The website for the lvt has all kinds of things you need to do with your furniture to protect the floor.
What do you put under furniture to protect carpet.
How to avoid sofa weight marks on a carpet.
This is really good information.
A pad underneath an area rug is well worth the investment for both safety purposes and to help that rug stay exactly where you want it.
For a more cost effective method you can place scraps of carpet under the feet of furniture so protect your carpeting.
An area rug on its own slips easily when stepped upon especially on smooth floors such as hardwood or laminates.
Move your furniture around from time to time as well.
An area rug is a great way to add a little warmth under foot atop a cool hardwood floor.
If you must walk across the carpet to get to another part of the house do it 30 minutes after cleaning it by removing your shoes and wearing a pair of clean white socks to protect the carpet.
This not only adds freshness to the room but it removes the weight from that area as well.
Since leaving furniture out of the room isn t a practical.
Another thing that you can do it use furniture coasters.
Prevents rust and furniture stains also available in 3 inch and 4 inch sizes.
My brother and contractor plus neighbor say you do not need to put anything under your furniture.
If you leave furniture in the room it will be harder to shampoo because you have to work around it.
We are putting down the lvp flooring and i am getting conflicting stories.
Always use tabs under furniture when moved onto damp carpet to prevent rust and furniture stains to be certain you are called back for future jobs.
If you can t or don t want to move large furniture you can place squares of aluminum foil wood blocks or plastic film under the legs or base to protect them from water during shampooing.
This aids in the prevention of the breakdown of the fibers in the carpet from the weight of heavy couches and chairs which is distributed through the.
To protect area carpets or rugs from the effects of weighty furniture or if you are adding new wall to wall carpeting install a rubber or memory foam pad on the floor beneath the carpet first.
There is even special carpeting that you can.
Well you can use padding that is specifically constructed to prevent carpet dents for one.
Even if it s just a few inches to the side keeping furniture legs from sitting on the same space for years at a time can.