Step 4 if your rug still won t lie flat apply some heat to it.
How to flatten a curled sisal rug.
This method does work really well but works best if you have an extra room or basement where you can do it.
I recently purchased an 8 6 round area rug.
I receive a lot of email questions.
This method should work for rugs that are badly curled at the corners but the rug obviously needs to be the size of the bed or smaller for the best results.
If the corners of the rug are curling curl them backward flatten them back out and place weights in just the corners of the rug.
Remove the area rug from the floor and place it between your mattress and box spring.
Unrolling the rug.
If the corners curl up place heavy books or objects on them for several days.
Run the iron over each corner of the rug to help flatten the edges.
Place an iron on a wool setting.
Removing creases and wrinkles from new sisal wool sea grass cotton and other natural fiber area rugs question.
Because a sisal rug often remains rolled up for an extended time before you purchase it you must train the rug to lay flat on your floor.
Once you unroll the rug.
This will still take some time but significantly less time that it would if it were right side up.
How can i relax these fold creases so the rug will lay flat without the creases showing.
Removing creases and wrinkles from new sisal wool sea grass cotton and other natural fiber area rugs.
How to flatten a new rug.
This will normally flatten the rug in about a week.
How to flatten an area rug that has been rolled up.
Step 3 lay the rug upside down.
Iron out any wrinkles on the rug gliding the iron with the pile of the rug not against it.
Make sure it lies completely flat and leave it for at least a week before you check the result.
If the ends still curl up move to the next steps.
Purchasing a new rug can be exciting as you give one room a partial makeover just by setting the rug on the floor with little effort required.