One of the most common searched for rug pads is rug pads for hardwood floors. More and more people seem to be installing hardwood floors in their home and more and more people need to protect their hardwood floors. It is a shame to become victim to damaged hardwood floors due to the wrong rug pad. Many of the big box store rug pads can be used on hardwood floors, yet these are also the ones that have been known to damage hardwood floors.
Choosing the right rug pad for your hardwood floor can be simple if you follow a few guidelines. First, the rug pad should not contain any chemicals or adhesives that can stick to and damage the hardwood floor. This rule eliminates many of the rug pads that are available as most contain some sort of adhesives. Next, a rug pad for hardwood floors should be solid, as opposed to an open weave one with homes, in order to prevent anything from above to damage or scratch the hardwood floor. So, if it is a non-slip rug pad you need for your hardwood floor, make sure the rug pad has natural rubber that is NOT glued on to the felt. If you do not have a slipping issue, then a pure recycled felt rug pad is excellent.
Ultra Premium felt rug pad for hardwood floors is one of the best rug pads to use on a hardwood floor. Available at Rug Pad Corner
What separates one felt and rubber rug pad from another is the material used and the nature in which the rubber is adhered to the rug pad. Rubber can be sprayed on, glued on or heat pressed to the felt surface of a rug pad. The best rug pad for hardwood floors containing rubber is one where the layer of rubber is a natural, solid rubber that is heat pressed to the felt part of the rug pad. The glues in other rug pads can smell and cause the rubber to break down to make it a temporary rug pad. Ultra Premium felt and rubber rug pad for hardwood floors is one of the better quality rug pads that contains real rubber without the use of glues or adhesives. A close look at the front of this rug pad shows a textured recycled felt surface to hold the rug and a natural rubber lower surface that contains a unique texture to grab to the floor. Upon trying to pull the rubber from the felt, it is obvious that there is no glue involved, and this is what is safest for hardwood floors and rugs.
When compared to other felt and rubber rug pads that we found, Ultra Premium stands out with the best material and composition. A common rug pad available contains a very slight texture within the rubber, not nearly as large as that of Ultra Premium, and this texture concerns us at it will not prevent slipping for as long as it should. When looking at a comparison of rug pads for hardwood floors, the attention to detail in Ultra Premium is quite evident.
Superior felt rug pad from Rug Pad Corner is an excellent rug pad for hardwood floors when slipping is not an issue.
Now, let’s look at a rug pad for hardwood floors that does not prevent slipping, more for room size rugs or rugs with furniture on them. This recycled felt jute rug pad does not contain glue, adhesive or rubber and is one of the best rug pads for hardwood floors under rugs that do not have a slipping issue. Superior felt rug pad is made of compact recycled felt into a 3/8 of an inch thick rug pad that protects rug and any hardwood floor.
Superior felt rug pad is extremely dense and this is what makes it resist any stress to occur to the rug and the hardwood floor. A rug pad is only worth as much as it can protect the rug and floor and Superior rates extremely high in protection. Since it is 3/8 of an inch thick, Superior also is one of the most comfortable rug pads that can be found, not to mention that it also seems to reduce noise and sound.
Superior felt rug pad is manufactured in a 40 ounce quality, perhaps the highest and most dense quality available in a felt jute rug pad. Unlike lower density rug pads, Superior does not mat down and will resist and protect for many, many years.
Rug pads for hardwood floors are often taken for granted. We place the rug pad under the rug and forget about it. The problem occurs in the future when we need to lift the rug and rug pad. It is important to see a damage free hardwood floor, regardless of how long the rug pad has been down. Since we don’t often look under our rugs to see the rug pads, it is very important to choose the best rug pad for hardwood floors from the start. This will save any surprises once the rug is lifted in the future.
