Types of Carpet Damage and How to Repair

How often  you need  to repair  your carpet  depends on  you.  There  are instances  such as  burns, crushing,  fading, furniture, bleeding, sprouting, and carpet beetles where you'll want to take  action.  Most of the time, you can finish a repair  job without needing a professional, although there will be times when you will need professional assistance.

'''Burns '''{BR}
Burns occur when a cigarette butt or flame comes in contact with the carpet.  If the burn is small, the burnt fibers of  the carpet can be cut out with scissors.  If the burn is large,  you'll need to replace the area with a new piece of carpet.   You can do this yourself if you know how, or have an installer do it.

'''Furniture marks '''{BR}
Heavy furniture can result in indentations being left on the carpet.  To get rid of these nasty marks, you  should sprinkle your carpet with some club soda, place a towel over the  area, then iron it.  Do this a couple of times and you  will see your carpet begin to re-fluff.

'''Shading, Crushing, and Matting '''{BR}
A lot of traffic on the surface  of the carpet will cause it to flatten, which may give  some types of carpet a shaded appearance.  If this happens, you should brush and vacuum the area.  If you can't fix the problem, you may need to hire a professional, as this can sometimes be very tricky.

'''Shedding  and Snagging'''{BR}
Shedding is  a problem  of usage,  as the  fibers will  surface on  the carpet.   This isn't  a defect  in manufacturing, but a normal problem.  To fix it, you'll need to vacuum the area.  The snags on the other hand are tufts that  have pulled out of the surface of the carpet.  They will occur more often with loop pile than cut pile carpets.  You should never  pull them off, but instead cut them off neatly with a pair of scissors.

'''Sprouting '''{BR}
A carpet is known to have sprouts  only when there are tufts on it, which  are longer than the rest. As pulling on  them will only damage the carpet more, you should trim them off with scissors and level them down to the rest of the pile.

'''Static electricity '''{BR}
This depends on the  carpet material, construction, and padding.  Humidity  will play an important role as  the moisture in the  air is absorbed  by the carpet  fibers.  A humidifier  will help to  retain moisture, and  you can also spray the surface of the carpet with an anti static agent. 
Carpet beetles

The best way  to deal with carpet beetles  is with a strong vacuum  suction.  You should always avoid  spillage and keep the surface of  the carpet clean of  food.  The carpet beetles  are quite annoying, as  they feed on wool,  hair, hides, fur, grain, seeds, and flour.  If the carpet is infested bad, you professional cleaner is the way to go.

'''Bleeding or crocking '''{BR}
Bleeding of the carpet is the loss or transfer of the color from one section to another.  Good  underlayments can help to prevent bleeding to a certain degree.  Crocking on the other hand is the loss of the carpets color when it is  rubbed. To avoid this, simply avoid getting your carpet wet.

A carpet installation job that is one  right can help you reduce your repair  worries to quite an amazing degree.  You  can always call a pro as well, as  their services will often end up  being much cheaper than if you  were to go ahead and replace  the entire carpet.