Don’t Cut A Run!
If you get a run in your berber carpet, don’t cut it! You will make a very noticeable and permanent ugly line where you can see the backing of your carpet. Instead try the easy steps below to fix the problem.
You need the following items:
Hot glue gun
Clear hot glue stick
Paper clip
Paper plate or piece of cardboard
That’s it. A steady hand doesn’t hurt either.
1) Now place the glue gun on the plate or cardboard so that the glue doesn’t drip on the floor.
2) Add a small drop of glue on the backing of the carpet where the loop of the berber was originally attached.
3) While using the paperclip so not to get hot glue on your finger, press the carpet yarn into the glue at the bottom of the loop. There should be dried glue from the manufacturer on the carpet yarn. Attach it there.
4) Repeat all the way down the run until it is all re-attached. Use the adjacent carpet yarn still attached from the factory as a guide.
If you do it right, it should be very hard to tell you repaired it unless you know where it was. I repaired a run in my berber carpet and I forget it ever happened. If you have any questions or would like it repaired professionally, call Guaranteed Carpet & Tile Care at 923-2498 and we will be glad to help.
Ken