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​DIY Carpet Repairs - July 2018

When we had our new carpet laid, we kept the off-cuts. DH rolled them up and stored them in the shed "just in case". Well "just in case" happened when our 4 year old managed to get supposedly washable texta all over the carpet in his room.  After unsuccessfully trying to clean the carpet, we remembered the left-overs in the shed. DH used a Stanley knife to cut out the stained carpet and replace it with patches from the "just in case" carpet. He bought special double-sided tape for carpet laying from the hardware shop to stick it down and hold it in place. To look at it you wouldn't know it was there. It took about an hour all up, saved the carpet and the cost of calling in an expert.  So, if you get new carpet, save all those off-cuts, because "just in case" could happen to your lovely new carpet too.
Contributed by Margie Burton