Cutting Out A Bad Piece Of Rug

Use the top piece as a template and draw around it with the awl or pen.

Cutting out a bad piece of rug. Trim the raw edge of the carpet with a carpet cutter to remove any loose fibers and create a clean edge. By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine cut out and replace. Similar to the previous step cut out the donor carpet making sure that you cut the backing without cutting tufts. Don t cut too much or too deep into the carpet or it will look like it got a bad haircut.

Take the damaged piece that you cut out over to your donor carpet area. Carpet cutters can cut through carpet backing easily and they have a long nose that guides. Pull out the damaged section of carpet. Repairing a minor burn or stain may be as simple as trimming the ends of the damaged carpet fibers.

With a cookie cutter carpet patch you can cut out and replace the bad spot with an invisible replacement piece. Using a sharp pair of scissors like manicure scissors or even a nail clipper carefully trim the stained ends. Cut carefully around the circular indentation with an oscillating tool and a cutting accessory.