How To Fix A Rug That Is Curling

All you need is a flat iron or steamer.

How to fix a rug that is curling.

Dampen the corner using a wet rag and tuck the curl under overnight or while you re at work. Do not move the iron in a back and forth motion which stretches the rug and could make it curl more. Set the iron and steamer in normal temperature and press it on the rug until it straightens out. Uncurl the curled part of the rug and press a damp cloth to soften the fabric.

Finally with no alternative i marched myself right into the hardware store to buy the biggest baddest rug glue i could find. Applying heat or steam is another way to fix curled up rugs. I flipped the rug back over pressed it over the carpet and it seriously worked like magic. Turn over the rug and weigh down the top holding the.

The tape is double sided so after you have it positioned where you want you simply peel off the paper that is protecting the sticky side that will be against your carpet. I even tried duct tape to get the dang corner to stay but it was determined to stick up. Use this tip when your area rug is curling on the ends and won t lay flat. Flattening the curls for an inexpensive rug try to work the curled corner in the opposite direction.

Steam all areas of the rug that curl. Tutorials that i found on taming the curling edges of rugs were about smaller lighter weight rugs. Curling is a common problem for area rugs due to the fact that they have spent most of their life rolled up in some form or other. I ran the tape along the perimeter of the rug and i put a big x in the middle.

First try taking a steam cleaner or a wet sponge and moistening the areas where the curling is at its worst. Fortunately there are several things that can be done to remedy this situation.