Diy Carpet Repair Patch

Just grab a piece of chalk and use a ruler to outline a square or a rectangle or a circle shape around it.

Diy carpet repair patch.

Remnants from the installation of the carpet make the job a little easier. 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. When done correctly this repair eradicates the damaged area with minimal or no evidence. If no remnants can be found cut a small portion of carpet from the back of a closet or other out of the way space to provide a repair piece.

If the patch is to be applied against a wall and the room has baseboard molding your two options are. The hardest part of this diy is to find a patch that would match your existing carpet. The first thing you need to do is to measure the hole. Steps to patch a hole in your carpet.

For the price of a patch kit some glue and a star roller about 30 total you can make an invisible repair that will last the life of the carpet. 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.