rag rug Pads: Felt rag rug Pads
All rag rugs need a rag rug pad and for those of us not too excited about using rubber rag rug pads on our floors, an excellent choice in rag rug pads for all rag rugs on all types of floors is one of a felted jute. The best jute felt rag rug pad is made of a recycled jute that is compressed into a dense rag rug pad to prolong the life of any area rag rug while protecting the floor underneath.
A quality jute felt rag rug pad is made from recycled fibers such as nylon and wool carpet fibers. The manufacturing process is one called a needle punched compression. This in essence takes the recycled fibers and compresses them into a nice, dense rag rug pad. The higher the weight, or ounces per square yeard, of the felted jute rag rug pad, the better support it provides to your rag rug. On the higher level of quality, the 40 ounce recycled jute rag rug pad is a winner. This rag rug pad is dense enough to help protect your rag rug, soft enough on the underside to be extremely safe on all floors and thick enough, just less then a 1/2 of an inch, to be comfortable. One more quality of this felt rag rug pad is that it provides a great barrier for sound. Sound insulation is a key element with rag rugs on hardwood floors and this rag rug pad truly absorbs sound.
When choosing your felt rag rug pad, it is important to make sure it is made with recycled fibers. This will keep it mold and mildew resistant, nonallergenic and odor free. This type of felt rag rug pad is safe for your rag rugs, your floors and your family and generally lasts around 15 years before needing to be replaced. You may see this quality jute felt rag rug pad at rag rug Pad Corner . One more very important aspect of this jute felt rag rug pad is that it is one of the only rag rug pads rated as being safe for laminate floors. Laminate floors tend to have a finish on them that does not react very well with rubber, plastic or any petroleum based product. The jute felt rag rug pad is rated as being completely safe for laminate floors.