Cutting Out A Bad Piece Of Rug

Carpet cutters can cut through carpet backing easily and they have a long nose that guides.

Cutting out a bad piece of rug.

How to properly cut out and replace a ruined area 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. Cut out a new section of carpet from a spare piece following.

Using a sharp pair of scissors like manicure scissors or even a nail clipper carefully trim the stained ends. Take the damaged piece that you cut out over to your donor carpet area. Don t cut too much or too deep into the carpet or it will look like it got a bad haircut. Lay the piece on top of the donor carpet.

Use the top piece as a template and draw around it with the awl or pen. Cut carefully around the circular indentation with an oscillating tool and a cutting accessory. Similar to the previous step cut out the donor carpet making sure that you cut the backing without cutting tufts.