Comments on: Is a rug pad neccesary for laminate wood floors? http://www.online-rugshop.co.uk/is-a-rug-pad-neccesary-for-laminate-wood-floors/ Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:17:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: eskie lover http://www.online-rugshop.co.uk/is-a-rug-pad-neccesary-for-laminate-wood-floors/comment-page-1/#comment-3342 eskie lover Tue, 18 May 2010 07:57:40 +0000 http://online-rugshop.co.uk/?p=1782#comment-3342 You will either need a rug pad or carpet tape to protect your new purchase from slipping and wrinkling. As to which you prefer, it depends on how plush the rug you purchased is. I have a very dense wool rug in my kitchen that is on ceramic tile and used two sided carpet tape to anchor it down. This enables me to have it vacuummed without fighting the edges with the suction and keeps it from wrinkling while doing so. It is thick enough on its own that a rug pad is unnecessary. That being said, I also have another rug under which I have a rug pad mainly to protect the flooring underneath it. It has a rough jute backing that with constant traffic will scratch the floor under it, hence the rug pad. You will either need a rug pad or carpet tape to protect your new purchase from slipping and wrinkling. As to which you prefer, it depends on how plush the rug you purchased is. I have a very dense wool rug in my kitchen that is on ceramic tile and used two sided carpet tape to anchor it down. This enables me to have it vacuummed without fighting the edges with the suction and keeps it from wrinkling while doing so. It is thick enough on its own that a rug pad is unnecessary.

That being said, I also have another rug under which I have a rug pad mainly to protect the flooring underneath it. It has a rough jute backing that with constant traffic will scratch the floor under it, hence the rug pad.

]]> By: gibson_slayer http://www.online-rugshop.co.uk/is-a-rug-pad-neccesary-for-laminate-wood-floors/comment-page-1/#comment-3343 gibson_slayer Tue, 18 May 2010 07:57:40 +0000 http://online-rugshop.co.uk/?p=1782#comment-3343 I would not bother buying a pad specifically designed for an area rug. Instead get some rubber kichen drawer liners, or a roll of tool box non slip liner. It will work just fine. Hint, tape the liners to the bottom of your rug. I would not bother buying a pad specifically designed for an area rug. Instead get some rubber kichen drawer liners, or a roll of tool box non slip liner. It will work just fine. Hint, tape the liners to the bottom of your rug.

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