Apply some carpet adhesive onto the patch requiring floor.
Can you replace a patch of carpet.
If you re using carpet tape stick it onto the base floor as well.
Measure the damaged area of the carpeting.
As an extra step you may cut out a piece of thick fabric an inch larger that the patch on all sides lift the hole s edges and glue it onto the main carpet as the base for the patch.
Properly planned and executed.
A remove the baseboard and reinstall it after laying down the carpet patch or b leave the baseboard in place and install the tack strip 1 4 away from the baseboard as described in the next step.
Step 1 attach the tack strip.
If the patch is to be applied against a wall and the room has baseboard molding your two options are.
Cigarette burns rips and stains can ruin the look of your carpet and replacing it can be costly.
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.
Tools and supplies you will need.
Determine the size of the carpet to be cut out and whether you want to cut a rectangular or circular replacement patch to fill the area in.
As long as the damaged area isn t too large you can save the time and expense of replacing the.