think the castors may just cause bigger dents. It just how soft the floorboards are, i assume they are pine.
You could try heating the dents with an clothes iron, cloth on the floor first.
 
we inherited from the inlaws when they passed a sofa with large plastic cups we call the elephants feet. the castors fitt in them and they distribute the wieght about 3 inches in diameter. i think they purchsed them seperate maybe look online?
similar but larger https://www.rosscastors.co.uk/brass-castor-cups.html?msclkid=d3ad4318127f1dde6f3426a81130c826&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PUSH - UK - Smart Shopping - All Products&utm_term=4587299957884345&utm_content=Ad group #1

notice they availble in all sorts of materials
 
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You can get even bigger ones made from plastic and fit felt pads to the bottom, that should do it. Different solution, but would you consider some form of rug?
 
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What about making your own castors? Make them out of wood and to a size that spreads the weight better.
 
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We use those plastic cup ones with felt on the bottom that the castor feet sit in, they've not marked our oak flooring at all.
 
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tom_e said:
Now you've had some sensible answers I'm more intrigued by all this "filming" that goes on in your living room ;)
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Basically, I'm an independent filmmaker; I make obscure art-house films; you guys probably aren't sophisticated enough to have seen any of them. We use the floor a lot which is why it's important to get the bumps out.

I thought I was stuck but the old iron/steam trick seems to have worked! This means production of "ArchwayAss 6" can go ahead as planned.
 
James Peach said:
...you guys probably aren't sophisticated enough to have seen any of them.
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Ah, so you come here for people like us luddites with common sense which so many of the "sophisticated" people, like yourself, sadly lack in spades to fix the problem?
 
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Richie said:
Ah, so you come here for people like us luddites with common sense which so many of the "sophisticated" people, like yourself, sadly lack in spades to fix the problem?
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Put it this way; in my movies the man who comes to fix the washing machine rarely ends up getting round to it. So I have to come here.
 
If only they'd bought the extended warranty on the washing machine ;
suppose I'm intrigued what kind of feet/gross weight the sofa had to be able to create that damage, even on pine.

have old carpet offcuts under the feet of mine
 
James Peach said:
I don't want my sofas to be in the same place all the time; I slide them back and around a bit so I can film things in my flat and a lot of the castors / furniture pads are "no slip."
Also they seem to be to prevent scratching when what i have is dents from pressure.

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I've ordered some castors from amazon but, to be honest, I'm skeptical they have enough surface area on the bottom to spread the weight enough.

Also; points for anyone who can tell me some sort of trick to getting these dents out or less noticeable without sanding the floor again. I can't sand the floor again. My hands hurt for a year after I did it.
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Wait, did you sand your floorboards using a hand sander?
 
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