How To Secure A Rug On Top Of Carpet

Measure the length and width of your area rug.

How to secure a rug on top of carpet.

Placing a nonslip pad under your area rug will help keep it in place and minimize the stretching that occurs when an area rug is on top of carpet. Sticky tape will hold the rug but it will also collect dirt dust and debris eventually losing its adhesive qualities. Or choose it as a no residue easy to remove alternative to duct tape for minor repairs hanging art protecting furniture from pets or arranging curtains and other decorative fabrics. Apply the tape around the perimeter of the rug about 2 inches from the edge and then palace a few strips along the center for extra security.

The tape will stick to both the carpet and rug to prevent slipping. Place a non slip rug to carpet gripper or pad under the base rug to keep the rug in place and protect the carpet underneath use double sided rug tape on upper rug layers to help keep them from moving anchor area rugs by placing their edges under heavier furniture pieces be sure the rug on the top layer is not too plushy to avoid tripping hazards. Now you have secured your area rug. Anchor with furniture if possible help hold the area rug in place by setting heavy furniture on top of it.

The simplest solution to a sliding rug runner is a high quality carpet pad. Flip the area rug over. Carpet pads protect the rug and the carpet hold the. If your area rug is for a sitting area make sure the edges of the rug go under the sofa or chairs to help keep it from moving.

Optionally apply double sided carpet tape to the back of your area rug then stick the non skid rug pad to the back of your area rug. Walk across it a few times to help push the cleats into the carpet. You may be laying down an area rug because you can t stand the color of the existing wall to wall carpet such as in a rental unit but trust us it will look much worse if you just throw down a rug. The tape is for added security to hold the pad to the rug.

Use double sided carpet tape with mats rugs carpets or even to splice together multiple carpets. While you could attach the tape side directly onto your carpet to hold the rug in place when you would remove the rug later you would have tape residue left on your carpet.