Can I use my rug both indoors and outdoors?
We have a large number of rugs that are perfect for outdoor areas and can handle just about anything short of a hurricane or tornado. Due to their pure, 100% polypropylene weave, they are built to handle rain, sun, and snow. That being said, you’re probably asking, if there are other rugs that are indoor only that are also made from 100% polypropylene... Why are they indoor only?
The reason for this lies in 3 factors:
- Our application of a ColorFast Solution to the outdoor products
- The rug's weave (both pile and backing) is 100% polypropylene with no jute or cotton
- The outdoor rugs are woven differently, most often being a flatweave
The ColorFast Solution prevents the rug from fading, meaning that they are resistant to sun fading/bleaching, as well as color drain due to rainfall and regular exposure to water. Our indoor rugs do not have this treatment, and a good reason for this is that most of them have an actual pile, which does not handle water so well.
Jute, cotton, polyester, silk, wool, and just about any other fiber that we carry are not designed to handle getting coated in water. Polypropylene is a different story though, as it is a tough, durable, and easy-to-clean fiber. Since the outdoor rugs are purely Polypropylene, both front and back, means that it doesn’t suffer from any degradation in water, especially since they have a weave unique to themselves.
Our outdoor rugs are unique in their weave, particularly in the fact that the bulk of them have no woven pile. Many of them are uniformly flat and feature an interlocking weave that allows airflow through the rug, aiding in its drying process.