Fix Ripped Up Carpet

Use a chisel to pry up a corner of the carpet from the tack strips closest to the damaged section.

Fix ripped up carpet.

Hold the carpet in place by tacking it down with a few nails or tacks. Use the same cutter to create a patch. Use carpet from an inconspicuous place in your home or from a leftover roll. Use the old piece as a template when cutting the new piece of carpeting.

If your wall to wall carpet suddenly appears. Instructions ripped pull the carpet tight so the two sides of the torn carpet meet. Now you have to fold back the ripped carpet as much as tear appears and make a line of seam adhesive tape along the bottom carpet tear edges so that that you can put the carpet back down and push it into actual place. If you do not have carpet remnants and the tear is smaller cut a patch from an inconspicuous spot in the carpet such as under a dresser.

Pulling a tuft can cause a larger area to unravel. Start method of carpet damage repair by putting a small slide or flat edged tool such as a ruler underneath your carpet and lift the torn edge to fix it. If you are thinking about ripping up your carpets before you get in over your head stop to consider everything it entails. Make sure you align the carpet in the way you want it to stay when it s repaired.

Using a pair of scissors just snip it flush with the surface. Use a sharp carpet knife to remove the damaged section in one piece. For smaller tears use a circular cutter to cut the ripped carpet. Fold back the carpet far enough to expose the area under the tear.

Remove the old carpet tape from under both sides of the seam or rip. Use the same cutter to create a patch. 2 sew 1 inch stitches to close. Use the utility knife if you need to cut the old tape at the end of the seam.

If a tuft rises above the rest of the carpet pile do not pull it out.