Rugs, Carpets and Carpeting - Berber Carpet
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Syd37
07-01-02, 09:58 AM
We had Berber carpet installed a month ago and the dog upstairs came down and caught his claws and created a large pull in it. Would like some advice on how to repair it.
Thank You
Syd
Thank You
Syd
Carpets Done Wright
07-02-02, 07:52 PM
Copied from a topic titled Berber repair, found below in the past topics, that I posted.
You can re-burl the yarn. If you still have it, and it hasn't
lost its twist. If it has you may stretch a wall in a
bedroom and get a yarn off the edge, to use for the
repair.
Using acrylic latex carpet seam sealer and some tools(Ice
pick, jewlers screwdriver, or an awl) Squirt latex down
into the backing(You may need to cut the TOP primary
backing) and start stitching. Don't get too carried away
with the latex, or you'll have it all over the face yarns.
Sticking the nub of latex that is already on the yarn down
into the new latex with your "tool", hold it with your other
finger and pull out. Then don't mess with it for a day.
Place a book over it with some weigth on it.
Now with all that said, if it is at a seam edge, you will
need to cut the seam open, take all the old seam tape
off, cut the bad row out and reseal with latex(which the
original installers probably didn't do. That's why your
having this problem) and reseam.
Good luck! It's an art.
You can re-burl the yarn. If you still have it, and it hasn't
lost its twist. If it has you may stretch a wall in a
bedroom and get a yarn off the edge, to use for the
repair.
Using acrylic latex carpet seam sealer and some tools(Ice
pick, jewlers screwdriver, or an awl) Squirt latex down
into the backing(You may need to cut the TOP primary
backing) and start stitching. Don't get too carried away
with the latex, or you'll have it all over the face yarns.
Sticking the nub of latex that is already on the yarn down
into the new latex with your "tool", hold it with your other
finger and pull out. Then don't mess with it for a day.
Place a book over it with some weigth on it.
Now with all that said, if it is at a seam edge, you will
need to cut the seam open, take all the old seam tape
off, cut the bad row out and reseal with latex(which the
original installers probably didn't do. That's why your
having this problem) and reseam.
Good luck! It's an art.