Trimming A Rug Pad

Rug pad shapes and sizes keep in mind the size and shape of your rug.

Trimming a rug pad.

Keep the pad against. No matter what type of rug pad is used pads are easy to cut and size as needed. Rug pads can help rugs stay put provide cushioning protect floors and extend the life of a rug. Place a roll of carpet padding in a corner of the room over the tackless strip against one of the walls.

Grab a ruler to figure out the length and width of the rug you have. Use the same techniques to cut old wall to wall carpet down to area rug size. Pads prevent the rug from slipping when stepped on and protect the floor surface from constant rubbing by the area rug backing. You can easily trim the pad to achieve your desired shape and size.

Starting vertically use the stitching on the sides of the area rug as a guide and cut through the area rug pad. If you can t find the appropriate size rug pad select one that s slightly larger than your rug. Lay the rug pad out on the floor and measure the length that you determined for the pad down the side of the rug pad. Clean the floor 2.

Unroll rug pad 5. With the correct instruments and exact measurements it is possible to trim an area rug and leave it looking good enough to use in your space. Just be sure to leave about an inch on all sides of the rug uncovered to let the edges relax on the floor. Unroll the pad across the subfloor until you reach the opposite wall.

Rug pads extend the life of the rug keeping it ventilated and separated from the floor. Remove the rug pad 4. This could be done a few ways depending on the type of pad you have. Then fold back the area rug and cut an additional inch or two inches off the rug pad so that the edges of the rug will easily taper to the floor.

Here trimming is key. Cut straight across the pad to cut a piece slightly shorter than the length of the carpet. It s reasonable to trim a pad especially a rubber mesh pad or a thinner felt pad down. If your rug pad is a thicker more dense one then a carpet knife or heavy duty scissors are usually needed.

For thinner non slip pads usually a pair of household scissors works. Subtract 2 inches from your rug s measurements and that will give you the dimensions of the rug pad says hyman. Although rugs come in many shapes and sizes you may occasionally need to trim a rug to make it fit a certain spot in your home. Rug and carpet pads sometimes arrive larger than your rug and require trimming.