Inspect the area in between for creases and curls.
How to make an area rug lay flat on carpet.
Set a piece of furniture or any other suitably heavy object s on both corners of one end of your carpet.
Then pull the carpet taut by its free end to stretch it out.
Apply carpet tape around the edges of the rug.
When laying an area rug over a hard surface such as hardwood flooring the biggest concern about the rug s movement is that it will slide around.
Apply the tape to the edges of rug.
Roll the edge of the rug up and place the backing on it.
Cut a strip of rubber backing for rugs using a pair of scissors.
When laying the rug over carpet however the concern is more about the rug wrinkling or rippling which presents a big tripping hazard wrinkling will occur because as one area of the rug is stepped on it will shift assuming it is not properly.
Lay the rug back down and press the edges into the floor.
The rubber backing keeps the edge of the rug from being pushed up and causing a fall.
Cut tape to fit each edge of the rug.
Turn over the rug with the right side down.
Whenever you order or buy a new rug assuming is has some size to it you will get the rug in a roll.
A new area rug or one that s been rolled up and tucked out of the way for a while gets used to its rolled shape over time.
Double sided tape could be used in place of the carpet tape.
Unrolling the rug reveals that it no longer lies completely flat and.
When you get home and try to lay it down where you would like it it will want to roll back up.
Turn over the rug and lay it on the carpet.