I have a Persian rug in my living room that's attractive, but doesn't offer much cushion on my hardwood floors for sitting and noise dampening. I know it's possibly to buy thick rug pads, but the ones I've found have been expensive. I think it wouldn't be too hard to create some sort of cushion to go between the rug and a cheap, non-skid pad. Does anyone have suggestions for an inexpensive material that might work? Thanks!
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Do you care about your Persian rug? Is it expensive? If it is and you don't want to damage it, you need to invest the money in a good rug pad. Bad rug pads can break apart the fibers of your rug from the underside through the top by causing friction on the delicate fibers.
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What about a furniture moving blanket? Between a non-skid pad and the rug itself, it wouldn't likely damage the rug's delicate fibers - but I'm no expert. A quick Google search returns several inexpensive sources...
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I used to work for a carpet seller. Try going here, he used to buy from them. They have several low density but high quality rug pads to choose from, made specifically for area rugs. VantageIndustries.com. I couldn't tell if they sell to individuals or businesses only, but you could contact them to find out how to!
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I always just buy carpet pad at Home Depot/Lowe's. They sell it off those giant rolls, and it's not very expensive -- I think you can get 8X10 of "the good stuff" for less than $40. (Also you can cut it and tape it together with duct tape to make the exact shape you need.)
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I like the foam rug pads at Target; for 8 x 10, they're only about 40 bucks.
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