An area rug on its own slips easily when stepped upon especially on smooth floors such as hardwood or laminates.
Can you use carpet padding under hardwood flooring.
Have you tried restoring hardwood floors under carpet.
Soft padded foam of the type that is regularly installed under laminate flooring is one layer installed between the subflooring and solid hardwood flooring.
If sound mitigation is a concern.
Padding and layers under hardwood flooring.
What type of padding should i use under an area rug on a hardwood floor.
Tools for restoring hardwood floors under carpet.
Or are you planning a project of your own.
An area rug is a great way to add a little warmth under foot atop a cool hardwood floor.
Utility knife for cutting up carpet and or padding into more manageable size strips for rolling up and removing from the room.
Engineered wood flooring however offers far more options for the addition of the padding style underlayment.
Prybar for pulling up the carpet tack strips.
Carpet padding does not provide enough support for hardwood floors and is often too thick for nail installation.
However you can look for a glue that also offers a moisture barrier in order to reap at least one benefit of an underlayment for this installation.
Finally if you want to glue down your hardwood floor do not use an underlayment.
Unlike padding under a carpet this type of underlayment padding is too thin for you to feel when you walk across a laminate floor.