How Rubber Pads Help Improve Household Fixtures

For those who have hardwood floors in their homes, I can sympathize with your concerns about the wood’s safety. It is a problem that occurs frequently, and yet we all learn to live with it. Which brings up a question, why do I have to compromise for the lack of traction my furniture and wooden floors offer? Must my floors get scratched every time I sit on the sofa or get out of bed? Am I that lazy to actually settle for unfixed furniture and battered floors? You don’t need to be Tim Allen to solve this riddle. The answer will not seem so complicated to get to once you realize the simplicity of solution: rubber pads!

Most equipment, whether it is computers, treadmills, industrial machines, and just about anything else that moves should have a soft under-footing of lining rubber. As I write this piece my laptop has small rubber bumper guard parts underneath the machine for grip and protection. Elastomer pads are an easy way of helping to protect an expensive investment. Rubber has always been used as a protective material providing padding between two surfaces. Its soft and durable nature makes it a perfect wear item designed to take the abuse. Why do cars have rubber tires? To protect the wheels from the hard road surface and vice versa. Why use rubber pads? How will they help keep your furniture in place? Rubber naturally has a high coefficient of friction, meaning that it has good grip and will help keep your furniture stationary. The black color of the rubber will contrast with my wooden floors and will look horrendous! If aesthetics is a concern for you, clear rubber pads will help make the elastomer pads less noticeable. We offer rubber in a variety of colors and compounds.

If one does not have wooden floors, then how will a rubber bumper guard help improve the home? The vast assortment of rubber allows them to be applicable to most household applications. For appliances that require noise and vibration reduction, such as washers, dryers, and refrigerators, there are vibration dampening rubber pads that help dampen noise and pulsation while also protecting your floors. In general, the thicker the rubber is then the more impact resistant the pads will be. Pads of lining rubber make installation easy. The installation process for most types of rubber pads is considered a DIY (do-it-yourself) process. These DIY type projects can be done by anyone with just a little bit of patience. The versatility and flexibility of rubber will help contour your application. If you use your eyes a bit more carefully, you will see that rubbers are used in almost all everyday household items. Chances are that you may even be standing in rubber shoes! We can also offer perforated elastomer pads for areas that are regularly exposed to water and can cause a loss of traction.

These rubber pads can also be used for recreational activities. For those who would like to live a long and prosperous life, rubber pads can even be used as yoga mats or can be placed under your treadmill to do your daily exercise without having the neighbors below complain. This type of lining rubber also serves to keep the flooring of an area intact and damage free. It can save you a lot of repair money in the long run.

Now that you have realized the numerous ways a rubber bumper guard can be utilized, it is time to take the face of fear off this industrial product! It’s time to take matters in to your own hands and fix your household problems by your own means and solutions. We offer elastomer pads in a variety of sizes and colors, so whether you are looking for standard rubber pads or something to cut down on vibration, call us, we are here to help!