Squeaking Office Chair Driving You Nuts?

When you’ve got an office chair that squeaks it can be really annoying and infuriating when you’ve got work to concentrate on. It’s even worse when you can’t figure out why it’s happening.

Generally speaking, there are a couple of prime suspects that you should look into.

The first is anywhere where metal parts are moving against each other, like the components that join the back to the chair seat.

Over time they become dry and cause squeaking so try applying a light film of WD40 to these parts and see if that helps, but take care not to get any on the fabric.

The other main reason is more of a creaking noise and this can be due to the fixings holding the seat mechanism or the back stem to the chair back.

The core of the seat and back are commonly made of plywood, when the fixings loosen a little with use you can get a creaking noise.

This isn’t so easy to resolve as these parts of the chair are often enclosed with plastic covers. Begin by looking underneath for any large screws and see if you can tighten them up.

If they are concealed take great care when trying to remove covers as often they aren’t intended to be taken apart once fitted, so you risk breaking the fixings.