Cat scratch carpet repair experts.
Welcome to Carpet Doctor, you go-to pets friendly mobile carpet repair expert in England.
Cats love carpets, we love cats.
If a family pet gets trapped in a room by accident he or she will do their best to dig out the carpet in a hope of release.
Carpet Doctor is well aware of these common mis-haps and is on-call with one great repair after another.
Carpet damage caused by cats scratching can appear unsightly, but it’s possible to repair the damage without replacing the carpet.
Here are 7 steps to help you repair carpet from cat scratch damage.
1. Trim any loose yarns or fibers around the damaged area with knapping scissors. Preferably duckbilled.
2. Use a vacuum cleaner hose or lint roller to remove any visible debris, including cat hair and dust.
3. Check the damage for pulled fibers or loops, and gently place the carpet fibers back into place by using a pair of tweezers if necessary.
4. Apply a latex seam adhesive to some hessian tape and bond to the backing around the damaged area.
5. Once the latex adhesive and hessian tape are in place, you can make a patch repair from a template or use a darning needle and tweezers to carefully tuft in any missing or pulled fibers.
6. Let the latex adhesive cure for 15 minutes before gently massaging the repaired area with a carpet seam roller or soft brush.
7. Allow the carpet patch, seam or re-tufted fibres to cure thoroughly for 24 hours before vacuuming or cleaning the repaired area.
Following these steps should help you to restore your carpet from cat scratch damage. However, if the damage is too extensive then it’s probably best to contact a carpet repair expert for further assistance.
Carpet Doctor uses traditional methods and trusted materials to repair cat scratch and common pet damage on carpets at home.
A cat scratching carpet doorway can be repaired to an invisible standard as shown in the images below.
