Patented technology
Cut to order. Perforated to adjust.
The whole system exists to remove one tool from install day, and everything else follows from that.
Short answer
Every UnderItAll pad is cut at the factory to the rug dimensions you provide, then scored with perforations every 2 inches along its adjustable edges. On site you tear along a perforation line to remove a 2-inch strip, exactly like tearing a paper towel. No scissors, no measuring, and no felt dust.
The process
Three steps, start to finish.
- Step 01
Order at the rug's finished size
Provide the rug's dimensions, measured to the woven edge and excluding fringe, and pick Luxe 1/4 inch or Luxe Lite 1/8 inch. That is the entire specification.
- Step 02
We cut and perforate to order
Your pad is cut to those dimensions and perforated in 2-inch increments, then shipped the same or next business day from our Georgia facility.
- Step 03
Unroll, peel, set the rug
Unroll in position, let the felt relax for a moment, pull a perforation strip if the room disagrees with the drawing, and set the rug on top.
Three steps, start to finish
Click, ship, rip.
Order at the rug's finished dimensions, the pad is cut and perforated in Georgia the same or next business day, and the only thing left on site is a strip you pull by hand.
Trade accounts order through the UnderItAll trade portal, where your pricing and past orders sit together.
The design decision
Why two inches?
Two inches is the practical unit of error in a real room. Rugs are woven to tolerance and rooms are built to tolerance, so the gap between what you specified and what is actually on the floor almost always lands within an inch or two.
Finer than 2 inches
More perforation lines means more places for the pad to separate where you did not intend it to, and a weaker edge under compression.
Coarser than 2 inches
Removing four or six inches at a time overshoots the correction and leaves the rug’s edge unsupported, which is exactly the failure a pad is supposed to prevent.
Two inches
One strip resolves the overwhelming majority of field corrections, and the pad still finishes about an inch inside the rug’s edge where it belongs.
What it replaces
The old way, itemized.
Measuring and taping on site
Every conventional pad install starts with measuring a rug you already measured once, then transferring those marks onto felt without a table.
Cutting felt freehand
Felt does not cut cleanly with household shears, and a wandering line becomes a visible pad edge under a flatweave.
Cleanup
Offcuts and felt dust on a newly finished floor, in front of the client, on the day the project is being photographed.
The second trip
A bad cut on install day has no same-day remedy. A perforated pad can only ever be adjusted in the safe direction.
The two options
Two thicknesses, one decision.
Luxe 1/4 inch
The trade default. Adds cushion, body, and acoustic damping under most rugs, and supports furniture load across the full foundation. Specify this unless something says otherwise.
Luxe Lite 1/8 inch
For low-profile conditions: door clearance, floor transitions, layered rugs, thin flatweaves, and radiant floor heating where a thicker pad would insulate the system you paid for.
The pad itself
Designer quality that’s durable and comfortable, always.
- Keep it simple with two thicknesses
- Luxe 1/4 inch is the trade favorite, with the density and body most rugs want. Luxe Lite 1/8 inch handles the low-profile jobs: door clearance, transitions, layering, radiant heat. Two options, one decision, no spec sheet required.
- Rapid Relax for a smooth install
- Rolled or folded in transit, your pad lays flat in no time. No weighting it down overnight, no fighting a curled corner while a client watches. Unroll it and it settles.
- Pretty grippy, latex-free backing
- Our Daisy Grip backing locks the rug to any indoor surface without the messy residue latex leaves behind. It's the prettiest, grippiest rug pad you'll never see.
- 100% post-recycled felted fibre
- Felted from 100% post-recycled polypropylene, polyester, and nylon. Cutting to order means we're not producing remnants nobody can use. A conscious choice against latex, and a shorter story than most eco claims because it's the whole story.
Proudly made in the USA
Answers
How the technology works
How do perforated rug pads work?
The pad is cut to your rug's dimensions at the factory, then scored with perforations every 2 inches along the adjustable edges. On site you tear along a perforation line to remove a 2-inch strip, exactly like tearing a paper towel. No scissors, no measuring, no dust.
What is a scissorless rug pad install?
A scissorless install means the pad reaches its final size without a cutting tool. Because the pad ships cut to your rug size and perforated in 2-inch increments, any final adjustment is done by hand. Nothing sharp comes out on a client's floor.
Why are the perforations spaced 2 inches apart?
Two inches is the practical unit of error in a real room. Rugs are woven to tolerance and rooms are built to tolerance, so field adjustments almost always fall within an inch or two. A 2-inch increment covers that variance without leaving a visible pad edge.
Is the perforation technology patented?
Yes. The perforated custom-cut rug pad is UnderItAll's patented innovation and is not available from conventional pad suppliers. It is the reason a pad can be both cut to order and adjustable after it arrives.
Do the perforations show through the rug?
No. The perforations are shallow scoring on a dense felt pad that sits under the full body of a rug. They are invisible underfoot and do not telegraph through pile, flatweave, or hide.
Can the pad tear accidentally along a perforation?
Not in normal use. The perforations require a deliberate two-hand pull to separate. Once the rug is set on top, the pad is under compression and the scoring holds indefinitely.
Which edges of the pad are perforated?
Pads are perforated along the adjustable edges so you can reduce either dimension on site. Because the pad already arrives cut to your rug size, most installs never need to use them, but they are there when the room disagrees with the drawing.
How is this different from an ordinary cut-to-order rug pad?
A conventional cut-to-order pad is final. If the room or the rug is off by an inch, you are back to shears. A perforated pad is cut to order and still adjustable, which is what makes a single visit install realistic.
Are the perforations the same as scoring a pad with a knife?
No. Knife scoring cuts through the face and weakens the pad unpredictably. Factory perforations are engineered at a controlled depth and spacing so the separation is clean, straight, and repeatable every time.
Do the perforations reduce how well the pad grips?
No. Grip comes from the density and surface of the felt across the full area of the pad, not from the edges. Removing a 2-inch strip changes the pad's dimensions and nothing about its performance.
What does Rapid Relax mean?
Rapid Relax describes how quickly the felt releases its roll memory after unpacking. The pad lies flat almost immediately instead of needing to be weighted overnight, which is what makes a same-day install possible.
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