How To Keep Scatter Rugs From Slipping

A slipping or bunching area rug not only looks unsightly it s also dangerous.

How to keep scatter rugs from slipping.

Placing a nonslip pad under. This product is only suitable for hard floors and is not self adhesive like the previous product. Use carpet double sided tape stretch out your carpet. Unroll and leave out to stretch in the room you wish to place it.

An unexpected slide underfoot could send you tumbling to the floor resulting in injury. Leave the protective paper on the exposed side of the tape until you re ready to position the rug on the carpet and remove it carefully. It should look like snow falling on the rug. The dried glue is grippy keeping the rug in place.

Stick double sided carpet tape to the underside of the rug. The adhesive is applied to the bottom of the rug then allowed to dry completely. To stop rugs from moving around on hard flooring we recommend a rubber product called anti slip matting or rubber grip rug underlay. Shake the can of ruglock hold it at knee height and spray it back and forth working your way down the rug.

If you search online for how to keep rugs from sliding you may find recommendations for using silicone caulking or hot glue on the bottom of rugs. The rubber underlay is dimpled and open to allow air to circulate and to prevent moisture trapping under the rug.