If you’re reading this, you’ve probably experienced the unfortunate pull on your nice new (or not so new) carpet. Maybe your cat sunk her claws into it or some furniture was dragged across the carpet in a hurry.
Despite what may have caused this, don’t worry too much. In most cases you won’t need to replace your carpet. In fact you may even be able to repair it yourself. We’ve received all sorts of questions about self-repair, so we finally decided to post some guidelines for repairing your own carpet.
We have a lot of experience in this department, so take a look if you’re a confident fixer upper, and would like to avoid spending tons of money on a brand new carpet.
- Get a very sharp knife and cut down the rows of the carpet. Cut also the ends where there aren’t any rows. This gets a bit difficult where there are seams, as you’ll need to keep in mind the tape on the back side of the carpet as well.
- Be careful about cutting too close to the outside row, because when cut, it could come off and in that case you would have to make the hole bigger.
- Get another piece of carpet from your storage area and cut it to match the shape of the hole. Of course it will look much better if the patterns match.
- Put new seam tape down underneath the carpet and glue around the edges so it stays in place. Then glue the new piece in with a glue gun. It helps to have special adhesive (tape) and an induction iron (which I typically carry with me). Using these tools it will glue more fully to the top of the carpet.
Presto! You have a (semi) brand new carpet. This is how I repair my own carpets and my clients’ carpets. If this process seems a little too complicated, don’t worry, we can repair it for you. Keep in mind also that a poor repair job could cause more damage, so give us a call if you’d like professional service instead.
