No More Rubber-Backed Bath Rugs
chisue
13 years ago
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Comments (9)DM just dyed her bath towels and bath rug a beautiful deep purple. She used Rit Dye and they came out great. I mean they look brand spanking new. In fact, some of the bath towels she dyed were decorative towels that had some lacey trim and the lace came up a teeny bit lighter which looks so nice on the deep purple. golddust - why not Rit? Geez, I hope she's not made some major mistake that she can't undo? DM's towels and bath mat were pale yellow and she wanted to change things up a bit. Had the Rit in the house and used it....See MoreRubber backing on scatter rug harm wood floor
Comments (3)It is never recommended to put an area rug with a rubber backing onto hardwood flooring. Most manufacturers state that you should only put a rug that is "breathable" on top of a wood floor. Sometime moisture will get under the rug and if it cant breathe that moisture will continue to sit on top of the hardwood floor causing damage....See MoreRubber backed rugs on hardwood flooring?
Comments (1)I think I read that rubber backed is a no no for hardwood floors as well, but there is supposed to be some sort of non slip pad you can put under rugs to keep them from sliding. I'm sure someone with more knowledge will respond. I need to find out too as we just installed red oak hardwood in our kitchen remodel, still in progress....See MoreRubber-backed throw rugs
Comments (7)As you can see, the verdict is "no rubber backed" anything with hardwood. Just because you move them around doesn't mean they won't damage your floors. Rubber has petroleum based plasticizers that keep it soft and malleable. It's the plasticizers that cause the damage. The petroleum based stuff is very damaging to polyurethane (which can be petroleum based as well). And that's where things go sideways. Even to 'solid state' products can and will have chemical reactions to one another. It just takes a bit more time to do it..that's all. I would ASSUME the rug backing WILL damage your hardwoods. That's the safest way to look at this. Go ahead and go rug shopping. These other rugs are going to be used in other areas...where stone and tile have remained....See Moremikie_gw
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