Replacing Carpet Burns

Apply carpet adhesive to the hole and lay the replacement carpet piece in place.

Replacing carpet burns.

Press it down firmly. In order for the patch to blend in with the existing carpet without being highly noticeable it must match the pattern in the carpet or the pile must run in the same direction. Closet to fill in the hole. Scrap piece of carpet or carpet cut from an unseen area like a.

Wait for the glue to fully dry and then trim the new fibers even with the surrounding carpet. Apply extra pressure all around the edges of the new piece working the fibers into the surrounding carpet. Once the carpet tape is firmly in place turn the repair piece so its arrow is pointing in the same direction as the arrow near the cut out area and press it firmly into the opening. Cigarette burns rips and stains can ruin the look of your carpet and replacing it can be costly.

2 x research source. X acto type craft knife. Holding it carefully in place use a utility knife to cut around the edges and through the carpet under it. Take the freshly snipped fibers and carefully super glue them into place where the burned fibers once stood.

Cover the replacement piece of carpet with heavy books and allow it to sit overnight. 1 x research sourcestep 2 use tweezers to pull out the burned fibers and discard the along with the singed clippings step 3 use your fine manicure scissors to cut out a small amount of undamaged carpet strands from another area of the carpet that is hidden from view. Press the scrap firmly over the damaged area. Step 1 snip away the singed edges of the carpet with fine manicure scissors.

This patented kit is one of our favorites because of the superb quality of the repair and the satisfaction our customers get when they save a bundle fixing carpet damage. Replacing a section of carpet with severe burns what you will need. For medium to large burns. As long as the damaged area isn t too large you can save the time and expense of replacing the.

If you find that more of the carpet was burned than what you originally thought and or the removal of the burnt fibers creates a noticeable spot proceed onto the steps below to replace the section.