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.
Can you replace damaged carpet.
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.
As long as the damaged area isn t too large you can save the time and expense of replacing the.
Remove the damaged carpet carefully cut along the outline with a utility knife image 1.
Tools and supplies you will need.
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.
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.
Stretching it s normal for carpet to become loose or detached from the tacking over time.
The diameter of a standard can is a good guideline for the size of a replacement piece.