How can you patch carpet

Shop Carpet. Shop Hard Flooring. Shop Rugs. A craft knife can save the day if you find a hole in your carpet. Shop Carpet View Details Barlow. View Details Grand Terrain. View Details Romantic Moods. View Details Vancouver. Orient the patch so the grain of the carpet runs the same direction as the installed carpet, then press the patch firmly into the hole.

Ruffle the edges with your fingers to blend the seam. For small sections, you can purchase a carpet repair tool which resembles a round cookie cutter with a sharp edge. Press it over the damaged area and turn until you reach the padding, then pull out the circular piece and patch as you would a large section. Older carpet in high traffic areas might be more faded or worn than remnants or patches taken from hidden areas of the room. This might make larger patches noticeable.

You can use carpet tape instead of adhesive for larger patches, but it is not ideal for small repairs. The tape becomes bunched or balled up when working with a small opening, rendering the tape useless. Many installers leave you with some for these purposes. You can try to find your exact match carpet at the store where you got it. You can cut out a piece from a less important area like a closet. No one will ever notice. Press the empty can onto the carpet, centering on the middle of the hole.

This will leave an indented circle on top of your carpet that completely contains the damaged section. With your utility knife or your carpet hole repair cutter if you bought one on Amazon , cut out the damaged piece of carpet, following the outline that you made in step one.

Cut firmly through the base of the carpet but be careful not to cut into the carpet padding underneath. After you have finished cutting out your circle, use your hands or a vacuum to remove any stray carpet fibers.

Now that you have your piece cut out, you will need the replacement carpet. Most of the time there will be extra carpet left over after you have finished installing it, and you can use a piece of that for the repair. If you do not have extra carpet, there may be small sections of carpet that are not clearly visible, such as the carpeting in the back of a closet.

Take the same can you used in step 1 and mark an outline in the remnant or use your carpet hole repair cutter. When you cut it with the utility knife, try to copy the same movement and create a circle of the same size and shape.

The key to replacing a damaged carpet is to make the two sections match as best you can. The nap of the carpet will need to match and travel in the same direction, so take note of the direction on the new piece. Next, you should do the same thing with the carpet surrounding the damaged area.

Draw the arrow on the masking tape and make sure that you have both arrows pointing in the same direction. Take your single-sided carpet tape and cut enough lengths to fill the gap in the carpet.