Tools and supplies you will need.
Can you replace a patch of carpet.
Measure the damaged area of the carpeting.
If those fraying discoloring factors have concentrated in one particular section of your carpet you can patch the installation rather than replace the entire thing.
Determine the size of the carpet to be cut out and whether you want to cut a rectangular or circular replacement patch to fill the area in.
Properly planned and executed.
As long as the damaged area isn t too large you can save the time and expense of replacing the.
Step 1 attach the tack strip.
Apply some carpet adhesive onto the patch requiring floor.
Cigarette burns rips and stains can ruin the look of your carpet and replacing it can be costly.
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.
Rectangular patches can be cut using a utility knife while circular patches can be cut using a circular carpet cutter.
If you re using carpet tape stick it onto the base floor as well.
A remove the baseboard and reinstall it after laying down the carpet patch or b leave the baseboard in place and install the tack strip 1 4 away from the baseboard as described in the next step.