I have used them for a runner in my kitchen and been very happy with it. I love being able to wash a rug and now other rugs never feel clean enough to me.

When you wash it, you remove the backing. Getting in positioned properly again is fiddly. My DH (the patient one) does it for me, but if it were bigger than a runner I think it could be much more difficult.

One of my rugs curled without ever being washed :(

I have a runner by the kitchen sink and have not had problems with it curling at the corners.

I admit to vacuuming my rugs in halls, kitchen and bedrooms at least once per day and usually after every meal in the kitchen and I think that was why the rugs curled. But my other rugs, even flat weave ones, do not curl with the same vacuuming habits.

I think a rug should be vacuum-able! I use the Dyson and if you push it back and forth, the rug can get "sucked up." I vacuum in one direction, and then the other direction to avoid that. It can occur at the edges of any thin rug (eg kilims) for me.

I have a 6x9 Ruggable under my dining table and one corner gets a ton of traffic. Maybe we've learned to avoid it or it's well affixed to its backing, but I've had no issues with curling or a trip hazard. I am usually able to trip over anything.

I bought a small ruggable to test in a powder room and did not like the surface texture and the crunchy velcro sound when walked on. Perhaps I chose a bad style…

Off to listen more closely to my rug… 🙂

Oh, I might need one of those for winter- no issues with our large one thus far.

I have had no problem with corner curl on my 2 ruggables. I had a problem with kitchen crumbs getting on the floor and sticking to the backing...if that happens it's really hard to clean the bottom of the backing. I checked the website about how to clean it and they said not to wash the backing, but I tossed it in the washer (I have a large capacity front load) anyway, all by itself. It came out clean as a whistle.

@roarah did you happen to tuck the pad into the corner pockets of the rug? It seems counter intuitive to NOT tuck the backing into them. but you aren't supposed to. The corner pockets stay empty, just to keep the corners down, I guess.

I followed the directions to a tee and it was in the first years of their business so the issues might have been resolved but in many recent reviews there are still numerous complaints about curling. Mine were purchased before the corner pockets were added.

I think vacuuming caused my issues but rugs should withstand frequent vacuuming. I will not try a new version because the company was unwilling to back the products that failed within weeks of my purchasing them.

That’s too bad they wouldn’t make it right. The first one I bought frayed on the edge. I contacted them and they sent a replacement. You would think they would want to avoid lawsuits if the curled corners cause injuries.

FWIW:

In 2019, for example, Ruggable added silicone triangles to the corners of the toppers to weigh them down; several of our staff have newer Ruggables with the corner tabs, which help, but the sides still curl up frequently. A company representative said that in September 2021 they started rolling out a redesigned chenille topper meant to limit the curling.

Interesting info Mtn. There are several Ruggable runners that catch my eye but I've hesitated to order one. DS has one under his dining room table and the side that gets the most traffic definitely has curled and they've never washed it. They probably bought it 3 or 4 years ago though. I read Wirecutter's full review and I think I may try one for the laundry room.

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/why-we-love-ruggable-washable-rugs/

The Spruce

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HGTV

https://www.hgtv.com/shopping/product-reviews/ruggable-washable-rug-review