How Can I Keep My Rugs From Sliding All Over The Place?

According to RoSPA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, the most common accident in the home is caused by slipping on a rug or a carpet, so taking safety precautions in the home is not something to be sniffed at. There are a number of different products that can help make rugs safer.

Anti slip tape is self-adhesive tape, like big strong sellotape, but double sided, so that it sticks to the floor on the bottom and the rug on the top. This is good for solid floors such as wood, laminate, lino, vinyl and other similar surfaces. It is also possible to buy sheets of underlay made from latex or polycarbonate which will go underneath the whole rug. This is better for a rug that you might move around from time to time, where sticking it to the floor with tape may cause problems later on.

I also a had a similar problem with my rug slipping and sliding under my feet.  More importantly it occurred with my young children.  I live in long island and I shopped around in a few local rug store until I was satisfied with the advice and products.  I decided on a non-slip rug pad from The John Khalil Collection.  I bought it in the store from them and not from their site (www.johnkhalil.com  I prefer to shop in person for important issues like these.  Anyways, it worked better than what I tried originally (first I tried).

Several grip tapes and adhesive tapes are available in the local hardware store.