Burn in carpet

[coopersim]

I have a little problem, a burn in a carpet about 4 inches long and 1 inch wide, it is from a pair of hair straightners that were left on the carpet - on - for about 24 hours

The good news is that I have a spare piece of carpet the exact match - BUT - I dont know how to repair the carpet

Two questions:

1. is it possible to cut out a piece of carpet and make a repair job

and

2. will it be visible when the repair is complete? the burn is in a visible posistion and if it will look an arse when it is repaired then id rather not bother!

thanks.

 

[joeb99]

If the carpet has a deepish pile, you can make a completly seamless joint, if not it may show, depending upon how carful you are.

How To:


Cut the damaged carpet out CARFULLY with a stanley knife with a NEW BLADE fitted.

Cut along a straight line so the hole you cut out has straight edges.

BE CARFULL ! Use a peice of wood to get the straight line, not a ruler... If you slip with a ruler, the blade will take your finger off, whereas if you slip with wood, the blade will just hit the wood!

Now cut out a peice of the spare carpet (match the pattern as best you can). Cut the new peice very slightly bigger than the old peice(1-3mm all round). This will help hide the seam.

In the hole, place a peice of cardboard (3mm thick) so it sits under the existing carpet by about 2cm all round (or as much under the existing carpet as possible, but no more than 2cm.)

Now glue (with carpet spray glue, in a can from B and Q) the old carpet to the cardboard by lifting the carpet around the hole, and sraying the glue. Dont glue or nail the chardboard to the floor !!!

Now glue the new peice to the cardboard.

Take your time, and it will be a seamless joint.

The cardboard holds the peices together, but still alows the carpet to move and flex when stood on. Carpet moves up and down and flexes when you walk on it, so sticking the carpet to the floor will leave a noticable seam - dont do that.