The diameter of a standard can is a good guideline for the size of a replacement piece.
Can you replace damaged carpet.
Remove the damaged carpet carefully cut along the outline with a utility knife image 1.
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.
Cigarette burns rips and stains can ruin the look of your carpet and replacing it can be costly.
Using a tooth pick work carefully and slowly and put a drop of a clear waterproof adhesive on the base of each fiber then attach it to the carpet backing.
As long as the damaged area isn t too large you can save the time and expense of replacing the.
Tools and supplies you will need.
The goal is to keep the cut out area image 2 as small as possible but still allow carpet tape to be inserted into the space and laid flat beneath the carpet backing.
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.