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Super quality perfect for hard wood flooring. Paid a little more than I wanted but it was worth it. Thick, but not too thick. I put it under a very nice natural jute rug and it made all the difference in the world as far as a nice "soft" walk.

This is definitely as advertised - totally non slip. I'm using it under a cotton/poly braided rug on the wood floor in the hallway. Before I had a chance to cut it to the proper dimensions, I had it on my ceramic tile in the kitchen. Same result - no slipping. It is good and thick. It was packaged nice and tight and I was worried there would be major creases. It was folded, not rolled. It flattened out nicely in a day or so. My cats can no longer take a running start and crash into the rug, sending it flying and flipping everywhere. They are not happy. I am!

I bought this pad to cut up and use for the Jelly bean throw rugs (~2' x 3') I bought for the kitchen. The bottom rubber side grips the floor well and the top coarse side grips my throw rugs well enough for me.... but my room mate is heavy footed and he manages to side the throw rugs off the pad with in 1-2 days.The pads are thin, but they make a huge difference in comfort and I am over all very glad I got this. If fact the thinness is sort of a plus since the throw rug drapes over it and it looks like it is just one piece. It makes the thin washable kitchen rug feel much more substantial and comfortable while cooking and I'm a plus size woman, so that says a lot about how much comfort these pads provideI am in the process of hand sewing 4" diagonal elastic corners to each of my rugs to hold the rug and pad together better ( room mate proofing). That is a simple and fast fix which I would probably have to do once I get a dog again anyways

I have a difficult rug that bunches. I've tried it in two different rooms thinking maybe less use would reduce the bunching, to no avail. This rug pad arrived and looked very similar to the one I was using. I put it under the rug and my rug HAS NOT BUDGED since. I have no idea why this rug pad is so awesome but IT IS.

I ordered the 8'x11' pad for use with a rug on a hardwood floor. Very happy with the quality, packaging and shipping. When I unpacked the rug there was no odor.The pad came folded and did have some creases when unpacked. I flattened it out on the floor for an hour or so and then laid the rug on it even though it was still creased. The weight of the rug flattened out the remaining creases. Not an issue at all.The size of the pad is exactly as described - 8'x11' in my case. I did have to trim the rug for my particular application. It was easy to trim using a pair of decent kitchen scissors. I trimmed it to be 6" smaller than my rug, therefore allowing a 3" margin all around my rug. This worked well but on reflection a 2" margin would have been a little better.

My husband and I live in a duplex where our son's nursery shares a wall with our neighbor's master bedroom. We have hardwood floors throughout the house and we wanted something that would help absorb sound, but also prevent our carpet from shifting and pulling up while we moved around. This certainly did the trick. It is thick, so be careful when setting it up near doors. Our son's door didn't close, so we had to cut it, but it wasn't that big of a problem for us. We were pleased to discover that there wasn't an odor when we opened the bag and laid it out. I was half way expecting to have some kind of gross plastic or musty smell, but to our surprise nothing! Best part about the rug pad....it absorbs a ton of sound.

This was exactly what I was looking for! As a novice to rugs and hardwood floors, I did not know plush felt pads were a thing. We got this since the bottom of our area rug had sticky residue from cheep slip pads. This did the trick. Protects our floors and adds plush cushion. We were all impressed by the new life this gives our rugs. We bought another one for another are a rug. Highly recommend!

This is a great pad at a great price. We use this for a very old, large, expensive oriental rug and it is perfect. The pad protects the floor and protects the rug, and creates a nice cushion when we walk on it. This is very inexpensive compared to other pads of similar quality. When it arrived it had some wrinkles in it, but they smooth out once the rug is in place.

Love it. Just the right amount of padding and will protect my floor. Well made and in the USA. No smell. Doesn't shed. Easy to trim. What's not to like??

Makes my cheap acrylic rugs feel like wool and my nice wool rugs like a fresh buttermilk biscuit.

100% Felt Rug Pad - SAFE for all floors - Extra Thick - 7' x 10' - Add Cushion, Comfort and Protection Like this very much for area rug on my wooden floors. I got another brand that was supposed to be non-slip for rug on wooden floor but it had one side that was very scratchy. It would have damaged the wood if that side were down. If that side were up against the rug, it would have been too harsh for the oriental rug (in my opinion) and would have worn the hand knotting. This is just right. Possibly for a very small area rug (something like 1 x 2 or 2 x 3) it might slip under a running dog, . Maybe not. It is thick enough to give a nice feel under foot. I am comfortable the rug is protected from excessive wear. I also like that it was cut slightly larger than the described size. For some reason many rug pads are undercut. I had no difficulty cutting this down with an ordinary scissors.

Pad is thick & area rug sides "sticks up" a bit ! I did tripped a little when walking onto rug.... darn.... so I need to be careful ! Maybe I need to trim pad edge/side a little.... not sure ( pad is about 1/2" shorter on sides). The pad stays put... does not "gather/wrinkle" like the cheaper pads do !

using it on two rugs. Bathroom woven cloth on linoleum=works great.Bedroom runner on carpet=works great.Is VERY thick so it does raise the height of the rug you use it under.Seems to be very well made, not at all cheap quality.

We used this for a 5 x 8 area rug on hardwood floor. It keeps the rug in place just fine, and makes the rug a cushiony place you wouldn't mind sitting down for a while. We haven't yet removed everything and cleaned, etc. so I can't say for sure how it treats the wood below, but the combination of the non-slip and hefty thickness of the pad do make it feel really nice both walking around and sitting in the room.

I normally don't write reviews. I felt it necessary to write one for this item.This rug padding works great. My rug never slips, it's wonderful.However today, my husband snagged his sock on something sticking out of the rug from the padding. I got down there and looked, and deep within the padding was a piece of metal. It took me a good 5 minutes of pulling and prying to get it out. It broke, hence the small piece, before I could pull it out.Please, be aware of this when you put your pad down for the first time. I never took that good of a look at it (but never thought that something like this could happen). Just be aware.

As of 12/14 only been using it about a week. But so far it is truly living up to its purpose. The rubber backing really holds the pad steadfast to the laminate floor. Was a bit skeptical about buying it because it wasn't described as having a "waffle type design" applied to the rubber back as one of our other pads has. This one has smaller, rectanglar size cells on the rubber back. BUT so far it really holds the pad in place.I am very pleased with it. PLUS the rug I placed on top of it does not slide at all due to the texture of the surface it has. This was a good choice and I am glad I purchased it. It is truly 9 x 12 so you may have to trim it to prevent an edge from showing under your rug.

I use this on my bed. I have a memory-foam mattress topper. It was constantly sliding around on top of the actual mattress and pulling the bottom sheet off. So I put this pad between the mattress and topper and it does a great job holding the two together.The only thing that I don't like is the "felt" material is very scratchy. Obviously it needs to be textured to hold the bottom of the rug, but it's a really industrial material and isn't comfortable to touch. I always feel like I touched fiberglass insulation after I've handled it and wore gloves the last time I did. If it was on the floor and crept out from under a carpet, I wouldn't want to step on it.

I had to cut off an inch on the length and width so that it wouldn't stick out from underneath my rug. It was very easy to trim with sharp kitchen sheers. I would suggest putting the softer side down (I have brand new wood floors so I didn't want to take a chance scuffing it up). The pad definitely makes my thin rug just even alittle softer to step on and I feel better knowing that my floor is protected. Good quality felt and it shipped super quick.

I finally got a proper rug pad for my handmade kilm. I had used an inexpensive white rubber honey comb pad and it transferred its pattern onto my hardwood floors. Even after repeated cleaning the old rubber rug pad impression remained on the floor. The new felt pad was a little difficult to cut with a scissors because of the thickness but I'm sure a sharp box cutter with protection underneath when you cut would work better. My rug looks great now.

Good pad, minimal rug slipping. Made from repurposed fiber scraps. NOTE: The pad material is thick and rugged, making it very difficult to trim. If you try to trim it, you will have a fairly ragged edge. I had considered buying a larger pad and cutting it for my two runners, but that is not a good way to save a few dollars.

I bought this to go under a pretty cheap thin rug, it did add some nice cushion. It's NOT like sinking into a cloud of softness or anything exciting, but it definitely better than those thin no slide pads for not much more cost.

Great rug pad and the price is great. Compared to retail stores this is HALF of what you would normally pay. The cushioning is also excellent.

Standard rug pad, not ask thick as I expected and rug slides easily over it. Compared to retail and other sites, good value for what is probably the same exact product.

I thought at first this would work but I am still straightening the rug at least 5 times a day. I wouldn't buy again.

Seems to allow the rug to move around more than I would want. We haven't tripped but I fix it several times a week. It is on a wood floor at our front door. Otherwise I like the thickness. I do have kids running around playing so I am not ruling out that fact. I might have to replace it since I worry it will cause more problems on the wood floor.

This came folded in a box so there are folds throughout the pad. It's being used for an area rug on laminated flooring. The rug still slips all over the place and can't be returned as it was cut to size. I will buy double stick carpet tape and hopefully it will stop the slipping. It is thick which will work great in the kitchen where we are using it.

i've got 3 of these under different rugs.i spend a lot of time bending down to put the rugs back on the pads after the cat walks across them.i tried turning the pad over, then it slides around on the floor; but the rug stays on top of the pad.why not put latex on both sides ??then the pad wont slide on the floor & the rug wont slide off the top of the pad 40 times in a day.

This rug pad arrives folded, not rolled. I have had it laying flat with a heavy wool rug on top of it for several days. There a very stiff creases creating an over all, high-profile bumpy surface. I will have to research how to resolve this issue. Overall the quality seems very high, and there is no slipping of the rug. I also ordered this rug pad in a 6'x9' size and have not had the same problem.

This product is thick, one side is felt and the other side is a "non-slip" rubber surface. I was impressed at first but then realized that the rug ( a woven wool rug with woven backing, not rubber) and pad were sliding around on our hardwood floor. Purchased for a 4 x 6 area rug in our foyer. I found I was constantly having to replace and reposition it. I purchased another 8 x 10. I haven't used it, but hope because it is bigger it will work better under our new rug. I will be glad to update my comments once it is in use.

Overall a good product, but it might have been cheaper to buy a moving blanket and cut it to size. The mat is exactly the same material as the last u-transport blanket I used.

The only complaint I could have is that it slides on my wood floors. The material does not stretch out of shape and there was not an odor like I have had with other pads in the past. It works well and provides a nice cushion to walk on.

Pad arrived timely. The description stated it was extra thick, but based on comparison with pads from two other supplier this pad was not as thick or as plush. Not necessarily a problem for me since I using it to protect my hardwood floors. Would like to know what they consider a "standard" weight product to be.

Beware, the 6x9 rug pad is not the same thickness and quality as the 9x12 and 5x7. Both sides were soft felt and was flimsy versus the other sizes I received had one side with a smooth finished and other side was soft felt, instructions say to put soft side toward the floor. The 6x9 size was the same both sides, just seems like a big piece of felt. I called Amazon, their response was that I can return for a refund. Sure of course, but such a hassle to remove table and benches, pull up rug and pad, find a box to fit the pad and return. Too much work being 38 weeks pregnant, i guess I'll just have to live with this pad for now. It's not terrible, just different than the other sizes I had received.

its okay but rug seems to move more with it. it adds thickness which is good

Pad is good quality but I purchased it to try to add some cushion to my shag rug. The ad said this was an "extra thick" pad but it didn't seem to make it more cushy at all. I agree with others who say it's pretty slippery as well. I ended up purchasing a thicker softer stickier pad at my local carpet store which was much cushier and worked better for my situation. Of course now with my cushier pad my rug sits higher off the floor and will be a trip hazard.

So this is a mixed review. I bought two of these for my runners and as they stay very well on the my wood floor, the carpet runners slide completely off all the time. The carpet does not stick on the felt part of this product. I have unfortunately thrown away the packaging so I am stuck with them. This is a shame as I have bought this brand before for larger and smaller rugs and have never had a problem. As I would recommend this product due to past experiences, my suggestion is keep the packaging just in case.

This pad will stay in place on the floor (one is on tile and one is on hardwoods) but the rug on top of it moves if the wind blows or if a dog farts. I will now have to get double sided tape to keep the rug on the pad which is kind of annoying.

I have ordered these in the past and they work well. I ordered 2 of the 8 foot runners for a long runner rug and as you can see by the picture one of them are brown and the other is not. Which really isn't that big of a deal since its under the rug however it's not as wide either. The packaging label is exactly the same which makes no sense to me.

We recently discovered that the pad turns brown and 'bleeds' in to the rug if it gets wet. We have a light colored rug from Restoration Hardware and after a water spill dried brown we couldn't figure out why (we thought the nanny may have spilled tea not water). It happened a second time and we still couldn't figure it out. So we tested it with a white towel and sure enough the pad turns brown when it gets wet. Definitely not to be used with a light color rug unless you;re 100% sure it will never get wet.

I got this for our hallway rug because it's nice and thick, so I thought it would give some cushion to an area we're walking over all the time. It does provide some cushioning, but that really doesn't matter since we constantly have to readjust the rug! The rug doesn't stick to the pad and the pad doesn't stick to the floor. They slide all over our hallway.

I read the reviews and based on them I felt this would work in holding my area rugs in place on wood flooring. It is a step better than no rug pad - BUT - the rug shifts off the pad all the time. It lifts the rug up high enough (giving a nice bit of cushion - mind you) that if you kick the rug on the side - as in dragging your feet along - the rug moves off the pad a bit. I'm always 'fixing' the rug back to the pad. The pad sticks to the wood flooring pretty good. It is the rug that won't stick well to the pad! NOT dragging my feet at home is not an option - if a person cannot drag their feet in the privacy of their home something is wrong!I'm thinking of putting double-sided tape between the rug and the pad. NOT a great thing to have to do. I admit defeat though......looks like I need some double-sided tape!Maybe this working right is dependent on the 'type' of backing that the rug has? Not sure about this.With other rugs on my wood flooring I once tried the 'waffle-weave' type that is sold in places like Walmart and after a year or so the rubber stuck to my wood floor leaving residue to clean off. I know that wasn't good for my wood floor. I need definite non-skid rug backing on my rugs and unfortunately that limits quality and design.I wouldn't recommend this because it's hit or miss whether it'll work for the next person.Thank you.

Smelled horrible. Would not recommend

I ordered an 8x11, but received a 10x14 or larger. I know I shouldn't complain for getting more than I paid for, but I had to go buy shears to trim off the excess. I didn't want to wait for a new one to arrive because movers were here to move a sofa and I wouldn't have another opportunity to place the mat. I would say it's of OK quality otherwise...nothing special.

Very slippery. We have vintage wood floors and this rug pad slips and moved daily. Also not as thick and cushy as we had thought it would be.

I ordered the 9x12 size, but it falls about 2ft short on the 12" length. Nice and cushy though.

Ordered 4 of these. Read all the reviews about how to request custom cut. Have received 3 of the 4 so far and they arrived with stock size and not cut. I was going to return but my husband said he would cut them. Took him an hour. Product is great but not what I ordered. Disappointed.

The carpet pad is thick enough however it doesn't stick. Each time you walk across it slides.If anyone has an idea on how to make it stay without gluing something into my wood floors I would like to know.

Rug moves everywhere on the mat. Never has there been a day where I didn't have to put the rug back on the mat... and it's in my bedroom!

These pads stay put on hardwood floors, but they do not keep the carpet in place. All 3 of my area rugs slide right off these pads.

I'm very unhappy with this pad. I bought three and they are nice and cushiony and they stick fine to the floor, but the rugs slip off the pad every day. I slipped and fell as a result yesterday. I missed the return window as I thought I could live with it. I'm so sorry I did. I'm going to have to throw them out.

I had high expectations for this product. The description really led me to believe that this product would prevent a rug from sliding on a hardwood floor. Unfortunately, it did not. The pad itself, due to the rubber backing against the hardwood flooring, does not slide...but it does not prevent the rug from sliding on the felt side of the pad. So everyday I get to bend down and reposition the rug back over this pad. It seams like this product would work better if non-slip rubber was on BOTH sides of this non-slip pad. 1 star because this does NOT prevent our rug from sliding.

We had to return it. When we ordered it, nowhere in the description did it say that it was not appropriate for vinyl floors, but when we got the package it had that disclaimer. It's important that all information is posted in the description.

I read all the reviews before buying and felt confident but my experience differs from the majority. I bought 2 2x8 runners and both have been a total failure. No prevention of rug slipping at all: the pads slide around on my hardwood floors and also the rugs come off the pads. Also, the pad gets very gritty itself, even if I am regularly cleaning floors. I feel like the material itself gives off grit. I have had them for 3 months and they held for maybe one week. Getting rid of them now and trying carpet tape.

This rug pad turned out to be a nightmare due to the uneven cut we received. We did everything a person could possibly do with measurements to cut this rug pad to fit under our rug evenly, but it didn't work. I finally made it work by having to trim off more from one side than the other.

Very cheap product and complete rip off. The rug from the pad comes out very often. Do not buy at any cost.

Do not recommend this, as it's basically a carpet pad cut to size and not meant for use area rugs. I could purchase the same item at any hardware or carpet remnant store for a fraction of the cost. Save your money and order a real area rug pad.

There is a huge chunk of molten plastic in the pad. And I can clearly see a lot of plastic "wires".100% Felt Rug Pad – I don't think so.

This pad pretty much does nothing. It doesn't add any noticeable padding at all. It is also not perfectly square, so parts of it stick out under the rug in places. Not worth the money at all.

This has already ripped. Would not purchase this ever again. Money down the drain.