You can repair carpet DIY without professional tools

DIY carpet repair without special tools.
This video shows you how to repair carpet with tools that you have around the house.

You don’t need to spend a lot of money on buying special carpet repair tools, such as a heat bond seaming iron, a carpet seam roller, or a carpet seam cutter, which you will most likely use just once or twice. Now, you do need to get carpet tape, but carpet tape is inexpensive to get in the first place, and the carpet tape that I use in the video doesn’t require a seaming iron.

Critical requirement for successful carpet repair:
1) Matching piece of carpet to use for the repair. Look inside your closet to see if it has the same carpet as the area you need to repair.
2) Great fit of the replacement carpet piece.
a. You can’t have large gaps between the replacement carpet and the existing carpet, for obvious reasons.
b. You can’t have any overlap between the replacement carpet and the existing carpet because any area of overlap will result in carpet that is not taped down because there’s carpet underneath carpet and not adhesive under carpet. (You can use glue gun to glue that part down although it won’t end up looking pretty.)

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[KYKCreations]

One of the commenters noted that "double side tape has to come out and it always takes the padding along with it." I want to take this opportunity to remind folks that you should NOT be peeling the protective paper off the underside of the tape that will be touching the padding. In this video, I peeled off the protective paper from the top side of the tape ONLY but NOT the underside. I trim off the sides of the protective paper that is stuck on the underside of the tape, but I never take it off. You can't have the underside sticky because then it will be very difficult to slide in the carpet tape under the existing carpet.

[stevenfaults]

Been a construction worker my whole life and I've never seen any video as a short, direct, or more simple way to do this repair. Thanks so much for the upload!

[chasetrix]

I’d like to thank my Cat for initiating this learning experience 😂

[kimh]

Cat owners everywhere thank you for this video! Nice and clear instructions.

[aunyamallick]

Wow, thank you so much for this. My cats have destroyed a chunk of carpet in my bedroom doorway and I’m desperate to fix it to save my deposit and avoid any other charges from my apartment. Everyone has told me that it couldn’t be fixed unless I hired a professional, but this is proof it can be done! Your video was so straightforward and it’s great to see a woman doing home repairs 🥰

[cormacmeehan]

My dog with separation anxiety has created the exact type of damage you are fixing in this video. This is perfect - totally what I needed. What a great DIY solution! Thank you for posting.

[Tigerstyle]

I just repaired my carpet using this exact method. Great instructions. Thanks for posting this.

[natetinsley]

Out of all of the carpet repair videos ive seen, this was the easiest, cheapest, and most informative. Great job!

[tatortot]

I am so glad I ran across this video. I am a woman also who is tired of hassling my boyfriend to fix the carpet spots our dogs have messed up but I wasn't sure how to do it properly. Now I know and I'll just do it myself. Thank you again. I'm your new subscriber. 😊

[mhoncho]

Smart woman. I love the clear mental process she had to putting this plan together.

[handerjh]

Cats did the same thing, looking to repair 3 door entrances so this is helpful, thanks!

[leannebrantner]

*Great, straight forward video, , it was exactly what I needed too. It was so helpful! I was looking for a way to repair some cat damage to carpet. The damage was also in the same location.
*The only other thing I separately learned elsewhere {Floors by Southern boys, How to Repair a Carpet Seam: 4:40-6:09} for a better seam (seamless) was to offset the "bubbles" or dots on each side of the carpet backing from each other. Be sure to cut in between the grid lines containing the bubbles/dots or you will fray/split the carpet fibers. Also, be sure that that carpet runs the same way (the ssme direction it lays down).

[JonathanMurray]

Almost exactly what I need to do... and you described and showed the process so simply! Thank you.

[saralouise]

Omg you can’t even tell where the replacement piece is. Amazing :) I’m glad I found this

[krystalbaker]

This video is great! I've done this 4 times in less than a year in the exact same spot. Gave up fixing it. Brand new house with a hole in the carpet. Can't get cat to stop.

[terribishop]

Excellent, great job!!!!. Tip.. all carpet has a knap like corduroy. Figure out direction by swiping the knap back and forth on the existing and future patch then cut it so it lays the same direction. It won't show on some but some will be night and day difference.

[tonyo]

What an excellent idea taking carpet from a closet. Thank you so much. But I remembered after watching your video that we have a small piece of same carpet in our garage.

[diarmuidcdc]

Now that’s what I call a real DIY vid. Thanks for making this Video!! Have to fix mine due to cats tore it up. Also thanks for showing what products you’ve used. Loved it.

[paulfleming]

Perfect timing ! I have to do the same job in a hallway and since I am not a carpet installer, this lesson is what I needed .Thank you, the construction of the video was excellent .

[thirdcoastcarpet]

Awesome video. I do this professionally, but this is simple and very DIY friendly. The carpet trade in general is not very homeowner friendly, and if I have to make the trip to make a patch this size for a client, I won't do it for less than $100. Yeah, I do it the right way every time, but I myself would love to save $100+ by doing a small job myself rather than hired out.