Remove the damaged carpet carefully cut along the outline with a utility knife image 1.
Can you replace damaged carpet.
Whether carpet has been damaged by clawing chewing scratching stains or smells professionals have seen it all and can easily repair and replace any damaged areas.
Tools and supplies you will need.
The diameter of a standard can is a good guideline for the size of a replacement piece.
As long as the damaged area isn t too large you can save the time and expense of replacing the.
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.
Remove the damaged fibers all the way down to the to the carpet backing then cut some replacement carpet fibers from an out of the way area like in the back of a closet.
Stretching it s normal for carpet to become loose or detached from the tacking over time.
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.