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.

Cutting out a bad piece of rug.

Don t cut too much or too deep into the carpet or it will look like it got a bad haircut. 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. Similar to the previous step cut out the donor carpet making sure that you cut the backing without cutting tufts.

Lay the piece on top of the donor carpet. Pull out the damaged section of carpet. Using a sharp pair of scissors like manicure scissors or even a nail clipper carefully trim the stained ends. Cut out a new section of carpet from a spare piece following.

Take the damaged piece that you cut out over to your donor carpet area. Cut carefully around the circular indentation with an oscillating tool and a cutting accessory. With a cookie cutter carpet patch you can cut out and replace the bad spot with an invisible replacement piece.