Dog scratched a hole through the carpet. Doesn't look terribly complicated to patch it, but I usually just hire that sort of thing out so my wife can yell at someone else for it being wrong. Anyone done it? Tips or tricks involved?
Carpet Patching
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There's not much to it.
Cut the patch, staple it down. Replace the pad if needed. I'm not sure if it's in a high traffic area that will be visible or not, but unless it's a thicker carpet, be prepared to see some kinda seam. You can mask it with some precise cuts, but chances are the wear will be different from the rest of your carpet.
When you go to replace it, you may want to use deodorize the area and make sure there's nothing under there attracting your dog so he doesn't scratch through the patch.
Cut the patch, staple it down. Replace the pad if needed. I'm not sure if it's in a high traffic area that will be visible or not, but unless it's a thicker carpet, be prepared to see some kinda seam. You can mask it with some precise cuts, but chances are the wear will be different from the rest of your carpet.
When you go to replace it, you may want to use deodorize the area and make sure there's nothing under there attracting your dog so he doesn't scratch through the patch.
Do u have any remnants of your current carpent? If u dont, I think a main issue is getting a patch to match from another piece of carpet.
So wierd. This exact same thing happened to me yesterday never had anything like it before but a naughty 8 month old pup at work. I used the shreds a toothpick and some super glue and did a toupee (more like hair plug
job. it is burber and in bed room doorway so I isn't super noticeable now unless really looking. Used a couple tube of super glue though.
If you don't have leftover carpet and need to guess at the color, check out Nebraska Furniture Mart and have them send you samples (free). I did this a few years ago when I made a checkerboard pattern at the closet door in my daughter's room.
I have a boatload of remnants of the carpet so I'm good to go there. I will see if I can do it. Otherwise if I ignore it long enough my wife will just hire someone to do it.
Match up the swatch, cut it precisely to hole size, insert a layer of a cloth fabric (like old jeans denim) that is larger than the patch on top of the pad, lift carpet up to be able to put some hot glue or even latex caulking on the fabric and apply pressure to glued area, then apply more glue or caulking in patch area and insert the carpet patch.
should work like a charm.
Hope that helps.
should work like a charm.
Hope that helps.
They make a seam tape you can buy at hardware store. Carpet seamer is just a really hot iron. It's not that difficult to do it the right way instead of using latex caulk or superglue.
I had a dog do the same thing right in the middle of the living room. She just sat there and pulled the individual strings of yarnish material with her teeth and left the burlap like woven backing. About a 4" x 4" area. I ended up cutting a piece from a leftover remnant. I cut the area out of the carpet and then cut a patch the same size. Then sewed the patch to the carpet at the edges using one of those big curved needles and clear nylon thread (like fishing line). It was pretty obvious to look at it since the patch was brand new and the carpet around it was a few years old. But it was okay.
I like the idea of the carpet tape suggestion.
I like the idea of the carpet tape suggestion.
Most carpet installers that work for stores are "subcontractors". they do work on the side all the time. for <$50 you can have someone professionally patch it and never know that it's there, especially if you have remnant matching carpet. They have the tools, and the skill, to fix it right.
If you really want to do it yourself, go to the hardware store and get some seam tape. Cut your tear into a nice square and match it with your remnant you have. use your iron on the hottest setting it will go to activate the adhesive in the tape once you put the new patch down. a seaming iron that a carpet installer uses gets much hotter than what your iron gets, but it should still probably work. the carpet then needs to be combed to hide the seams better. there is a special tool for this but you can kind of do it with something like a wire brush.
really it won't turn out as nice if you do it on your own and it's worth a few bucks to pay someone to do it right, especially if its in an area you're going to walk on all the time.
If you really want to do it yourself, go to the hardware store and get some seam tape. Cut your tear into a nice square and match it with your remnant you have. use your iron on the hottest setting it will go to activate the adhesive in the tape once you put the new patch down. a seaming iron that a carpet installer uses gets much hotter than what your iron gets, but it should still probably work. the carpet then needs to be combed to hide the seams better. there is a special tool for this but you can kind of do it with something like a wire brush.
really it won't turn out as nice if you do it on your own and it's worth a few bucks to pay someone to do it right, especially if its in an area you're going to walk on all the time.