bogus hearth rugs

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Charles2

Feeling the Heat
Jun 22, 2014
281
GA
I don't understand how anyone can advertise polyester, olefin or wool as a hearth rug. Surely these melt and smell horrible when they get burned?
 
I don't understand how anyone can advertise polyester, olefin or wool as a hearth rug. Surely these melt and smell horrible when they get burned?
They are fire resistant as they claim but not fire proof and yes many can melt. But yes they are bogus I have seen many that people tried to use as a hearth extension.
 
Agreed. There are some fiberglass hearth rugs that may work for ember protection but even they will not be effective if they are loose and allowed to shift away from the fireplace or stove hearth.
 
Since the ember-on-the-oriental-rug incident, I got a fiberglass hearth rug. It's a not so great looking solid beige, so I put a dark patterned poly rug over it. I actually screwed down the fiberglass rug to the wood floor since it has a tendency to move.