If so you take care to orient the patch so that its pile direction correctly corresponds to the surrounding carpet.
Can you patch wall to wall carpet.
I have over 40 years experience.
Carpet probably suffers more wear and tear than any other surface in the home.
Patching a carpet is a task that just about every homeowner will face at one time or another.
Continue around the other edges of the patch in the same manner except in the case where an edge meets a wall as mentioned above.
All i do is repair wall to wall carpeting.
Then use a carpet tractor image 2 to press the carpet down onto the seam tape to reinforce the bond.
As a helpful reminder to yourself draw an arrow on a piece of tape and stick.
How to repair a wall to wall carpet.
I stretch loose wavy carpet with a power stretcher the tool the original installers should have used but probably did not.
When installed correctly wall to wall carpeting stretches taut across the floor with no visible bulges or wrinkles.
I do not sell or install so if i look at your carpet it is not to tell you need new carpet that i can sell you.
Spills cigarette burns and other mishaps can ruin a small area of wall to wall carpeting making it necessary to remove the section as a way to repair the damage.