Tuesday, 19 January 2010

The Area Rug Pad - Keep That Rug From Slipping

By Lance Esondi

Rugs have two major issues that you have to deal with when they are inside your home. The first is normal wear and tear. When there is foot traffic or furniture on them for long periods of time, they tend to break up. The second is how rug tend to crawl and move across the floor after being walked on.

There is a solution to both these problems. Get an area rug pad and it will help hold the rug in place so it doesn't creep along the floor as easily as well as cut down on the wear and tear on the rug. It's a better solution than other options like staples, sticky glues, tapes, and artificial rug backings.

How do you make sure the pad fits the rug?

You want to find a pad that is slightly smaller than the rug because you don't want the edges to stick out on the sides. Just a few inches smaller for the whole rug will work. Many pads might say they are made for your size of rug, just expect them to be a bit smaller. Sometimes you might have to cut a rug pad down to size if too large or if your rug had an odd shape.

What type of pad should you get?

Some pads are thick and others are thin. A thick pad provides more cushion. These are best used when you are planning on having a rug under heavy furniture like a dining room table. Thin pads don't provide the same cushion but do help the rug from not slipping. Most thin pads are called non-slip pads because they help hold the rug in place. If you are going to need to cut the rug pad to size, the thin ones are easier to work with.

Whatever choice you make, be sure to get at least a cheap pad as the minimal cost will help your area rug last quite a bit longer than without one.

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