"Ape" wrote in message
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I am frustrated. I have a situation here at home that causes me to
have to try to protect my walltowall rugs. I never should have bought
the expensive, plush rugs that I did, but now that that is a done
deal, I need to try to keep them from getting stained. The cleanups
are getting too frequent and are too hard and are too frequent for
this old man care giver.

I have tried a few fabric runners from Lowes, all on the order of 2' X
8'. So far they all quickly 'bunch up' because they seem not to like
laying on the rugs. That causes a dangerous situation that is very
dangerous when walked on, and is something I should avoid.

Anyone suggest an alternative? How about plastic runners? Do they
have similar problems?

The Apeman

You may want to try a carpet film protector, instead of rugs. Our carpet
installer recommended it since we decided to do further remodeling after
the carpet was installed. Do not buy the stuff the box stores sell, go to
Uhaul and buy theirs. Absolutely great stuff, we had ours down for over 30
days, didn't want to come up even after that! It's a real cheap investment.
http://www.uhaul.com/MovingSupplies/...tector?id=2338

If you're still set on rugs, we had some made for in front of the doors &
kitchen sink from the same carpet we had installed elsewhere. Was not
cheap by any means, had an anti-slip backing professionally put on. They
will not slip by trying to get them to move. Just for the heck of it, I
laid it on our carpet instead of the tile & laminate. My fat ass had a
hard time trying to see if I could slip. Just a thought anyways.