Home office chairs

[vickster]

I need a better home office chair. Mine was a cheap used buy when I started wah a few years back.
Now I’m only wah, I’m getting lots of back/hip pain sitting
I need something with quite a deep seat due to long thighs and lots of adjustment, including arms (ideally removable if needed), lumbar support. Cloth not leather/vinyl

this sort of style needed, grey or black preferred
https://www.2ndhnd.com/collections/task-chairs

Ideally of course I’d try a few out but not easy right now and not many places sell from a showroom, so it will have to be an online leap of faith. Happy to buy a refurb from a better brand.

Can anyone suggest a brand, seller (the one linked above has lots of choice) etc. Ready assembled would make life easier but some assembly manageable

Budget up to £500 or so I guess, but more if really warranted (it’s a business expense after all)

cheers 👍

 

[jowwy]

I need a better home office chair. Mine was a cheap used buy when I started wah a few years back.
Now I’m only wah, I’m getting lots of back/hip pain sitting
I need something with quite a deep seat due to long thighs and lots of adjustment, including arms (ideally removable if needed), lumbar support. Cloth not leather/vinyl

this sort of style needed, grey or black preferred
https://www.2ndhnd.com/collections/task-chairs

Ideally of course I’d try a few out but not easy right now and not many places sell from a showroom, so it will have to be an online leap of faith. Happy to buy a refurb from a better brand.

Can anyone suggest a brand, seller (the one linked above has lots of choice) etc. Ready assembled would make life easier but some assembly manageable

Budget up to £500 or so I guess, but more if really warranted (it’s a business expense after all)

cheers 👍

i think spending £500 for an office chair when your new to chair buying is over kill.......maybe you should buy a £50 chair first, then if you like it, upgrade to a better chair in the future

 

[fossyant]

It's a bit like saddles - you are going to have to sit on one. Any Ikea stores or office supplies. I'm working off a dining room chair, which isn't ideal !

My fancy chair is at work, but we had to get a few in for me to try - my main issue was good lumbar support to push my spine forward.

 

[bikingdad90]

Don’t buy a chair just yet. Approach your workplace and ask for an desk assessment. As they have asked you to work from home during this period they have a responsibility to make sure your safe at home when you work for work purposes. the assessment should also identify other needs such as a proper desk or workspace and a laptop riser and potentially keyboard and mouse. Everyone will be different and no two assessments the same. My work has handed out over 200 items of furniture/risers recently to make sure everyone can work from home safely.

Could you arrange to go into the office and take your work chair home and use that as a temporary loan until the workplace reopens?

 

[vickster]

Don’t buy a chair just yet. Approach your workplace and ask for an desk assessment. As they have asked you to work from home during this period they have a responsibility to make sure your safe at home when you work for work purposes. Could you arrange to go into the office and take your work chair home and use that as a temporary loan until the workplace reopens?

I'm a contractor so I don't really have another permanent workplace. My limited company will be buying it

I was working 2-3 days from home before lockdown but now it's 4, it's taken its toll!

@fossyant I want better quality than Ikea and there's no way I'm going near one!

I could try John Lewis but they look to be very short on stock other than the £1500+ models

 

[DCLane]

Ditto the advice above about one that fits.

I'm aware you're home-based in your own business but places should now be open to try them. I've a specialist chair that my university bought which is great - but there's no model on there!

 

[fossyant]

Don’t buy a chair just yet. Approach your workplace and ask for an desk assessment. As they have asked you to work from home during this period they have a responsibility to make sure your safe at home when you work for work purposes. Could you arrange to go into the office and take your work chair home and use that as a temporary loan until the workplace reopens?

Vickster is self employed. We've got loads of staff wanting chairs - we couldn't afford to replace them all, so have said if they need one, we will open up on a specific day/time - book in and collect your chair.

 

[bikingdad90]

Ahh, in that case... Facebook market place?

 

[fossyant]

As an employee, it would be potentially classed as a taxable benefit, which is another reason employers aren't doing it.

 

[bikingdad90]

Easily get round this one;

As an employee, it would be potentially classed as a taxable benefit, which is another reason employers aren't doing it.

it’s not given to the employee for free but loaned and upon returning to the office or leaving the company must be returned as with most DSE stuff.

 

[Grant Fondo]

I need a better home office chair. Mine was a cheap used buy when I started wah a few years back.
Now I’m only wah, I’m getting lots of back/hip pain sitting
I need something with quite a deep seat due to long thighs and lots of adjustment, including arms (ideally removable if needed), lumbar support. Cloth not leather/vinyl

this sort of style needed, grey or black preferred
https://www.2ndhnd.com/collections/task-chairs

Ideally of course I’d try a few out but not easy right now and not many places sell from a showroom, so it will have to be an online leap of faith. Happy to buy a refurb from a better brand.

Can anyone suggest a brand, seller (the one linked above has lots of choice) etc. Ready assembled would make life easier but some assembly manageable

Budget up to £500 or so I guess, but more if really warranted (it’s a business expense after all)

cheers 👍

I am currently perched on a Giroflex 64 which work were throwing out, highly recommend after three and a bit months of sitting on one, no back trouble at all.
https://www.officechairsuk.co.uk/giroflex-g64-7578-high-back-office-chairs/

 

[vickster]

Ditto the advice above about one that fits.

I'm aware you're home-based in your own business but places should now be open to try them. I've a specialist chair that my university bought which is great - but there's no model on there!

There are some showrooms in London, I could cycle up. Just need to find out if they're open

 

[fossyant]

Easily get round this one;



it’s not given to the employee for free but loaned and upon returning to the office or leaving the company must be returned as with most DSE stuff.

Then we'd end up with far more chairs than we need !

 

[vickster]

Easily get round this one;



it’s not given to the employee for free but loaned and upon returning to the office or leaving the company must be returned as with most DSE stuff.

It's not practical to drive to London however...and I didn't have a specific chair anyhow as the company hotdesks. The office is open but to only very limited numbers and everything has been set up for social distancing so taking a chair won't be possible

I (the company) has no issue with buying one

 

[Grant Fondo]

There are some showrooms in London, I could cycle up. Just need to find out if they're open

Crikey, its a lot cheaper at your place!
https://www.2ndhnd.com/collections/task-chairs/products/giroflex-g64-blue-task-chair