Using the burnt section of carpet you just cut out as a template cut out a swatch of carpet from a less noticeable area like the back of your closet.
Burnt carpet with iron.
Orla try gently scrubbing it with a scrub brush or damp cloth.
Make sure whatever you use is only the size of the replaced piece though.
If your carpet has a pattern make sure it exactly matches that of the burnt section.
Replacing the carpet or calling in the professionals can be costly but with a little care and patience annoying burn marks can be removed from the carpet for good.
You may be ironing quickly and the iron slips out of your hand or you set the iron onto the ironing board and it accidentally falls onto the carpet.
As we re rushing about our busy days frantically trying to get everything done accidents tend to happen right.
And no it s not setting up a little plaque and declaring it modern art.
There is a solution to repairing it.
Use the x acto type knife to carefully cut out the burnt area of carpet without cutting into the padding.
You can also place something heavy on it for awhile to flatten it a little.
Things needed to fix a carpet burn caused by an iron.
Iron burn stains on the carpet can be removed using supplies from your home and the hardware store.
No matter how it happens it will leave a very noticeable black mark.
So whether your carpet burn is from an iron that has decided to kamikaze off the ironing board a heating appliance that prefers curling carpet to hair or a runaway cigarette.
Iron burns on carpet happen from time to time.
Coit s guide to removing burn marks from carpet.
1 roll of double sided adhesive carpet tape 1 razor knife 1 iron to use heat to adhere the new carpet to floor 1 towel or similar cloth 1 comb for brushing carpet.