Cutting Out A Bad Piece Of Rug

Repairing a minor burn or stain may be as simple as trimming the ends of the damaged carpet fibers.

Cutting out a bad piece of rug.

With a cookie cutter carpet patch you can cut out and replace the bad spot with an invisible replacement piece. Use the top piece as a template and draw around it with the awl or pen. Take the damaged piece that you cut out over to your donor carpet area. Similar to the previous step cut out the donor carpet making sure that you cut the backing without cutting tufts.

Using a sharp pair of scissors like manicure scissors or even a nail clipper carefully trim the stained ends. How to properly cut out and replace a ruined area of carpet. Carpet cutters can cut through carpet backing easily and they have a long nose that guides. Pull out the damaged section of carpet.

Don t cut too much or too deep into the carpet or it will look like it got a bad haircut. Trim the raw edge of the carpet with a carpet cutter to remove any loose fibers and create a clean edge. Lay the piece on top of the donor carpet.