ᐅ Lay carpet over wall-to-wall carpeting

Hello,

we actually have wall-to-wall carpet in the entire hallway because we find it warmer. However, this carpet wears out more along the walking paths than at the edges. We have now placed a runner-style carpet in the middle of the hallway. But it does not stay in place and keeps shifting. We tried fixing it with adhesive tape, but it now wrinkles because it still wants to move. Do you have any suggestions?

Best regards, Gerda

Hello Gerda,

We experienced the same issue, but in the living room. No matter what we tried, there was always a wrinkle that kept getting bigger day by day. In the end, we even bought new broadloom carpet and had the entire room recarpeted. The heavily used areas looked terrible, but we also didn’t want to accept the wrinkle from the carpet that was lying on top.

Years ago, we once used a coir runner on the carpet. It stayed in place well and didn’t slip. This coir runner was quite durable.

Of course, after some time, this doesn’t look very nice, as the tread areas become more worn. We had this problem under the living room table. We then fixed the carpet in place using a special adhesive.

I did the same; this adhesive is effective, and the carpet can no longer slip here. This is especially a good solution under the tables.

We also have wall-to-wall carpet in the hallway, and here I can see our traffic paths. By this, I mean that the carpet is worn in these areas. I like the suggestion of using a coconut fiber runner, and I will give it a try.