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How to Use Carpet Padding

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How To Use Carpet Pads

How to Use Carpet Padding depends on whether it is used under carpeting or under area rug on carpet. In either case, Carpet Padding is meant to add protection and comfort to any area rug and carpet.

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This is an example of a memory foam carpet padding that is used under wall-to-wall carpet installations.

How to Use Carpet Padding shows that it can be used underneath wall-to-wall carpet, as well as under arae rug on top of carpet. Carpet Padding is traditionally what we refer to when we think of the material that is installed under wall-to-wall carpet. Types of this padding include popular rebond foam cushion. This is a soft and comfortable carpet pad that comforts every step on the carpet. Our felt rug pad is also used under carpeting as an option to the softer foam padding. The main difference between our felt rug pad and foam carpet padding is softness and protection. Felt rug pad is more dense and offers better resistance and protection. This is why it is most used under area rugs on hardwood or hard floors. Another pad referred to as Carpet Padding is our No-Muv rug pad. This is specifically used under any area rug on top of carpet to keep it flat and in place. Rugs on carpet tend to shift and wrinkle and No-Muv works to prevent this.

Carpet Padding in reference to No-Muv means that every area rug on top of carpet should have No-Muv carpet padding under it. No-Muv is a recycled felt pad made in the USA. It contains a specially stiffened lower surface that is textured to grab and hold to the carpet. This prevents the rug from shifting and slipping on carpet. The top felt surface is a very dense felt that works to resist common pressure penetrating through. The pressure is what wrinkles the area rug and No-Muv prevents this from happening. The result is Carpet padding that works to keep your area rug flat and looking great when it is on top of carpet.

Carpet Padding has been used for many years in various installations. Most homes with wall-to-wall carpet have some sort of padding under the carpet. This adds much comfort under the carpet and some even protect from spills with a spill barrier on top. Certain Carpet Padding can also reduce sound and noise from floor to floor. In terms of an installation of an area rug on carpet, No-Muv Carpet Padding is used more to keep the rug flat and prevent slipping. If your needs are for padding under wall-to-wall carpet, choose a clean looking foam pad. For rug to rug application, No-Muv is the carpet padding to choose. There are a few ways on how to use Carpet Padding.

Benefits of an Oriental Rug Pad

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Benefits of an Oriental Rug Pad

Oriental Rug Pad benefits include protection to the rug against wear and damage. Rug pad under oriental rug can prolong the life of the rug and add comfort and safety.

Oriental Rug Pads

Oriental Rug can experience much stress and wear. The right rug pad will prevent this and add years of life to the rug.

Benefits of an Oriental Rug Pad can actually add years of life to your rug and make it look great during the years of use. Oriental Rug can experience much stress and wear when it is used on a hard floor surface. Rug pad acts as a protective barrier between the rug and floor. The right rug pad is able to absorb much of the normal stress passed on to the rug. When the rug pad prevents wear to the rug, it preserves the condition and adds years of life to any oriental rug.

Oriental Rug is normally made by hand and contains finely tied knots. These knots actually keep the rug together and are on the back of the rug. Sitting on a hardwood or hard floor surface, the knots of the oriental rug can see much stress. When we walk on the rug or place heavy furniture on it, we push down into the rug and force the knots to rug against the floor. Consistent rubbing of these knots can lead to wear. Since the knots keep the oriental rug together, adding wear to them can negatively affect the condition and lifespan of the rug. The rug pad will absorb this pressure to protect the knots against premature wear and unnecessary damage.

Benefits of an Oriental Rug Pad help to preserve the pile fibers of the rug. When the rug is walked on, this pushes down into the fibers to cause them to be crushed. Dense rug pad actually helps the fibers resist the pressure to spring them back to position. This prevents wear of the pile of the rug and keeps it looking good. Oriental rug without a rug pad will look flat and used much faster than if it has a rug pad under it. The fibers in the pile continue to get crushed and will stop going back to original position.

Benefits of an Oriental Rug Pad include safety. Many smaller rugs tend to slip and slide on a floor. Non-slip rug pad prevents slipping and keeps rug flat and in place. When oriental rug slips, it can wrinkle. If the wrinkles are constantly walked on, those parts of the rug will show more wear before other parts. Uneven wear to oriental rug reduces its value and takes away from its life. Non-slip rug pad holds the rug to the pad to prevent wrinkles that can cause uneven wear and dangerous tripping.

Rug Pad Corner knows every Oriental Rug is an investment that should be protected with the right rug pad and care. In terms of a rug pad, we recommend a dense felt. Our Ultra Premium and Superior rug pads are rated for use under Oriental Rugs based on their density. No amount of weight or pressure will penetrate through to cause risk of wear or damage to the rug. You may visit us at rugpadcorner.com to learn more about Oriental Rug Pads and find the perfect one for your rug.

Avoid Purchasing Cut and Folded Rug Pad

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Avoid Purchasing Cut and Folded Rug Pad to assure receiving a rug pad without stubborn fold lines. Buying a rug pad that has been cut and folded could cause damage and uneven wear to area rug and floor.

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Rug pads should not be cut and folded before they are actually ordered. Most stores offer them as precut and folded, leading to inferior performance.

In terms of buying an area rug pad, it is best to avoid purchasing cut and folded rug pad. Most stores like to purchase stock of rug pads that are already cut, folded and bagged to simply place on the store shelves. While this form of rug pad is practical and feasible for stores, it is a problem when it comes to actually using the rug pad under your rug. Rug pads that have been folded tend to retain significant fold lines within the material. These fold lines can pose problems a few ways. They can show through the rug to create a less than desirable look. They can cause wear to both the area rug and hardwood or wood floors. Lastly, rug pad with fold lines can be dangerous as it can cause a trip hazard.

At Rug Pad Corner, we stock each type of rug pad we offer in actual roll form. There is never a rug pad already cut and folded in a bag or box. We cut each rug pad based on the orders when we receive them. This assures that our rug pads will open and stay flat on the floor under the area rug. Unlike any other store offering rug pads, we only fold room size rug pads in half once and only do this on shipping day. If we are shipping a 9′ x 12′ rug pad, we will fold it in half and then roll it into tube format. The light fold in the middle of the rug pad is immediately eliminated once the rug is placed on top of it. For rug pads less than five feet wide, we simply roll without any fold.

Avoid purchasing cut and folded rug pad from popular stores that offer such products. The rug pad can actually be folded for several weeks or months before it ships and this makes for an inferior quality pad. Many customers come to us with great concern about how we ship our rug pads based on prior experience with other stores. These customers are relieved to learn that we do not partake in such folding practice and that their orders are actually cut the day we ship them. The performance of a rug pad is based on several factors and one is the way in which it lays on the floor. Rug pads that are bumpy on the floor lead to wear, damage and danger.

How to Keep Rug Flat on Carpet

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How to Keep Rug Flat on Carpet is a common issue among people using area rugs on top of carpeting. Fortunately, there is a rug pad specifically used under rug on carpet to keep it flat and keep it from slipping.

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No-Muv is truly the only rug pad that keeps rugs flat and wrinkle free when used on top of carpet.

If you are using an area rug on top of your wall-to-wall carpeting, then you have probably wondered how to keep rug flat on carpet. You are not along. We have thousands of customers every year with the same issue. We often receive complaints about rugs wrinkling and shifting when furniture is placed on them on top of carpet. We know this is a severe problem and can be the cause of tripping, as well as premature wear and damage to the rug. Just like with hardwood floors, rugs on carpet should be as flat as possible and should not slip or shift. No-Muv rug to rug pad is the answer and it does work.

The reason a rug on top of carpet tends to wrinkle and slip is the fact that the carpet underneath does not act as a solid foundation. When furniture pushes into the rug, or foot steps sink into the rug, the carpet underneath is not able to resist the pressure. This pressure causes the areas around the pressure spot to buckle and wrinkle. This wrinkling is the cause of the rug shifting. A solid and dense rug pad under the rug is able to resist the pressure and keep the rug flat and in place. No-Muv is extremely dense to resist pressure and it is textured to grab to the carpet to resist slipping. This is why it is the answer to how to keep rug flat on carpet.

No-Muv rug pad is the only way on how to keep rug flat on carpet. Unlike any other rug pad, No-Muv is designed to work only under area rugs that are on carpet. It contains a specially stiffened lower surface that contains a texture to grab and hold to the carpet. The surface is an extremely dense felt material that works to resist pressure of heavy furniture and foot steps. It is not thin and sticky like others, rather it is 1/4″ thick without any sticky adhesives. No-Muv is able to resist the pressure of any foot steps or furniture.

Rug Pad Corner offers No-Muv rug on carpet pad in all sizes and shapes. There are all shapes of rugs used on top of carpet and we will cut a No-Muv rug pad to fit any rug. You may see more of No-Muv at https://rugpadcorner.com/shop/no-muv/.

Endorsed by Green America

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Endorsed by Green America means that Rug Pad Corner is a certified Green and Eco-Friendly company offering Green rug pads. Our rug pads are rated safe for the environment and home.

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Rug Pad Corner is proud to be affiliated with Green America.

Rug Pad Corner is proud of our affiliation with and proud to be endorsed by Green America. Based on our commitment to natural rug pads, as well as our controlled and updated office and warehouse practices, we have been endorsed as a Green America Certified Business. While many consumers already know us for our natural and eco-friendly rug pads, this Green Business rating means that we also maintain Green practice within our daily office and warehouse functions.

From the manufacture and offering of our rug pads, to the manner in which our staff utilizes and handles our supplies, we are a rug pad company endorsed by Green America. We use only natural materials to manufacture our rug pads and we never apply chemicals or adhesives like others do. We make our rug pads in the USA with American materials. Our office and warehouse staff constantly strives to operate with Green and eco-friendly practices. From the ink and paper we use, to the disposal practice of our materials, every aspect of Rug Pad Corner and our operations is certified Green.

Green America is an organization dedicated to maintaining a Greener environment through programs and awareness. The organization constantly focuses on environmental preservation and on the improvement of human rights. Rug Pad Corner is very proud to be a part of such a presence among the people and environment. In a world where there are more imported products with inferior materials, Rug Pad Corner is committed to fulfill our promise to our customers and Green America. We refuse to compromise the quality of our rug pads based on price. Unfortunately, this is not true of other rug pad suppliers, hence the reason for better and stronger awareness of our products and practices.

Rug Pad Corner is all about rug pads and we care about the environment and our customers’ homes. We proudly offer felt, felt and rubber and all rubber rug pads made of only safe, natural and recycled materials that do not off-gas, smell or damage floors. Since you do have a choice for your next rug pad, feel free to consider one of ours and join the thousands of customers who are offering their rugs and floors proper protection, while keeping the environment safe as well.

 

 

 

Benefits of a Rug Pad

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Benefits of a Rug Pad include protection, comfort and insulation. A rug pad provides many benefits to any area rug and floor.

Benefits of a rug pad can be seen upon initial use. Every rug that is walked on should have a rug pad under it. A rug pad provides protection for rug and floor from unnecessary wear and damage. It also provides safety to rugs that tend to slip by preventing slipping. A rug pad also offers extra comfort against hard floors and insulation against cold and noise. For these reasons, we say a rug pad offers many benefits.

benefits of a rug pad

Benefits of a rug pad include comfort, safety and protection to any area rug and floor.

Rug Pad Protects Rug and Floor
One of the important benefits of a rug pad is that it protects rug and floor. Since a rug is normally walked on and can have furniture on it, it is exposed to stress and pressure. This pressure can push into the rug to affect rug and floor. Rug can experience premature wear and floor can experience scratches and dents. The right rug pad between rug and floor can resist the pressure to relieve rug and floor of possible damage and wear. This will greatly increase the life of rug and floor while preserving their appearance.

Rug Pad Provides Safety
Many smaller and lighter area rugs tend to slip on hard floors. Rug pad can provide safety with non-slip function to prevent rug slipping on the floor. There are non-slip rug pads containing rubber that grip to the floor and do not allow any rug slipping or moving on hardwood or any hard floor surface. It is important to avoid non-slip rug pads that contain plastic and adhesives. Most mesh looking rug pads do not add any benefit to rugs and floors because they tend to off-gas and damage the floor. Choose natural rubber non-slip rug pad, such as our Super Hold, that is safe for all floors.

Rug Pad Provides Comfort and Insulation
One of the benefits of a rug pad is that it adds extra comfort and insulates against cold and noise. Felt rug pad is best for this, as it is solid and dense. There are thick felt rug pads with excellent thermal properties to make any cold floor feel warmer. This same rug pad adds up to 1/2″ thick comfort under the rug to make the floor feel less hard. Certain felt rug pads also perform as noise reduction rug pads for those floors that are noisy. Ultra Premium and Superior felt rug pads are dense enough to absorb and prevent noise and are rated as some of the top noise reduction rug pads.

Benefits of a rug pad should be considered when using any area rug on any floor. Rug Pad prolongs the life of the rug and makes the home safer and more comfortable. Rug Pad Corner offers some of the finest rug pads to add all of these benefits to all types of area rugs and floors.

Rubber Rug Pads Are Not all the Same

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Rubber Rug Pads are not all the Same in terms of felt and rubber rug pads. This type of rug pad contains a felt surface and rubber lower surface and differs from manufacturer to manufacturer.

rubber rug pads are not all the same

A close look at the rubber in Ultra Premium will show an actual layer of solid rubber that contains a unique texture unlike that of any other.

Rubber rug pads are not all the same based on material and construction. There are a few materials that actually look and feel like rubber, yet they are very close imitations. Such imitations may prevent rug slipping at first, yet could cause much floor damage. The manner in which rubber is attached to the felt makes a difference in rug pad performance, safety and life. The most common method of attaching rubber to felt is by applying glue. The glue can cause problems, as it can off-gas and cause damage to hardwood and all hard floors.

Our felt and rubber rug pad, Ultra Premium, is compared to all others and we are proud to note major differences in quality and design. We manufacture Ultra Premium by using a solid layer of natural rubber. Others use either a “synthetic” rubber or a latex spray. We attach our rubber to the felt with an intense heat pressing process to avoid any glue. Others either use glue to attach the “synthetic” rubber or they spray a latex to the felt. Our rubber contains a very distinct texture, while others contain very little or no texture.

Rubber rug pads are not all the same in terms of the actual rubber that is used. We use a solid layer of natural rubber that is not treated at all. So, what sits on your floor is actual rubber. Since it is only natural rubber, it is completely safe for the floor. Other felt and rubber rug pads have a rubber-like material that is commonly treated with some sort of adhesive, glue or chemical. These are applied to keep the rubber attached to the felt and to also give a sticky feel. The problem with such additives is that they are also known to transfer to and damage the floor. This is related to the many horror stories revolving around rubber rug pads that stick to floors.

Texture within a rubber rug pad can make the difference between rug slipping and rug staying in place. Our Ultra Premium shows a very unique hexagonal pattern within the rubber surface. This is designed to allow more rubber to be in contact with more floor to create a suction cup effect. Most others contain a much smoother rubber-like surface that actually may allow rug slipping over time. Texture within the rubber not only prevents slipping, it also allows the floor to breath.

Rubber rug pads are not all the same and this is the reason why it is important to analyze the rug pad you choose. It is important to make sure that it is actually real rubber, that it is not treated in any way, that it contains a distinct texture and that it is not glued to the felt. All of these variables play an important role in the performance of your rubber rug pad, as well as to the safety of the floor it is to be used on.

Rug Pad Glossary

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Rug Pad Glossary offers descriptions and meanings of various rug pad terms. Read through our Glossary to learn more about the various types of rug pads.

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Rug Pad Glossary explains the various terms associated with rug pads.

Rug Pad Glossary is a concise explanation of rug pad terms and definitions. Rug Pad Corner is often asked various questions about the meanings of various items related to rug pads and we though that this Glossary is an appropriate offering. It is our intention to always inform and educate our readers, visitors and customers on as much as we can related to rug pads. Since there are many terms and meanings to the rug pad world, our best informed customer is our most comfortable customer.

Non-Slip Rug Pad
Rug Pad Glossary meaning of non-slip rug pad is one that prevents rug slipping on any floor. Non-slip rug pad can contain materials of rubber, nylon, plastic or PVC, all of which offer some sort of non-slip protection. Non-slip rug pad can be solid or open weave, like the mesh looking rug pads found in most stores.

Felt Rug Pad
Felt rug pad refers to a rug pad made of felt material. Today, felt is mainly made of recycled carpet materials that are either post or pre consumer, with pre consumer being the more desirable type. Felt rug pad is generally solid and dense and offers great protection and an added level of comfort.

Rubber Rug Pad
Rug Pad Glossary meaning of Rubber Rug Pad is one that actually contains real, natural rubber. It is important to note that while most people think the popular mesh looking rug pads are rubber, they are not. Rubber is found in only a few rug pads because of its cost. Use of a rubber rug pad offers more safety to the floor and environment than a typical mesh looking plastic rug pad.

Open Weave Rug Pad
Open Weave rug pad refers to one of those mesh looking rug pads. Open weave means there are small or large holes within the rug pad. Most imitation rubber rug pads, such as plastic or PVC, are made in an open weave design.

PVC Rug Pad
PVC is another word for plastic, so a PVC rug pad is a plastic one. PVC rug pads have become extremely popular because that are made in China at a low cost and offered at low prices. While PVC rug pads are very abundant and affordable, they often pose risk of damage to the floor and environment.

Adhesives
Rug Pad Glossary defines adhesives as a chemical material that is used to coat a rug pad. Adhesives are used for two purposes. One purpose is to create a non-slip affect on a rug pad. Most PVC rug pads are coated with adhesives to actually stick to a floor to prevent slipping. Adhesives are also used to coat felt rug pads to prevent shedding. Most often, the adhesive is clear so it is not seen. The adhesive creates a stiff feel on the rug pad.

Heat Pressing
Heat Pressing is a process that is used instead of adhesives. Heat Pressing is an intense process that is applied to felt rug pads to keep then intact. It is also used on finer felt and rubber rug pads to attach the rubber to the felt. Unfortunately, most manufacturers use glue instead of heat to attach the rubber or to keep the felt together because of the cost of the heat process.

Rug to Rug Pad
Rug Pad Glossary of Rug to Rug Pad explains that this is a rug pad for use under area rugs on top of carpet. Most rugs can wrinkle and shift when on carpet, so a rug to rug pad is meant to prevent such slipping and buckling of the rug. Rug to rug pads are available as thin stick pads, as well as more substantial felt rug pads.

Noise Reduction Rug Pad
Rug Pad Glossary states that a Noise Reduction Rug Pad is one that helps to prevent and reduce noise on floors. Many residences experience noisy floors and actually need a rug rug pad for this noise. There are some rug pads that are rated excellent to reduce, prevent and eliminate noise from floors.

Rug Pad Corner proudly offers only natural rubber rug pads and natural recycled felt rug pads. We manufacture our rug pads so that there are no chemicals, glues or adhesives used within them and we readily utilize a heat pressing process when necessary.