Depending on the size of the rip, you can either use adhesive or carpet seam tape to fix it,' says Alex Capozzolo. Use adhesive or carpet tape for small rips 'For smaller rips, you can apply a ...

Make straight cuts so you have straight seams when you patch in the new pad ... a power stretcher to restretch the carpet. If you have carpet that has pulled loose from a metal threshold, fix it now, ...