Leave the rug rolled up for about an hour and unroll it to see if the rug will lay flat.
How to flatten my new rug.
Press the tape down firmly smoothing it as you go.
Apply this tape to the back of your rug.
Leave the heavy items on the rug for.
How to flatten a new rug.
Rolling your rug in the opposite direction sometimes helps get rid of curls and allows the rug to lay flat.
Carpet tape works on hard floors and on existing wall to wall carpet holding your rug in place to flatten existing creases and eliminate new ones.
Step 2 lay your area rug on the floor and place heavy items like a stack of books on each corner of the rug.
When you get home and try to lay it down where you would like it it will want to roll back up.
It will look odd for a week or two.
How to flatten a rug with curled corners.
But then you can turn it right side up and it should lay flat.
If the ends of a large rug curl upwards you can place the rug in your room upside down.
Unrolling the rug.
After being rolled for so long new rugs might not look so good right out of the package.
Weigh down the corners with books or furniture.
Reverse rolling works well for curling corners on a new area rug.
How to flatten an area rug that has been rolled up.
Once you unroll the rug.
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.
Your new area rugged has been rolled up in a truck and a warehouse for who knows how long and likely at high temperatures.
I put my textile college degree to work to come up with a solution.
Here s a quick fix to smooth out the wrinkles safely quickly and easily.
Then remove the paper covering the adhesive and smooth the rug over the floor.
Why new rugs are wrinkled and creased.
A new area rug or one that s been rolled up and tucked out of the way for a while gets used to its rolled shape over time.