How To Make An Area Rug Lay Flat

Hello my revivers this is a quick video showing you how to get any area rug to lay flat.
How to make an area rug lay flat. Please share and thumbs up. Sometimes the corners won t lie flat even after the rest of the rug relaxes in place. Lay a damp towel over the edges and iron them flat. Mark on each side of the gripper pad.
With the towel still covering the carpeted area hold down the iron and press. Cut around each side on the marks you made. Measure in 1 2 inch from the edge of the rug. Then take an iron and set it to a medium heat.
Take a wet towel and moisten the areas where the carpet is curling. Ideally there should be furniture holding the rug on all four sides but if the furniture is heavy enough simply anchoring it on two opposite sides may be enough. If they still curl upward place heavy books at each corner for another day. It was a great size for my small office space underneath my desk.
Remove the gripper pad. Lay the gripper pad on the floor where you want the throw rug. This should flatten the areas out. The carpet in that room is a neutral read boring beige i wanted to use a black and white check area rug that i bought from ikea several years ago.
If the ends still curl up move to the next steps. If it lies flat you are rubbing with the pile. Brush the pile of the rug with your hand. Set the corners back in their natural position.
New videos every saturday. Stand at the edge of the rug where the pile runs flat or smooth. 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. I added an area rug but was having issues with it buckling under the legs of my turquoise desk.
To flatten corners that are curling upward fold them slightly under so the curve points down leaving them. Quick cheap and easy way to get your area rug to lay flat. If the pile stands up you are rubbing against the pile. Cut a gripper pad or backing to fit the rug.
Many times this will allow the rug to lay smooth for a while.