Dropped Match On Carpet

How to figure out where to cut carpet to match a pattern.

Dropped match on carpet.

Burn marks on your carpet can be frustrating to clean whether you ve dropped a match a hot iron or even a hair dryer. Instead it matches somewhere down the pattern and it varies from product to product. A carpet with an 18 inch pattern match would require adding 1 1 2 feet to each length and width measurement. For example a bedroom measuring 12 feet by 12 feet would require a pattern match.

Whereas with a normal vertical pattern repeat. This is the most common type of patterned fabric. See in the diagram how the fabric doesn t match if you cut the fabric and align the cut panels. How to find a pattern in carpet.

For smaller burns in less noticeable spots you can use a few key strategies to repair your carpet. A drop match is a pattern style in broadloom carpet and vinyl sheet flooring that doesn t match exactly on each side of the roll. The pattern is the same on both sides of the. Each corresponding pattern element drops down a certain distance usually a half pattern repeat in length instead of simply repeating horizontally across the width as in set patch.