| Rug pads are meant to prolong the life of a rug while | | | | with the rest of the pad and prevents any harm to |
| protecting your family and your floors. There are | | | | your floors. This type of pad may cost a little more |
| plenty of rug pads on the market that can be used | | | | yet it is well worth it to protect your hardwood |
| on hardwood floors yet there are some rug pads | | | | floors for years to come. |
| that may eventually harm your floors as well. | | | | For your areas that do not require non slip functions, |
| The right rubber pad is safe for hardwood floors. | | | | a quality jute rug pad is excellent. Here, there is |
| The thing to consider when looking for a rug pad | | | | never any harm to any hard floor surface. A good 40 |
| containing rubber is to make sure the layer of rubber | | | | ounce recycled jute pad prolongs the life of the rug |
| on the pad is a natural, solid layer of rubber. I say this | | | | while also protecting the hardwood floor. There are |
| because many pads on the market claim to have | | | | different qualities of jute rug pads and the best is a |
| solid rubber and are really a sprayed on layer of latex. | | | | 40 ounce density as this quality jute pad is dense |
| This may cause damage to hardwood floors and I'll | | | | enough not to shed. |
| tell you why. | | | | We all have seen those waffle like non slip pads and |
| The top part of a jute and rubber pad is a | | | | somehow they tend to look the same. There is a |
| compressed synthetic jute material. A common | | | | difference. Here, be careful to stay away from the |
| procedure now is to spray a latex on the back of | | | | ones that are almost paper thin. This type of non slip |
| this jute. The problem with this spray is that it does | | | | pad does not retain its non slip quality for long and is |
| not adhere very well to the pad and eventually rubs | | | | known to stick to hardwood floors. Perhap the best |
| off onto the hardwood or hard floor surface that it | | | | thinner non slip pads is a 1/8 of an inch thick organic |
| sits on. This may lead to crumbling of the rubber or in | | | | polymer rug pad that truly holds rugs down without |
| some conditions, to marking the floor. | | | | marking your floors. Use this type of pad where |
| The best quality jute and rubber rug pad is one in | | | | thickness is an issue in places such as hallways with |
| which the solid layer of rubber is sewn on to the jute | | | | doors opening up over your rug, etc. Visit Rug Pad |
| layer. This sewing process keeps the rubber intact | | | | Corner for more on the best rug pads. |