You probably already know that a high quality pad will make your new rug more comfortable.
Do you need a rug pad on laminate floors.
Any rug can be used regardless of the factory backing if you place a dense felt pad between the rug and the laminate floor.
What s not to love about that.
Like the cushion under a wall to wall carpet a good rug pad helps to protect the area rug from wear and tear by absorbing the majority of the impact from foot traffic the pad is designed to compress and bounce back even a firm pad will do this slightly which takes the strain off of the rug fibers.
Some laminate flooring manufacturers recommend using only natural rubber rug pads under rugs while others ban the use of rubber on laminate flooring.
A carpet pad for laminate flooring is typically thin and rubberized to add an anti slip benefit to the rug.
After all you re adding a whole new level of cushion.
Laminate floors have a similar look to beautiful hardwoods but offer more durability at a fraction of the price.
So it s bound to feel better.
Carpet pads are also made of rubber but they are corrugated or.
If you have a carpet with a solid rubber or latex backing place a rubber carpet pad between the carpet and the floor.
But a high quality rug pad will also make your rug last longer keep it beautiful longer and keep it in place better.
Placing a felt pad beneath rubber or latex backed rugs and beneath any nonnatural fiber rug allows air to circulate between the rug and the laminate flooring.