I'm going to have a setup with swing out bar stools, similar to:



I'd like to mount a bumper guard strip at seat height along the wall where the stool seats may eventually put dents. They are oak.

All I'm finding so far are black rubber/vinyl or clear, like this. I figured with all the things that can be done with synthetics nowadays, there has to be someone making similar items that look like wood, stone, or anything other than plastic/rubber. There are quite a few ways to word this in Google, plus there are probably other products that could be used for the same purpose.

Any ideas? The wall is painted drywall, so I'd likley just use brads or similar to attach.

A decorative piece of tile at each impact spot?

How about a swing-out lever with a pad on the end on the underside of the seat? It would be out of sight and could be positioned that it just sticks out a tiny bit when in the swung-out position.

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Originally posted by BigSwede:
A decorative piece of tile at each impact spot?

Tile made of what? Is there such a thing as rubber deco tiles? If the impact sites would be spaced in a way that this wouldn’t look odd, then perhaps.

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Originally posted by WaterburyBob:
How about a swing-out lever with a pad on the end on the underside of the seat? It would be out of sight and could be positioned that it just sticks out a tiny bit when in the swung-out position.

Interesting idea. That would take some tinkering, so I’d prefer something a bit simpler, but I’ll keep that in mind. I would have to ensure they don’t snag on the sitter’s pants.

What are the model of swing out seats?
Look at a way to limit the amount of swing by putting an adjustable stop at the mounting.

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Originally posted by 41:
What are the model of swing out seats?
Look at a way to limit the amount of swing by putting an adjustable stop at the mounting.

https://www.benchcrafted.com/swingawayseat

The only problem with that would be trying to keeping it from looking funky. There isn’t really a place to hide it. Perhaps I could mill something from a block of steel and coat it in black, maybe even a dense black plastic. The mounting scheme would need work. It would also have to be a fairly stout design to keep the cast iron stool from busting it.

The impact point should be very small. Instead of a strip the whole length maybe a round door knob type impact protector similar to this:
https://www.amazon.com/Efbock-...JT23VQWTAYW40PHZ89BN

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Originally posted by 220-9er:
The impact point should be very small. Instead of a strip the whole length maybe a round door knob type impact protector similar to this:
https://www.amazon.com/Efbock-...JT23VQWTAYW40PHZ89BN

That was my first thought, but those would be pretty visible on the wall. I figured a good compromise would be the long strip idea, since I can make that look more decorative.

Looking at the video it would seem you could put a piece of black nylon on the base behind the mounting hinge(s) it would be unobtrusive and limit the swing.

Linoleum tiles come in a variety of colors and patterns and you could use a wood trim to spruce it up. If you used the right pattern any dent may never show.

Large clear rubber bump stops

I'd consider something like this. Nobody but you will ever notice them, you can pick a size/thickness that works for you, cheap and can be replaced from the sheet you have behind bar when one gets knocked off.

I've used these in varying sizes for this sort of application in several homes now.

What about traditional wooden chair rail, found in the wood trim aisle at your HD or Lowes?

Use strips of gel-sticking carpet.

It is possible to drill and tap a hole and use a set screw to adjust the travel and locked in place with a nut. Then a nylon cap put over the screw projection.

I assume there would not be a lot of force in pushing the seat back and the stop would act like a door stop.

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Originally posted by WaterburyBob:
How about a swing-out lever with a pad on the end on the underside of the seat? It would be out of sight and could be positioned that it just sticks out a tiny bit when in the swung-out position.

Interesting idea. That would take some tinkering, so I’d prefer something a bit simpler, but I’ll keep that in mind. I would have to ensure they don’t snag on the sitter’s pants.

Door stop, perhaps, mounted to a wood block that is glued to the underside of the seat. Slight (like, quarter inch) protrusion from under the seat. When seats closed, no one noticed. When seats open, every is sitting on it and no one notices, except the toddler who figures out that springs make noise.

Cheap and easy. Easy to mock up with double sided tape. Glue the block so that if you change your mind later (man, that kid is annoying), saw then sand smooth, no hole to fill.

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Originally posted by 41:
What are the model of swing out seats?
Look at a way to limit the amount of swing by putting an adjustable stop at the mounting.

THIS, put an adjustment stop into the wall near the pivoting point of the swing arm. That way the frame hits the stop, and nothing touches the wall.

It just put a simple wood rail at the right height. Same material as the seats.

Any type of horizontal trim would break up the vertices lines and look bad. You could go with decorative tile placed in several spots with two of them perfectly placed to double as a stop. I wouldn’t just do two that would look weird.

I would go for limiting the hinge travel. No matter what you put on the wall it will stick out like a sore thumb and with enough impacts will start to look bad along with the impact area of the seat.

He doesn't have the vertical lines as I understand it (its a similar to photo and he says "painted drywall). I don't think short horizontal stops of the same material as the seats would look bad at all compared to bumpers. You could jazz them up a bit by routing a cutout so the seat top actually fit into it as a decorative element.

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Originally posted by hrcjon:
He doesn't have the vertical lines as I understand it (its a similar to photo and he says "painted drywall). I don't think short horizontal stops of the same material as the seats would look bad at all compared to bumpers. You could jazz them up a bit by routing a cutout so the seat top actually fit into it as a decorative element.

In that case it would look fine. I would then be more concerned with constant contact. It kind of depends if it’s something that will get used by kids every day or will it be more of an adult seating area on occasion. I just think back to me and my brother with a fairly heavy swinging chair and drywall being a bad combo even with some trim to protect it.