How To Lay A Rug Flat

Lay the rug where you would like it to go and then rearrange your furniture.

How to lay a rug flat.

First try taking a steam cleaner or a wet sponge and moistening the areas where the curling is at its worst. 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. Ensure that you place at least one piece of furniture on each corner of the rug.

You won t have to leave your furniture this way forever but 2 to 3 weeks should be sufficient. Set the corners back in their natural position. The water will help loosen the fibers and enable it to lay flat. If they still curl upward place heavy books at each corner for another day.

Once the water dries there should be some improvement. New videos every saturday. If corners still curl upward flip the rug over and let it sit that way. If not there are still other methods that can be tried.

To flatten corners that are curling upward fold them slightly under so the curve points down leaving them. Hello my revivers this is a quick video showing you how to get any area rug to lay flat. Step 2 fold corners under if they want to curl or roll. Roll the edge of the rug up and place the backing on it.

Sometimes the corners won t lie flat even after the rest of the rug relaxes in place.