Turn your carpet cutout to make its bottom side face up lay it onto the new piece of carpeting and cut out the patch along the old carpet piece s sides.
Can i repair patch of carpet.
For the price of a patch kit some glue and a star roller about 30 total you can make an invisible repair that will last the life of the carpet.
Fixing a ripped or torn carpet is essential because loose carpet tears easily.
Because the donor area is filled in either with a piece of remnant carpet or is left unrepaired carpet patching is considered to be imperfect but a net overall improvement.
Carpet patching is a simple system of carefully cutting out the damaged area and replacing it with a patch of donor carpet of the same size.
With the patch in place finish with a couple tweaks to make it look as though there s been no repair.
Remnants from the installation of the carpet make the job a little easier.
Sharp objects can fall cutting carpets but most often tears and rips occur along the seamed edges or at the edges of badly worn.
Once you have the replacement piece ready slide the adhesive disk under the edges of the carpet.
You ll need a small plug of carpet that matches the damaged piece.
You can patch a small hole tear or burn using techniques that will make the repair virtually invisible.
To patch carpet using a patch repair kit with adhesive disks first measure the damaged area of the carpeting and place duct tape around it.
If you have carpet remnants left over from installation you can repair the damaged section with a patch.
First use a pair of scissors to trim any long shaggy carpet fibers that might draw attention.
Next measure and cut the replacement patch.
If you don t have a remnant you can steal a piece from inside a closet or underneath a piece of furniture you never intend to move.
When done correctly this repair eradicates the damaged area with minimal or no evidence.
Then use a utility knife to cut along the inside of the tape.
The basic kit available at flooring distributors and online includes a hockey puck sized carpet cutter and adhesive disks to glue the patch in place.
If no remnants can be found cut a small portion of carpet from the back of a closet or other out of the way space to provide a repair piece.