Can You Replace A Patch Of Carpet

If those fraying discoloring factors have concentrated in one particular section of your carpet you can patch the installation rather than replace the entire thing.

Can you replace a patch of carpet.

Step 1 attach the tack strip. As long as the damaged area isn t too large you can save the time and expense of replacing the. Rectangular patches can be cut using a utility knife while circular patches can be cut using a circular carpet cutter. 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.

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. If you re using carpet tape stick it onto the base floor as well. 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. If the patch is to be applied against a wall and the room has baseboard molding your two options are.

Tools and supplies you will need. Measure the damaged area of the carpeting. Properly planned and executed. 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.