Cut carpet too short

d0nkeyk0ng · 21 March 2019 at 12:01PM

My mistake. Had some fitted wardrobes. Current carpet too long so I decided to cut it. I did it in a straight line. Sadly the carpet wasn't perpendicular and there's a small slither approx 1cm at its widest, narrowing to a point about 15cm long. Floorboard is visible underneath.

I still have the offcut but I need to fix it so it doesn't lift up when vacuumed.

Any remedies, bar a new carpet?

Grenage · 21 March 2019 at 12:22PM

I suppose you could use adhesive or nails/panel pins; it might not even be particularly noticeable.

Aylesbury_Duck · 21 March 2019 at 12:41PM

Two options to try before starting again with a new carpet. One, as suggested above, try tacking or glueing the scrap into place to see if it's noticeable. Two, get a piece of trim to match the wardrobe and fit it like a slim threshold at the base of the wardrobe, covering the triangle of missing carpet.

PDC · 21 March 2019 at 1:38PM

Can you not stitch it together ahead of glueing it down, would think that might help, if you can do so invisibly.

gardner1 · 21 March 2019 at 1:42PM

Double sided carpet tape and or carpet glue.........and next time remember "measure twice cut once"

As above if its a decent carpet maybe stitch it as well

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