Diy Carpet Patch Repair

Place all four strips then remove the protective paper from the top of all of the strips.

Diy carpet patch repair.

To begin the carpet repair you must cut a straight edged square or rectangle with four to six inches of clearance around the damaged area. Josh with the carpet repair guys walks you through the supplies tools and steps you will need to repair any small damaged area of carpet so you can save yo. Pluck out any loose carpet fibers around the edge of the hole and the surrounding carpet. Make sure that the direction of the fibers on the patch matches the direction of the fibers on the carpet.

Because carpet fibers are inserted into the backing like hair combed in one direction rub your hand on the carpet to determine the direction of that nap. Align the arrow on the patch with the direction of the fibers in the rest of the carpet and stick the patch down firmly onto the disk. To ensure the carpet tape doesn t work its way back through the opening cut a length 2 to 3 inches wider. Double sided carpet tape is the easiest method for fastening the patch in place.

Carpet tape will hold the patch but over time it will dry and lose it stickiness. 98 0 12 oz get it as soon as sat sep 26 free shipping on your first order shipped by. Stick the tape on the floor first making sure it gets right to the edge of the hole then peel the top section of the tape and put the patch into the hole. Place the replacement patch onto the adhesive disk.

Place a narrow bead of carpet seam glue along the perimeter of the cutout.