If no remnants can be found cut a small portion of carpet from the back of a closet or other out of the way space to provide a repair piece.
Diy carpet repair patch.
The basic kit available at flooring distributors and online includes a hockey puck sized carpet cutter and adhesive disks to glue the patch in place.
Because the donor area is filled in either with a piece of remnant carpet or is left unrepaired carpet patching is considered to be imperfect but a net overall improvement.
The first thing you need to do is to measure the hole.
The hardest part of this diy is to find a patch that would match your existing carpet.
If the patch is to be applied against a wall and the room has baseboard molding your two options are.
When done correctly this repair eradicates the damaged area with minimal or no evidence.
Carpet patching is a simple system of carefully cutting out the damaged area and replacing it with a patch of donor carpet of the same size.
Just grab a piece of chalk and use a ruler to outline a square or a rectangle or a circle shape around it.
Remnants from the installation of the carpet make the job a little easier.
Steps to patch a hole in your carpet.