Replacing Carpet Burns

Cigarette burns rips and stains can ruin the look of your carpet and replacing it can be costly.

Replacing carpet burns.

Cover the replacement piece of carpet with heavy books and allow it to sit overnight. As long as the damaged area isn t too large you can save the time and expense of replacing the. 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. 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.

Take the freshly snipped fibers and carefully super glue them into place where the burned fibers once stood. X acto type craft knife. 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. Special flock fibers and adhesives make repairing carpet a snap.

Apply carpet adhesive to the hole and lay the replacement carpet piece in place. Press it down firmly. Closet to fill in the hole. 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.

Holding it carefully in place use a utility knife to cut around the edges and through the carpet under it. Apply extra pressure all around the edges of the new piece working the fibers into the surrounding carpet. From scraps cut out a rectangle or square of carpet a little larger than the burned area. Step 1 snip away the singed edges of the carpet with fine manicure scissors.

Wait for the glue to fully dry and then trim the new fibers even with the surrounding carpet. 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. Get rid of unsightly burn holes and other carpet damage. Press the scrap firmly over the damaged area.

Replacing a section of carpet with severe burns what you will need.