How to Fix Burnt Carpet - 3 Ways That Worked for Me - Avoid Expensive Carpet Replacement

Been there done that!

Carpet is expensive to replace, especially the wall to wall broadloom.  So what if you accidentally dropped your hair straightener, curling iron, or that cigarette that fell from the ash tray?

Whether you are a renter or a home owner, here are a few tips that worked for me.  It all depends on how bad and deep the burn is as to which process you try, but all three do work!!

Below are 3 Ways to Fix burnt carpet.  Hopefully one of these ways processes work for you!  They did for me.

1.  Razor Blade Process

I had a tenant in my house for a couple of years, and she managed to drop her hair straightener a few times.  I didn't realize this until I

moved in, and the carpet was fairly new, so I did some research and this worked for me.  Give it a try if the burn is not too deep.

Step 1 - Vacuum thoroughly so you can see what you are dealing with.  Make sure you have good light or strong daylight to see the full extent.

Step 2 - Take a lady's disposable razor or similar, and gently run it over the burnt spot.  This will shave off the blackened bits and fluff up the fibers that are remaining.  Carpets with a low or no pile are the worst for showing burns, as you can see in my above BEFORE picture.

There were quite a few of these on the carpet once they had moved out.

I know the lighting was different when I took this AFTER picture, but the razor blade did the trick.  As you can see, the burnt carpet marks no longer show.

I was super pleased with the results.  When the fibers in this carpet melted they blackened and glued together, but the razor blade cut off the blackened bits and fluffed up the fibers enough that I couldn't see them anymore.


2.  Snip and Glue Process - Burnt Carpet Repair and Apparently Help From your Pet!

So then came a few other burns that were deeper and the razor blade didn't really work and there was an indent.

After some research I found another way to fix or at least hide the problem.  This requires some patience and arts and crafts.

What you Will Need:

Super sharp tiny craft or manicure scissors
Super Glue
Tweezers
Carpet Fibers stolen and collected from hidden areas of the carpet

Method:

This one takes some patience but I can tell you it works!!

Get down on your belly and get comfy because you will want to see the burn up close.  This is when your pets will want to help or think you want to play when you lay on your belly on the floor!  Throw them a ball or get them away from your work since you don't want them walking in super glue.

Be Careful with Pets - You Don't Want Them Walking in Super Glue Until it is Set

Step 1 - Snip the burnt carpet fibers away the best you can so that black doesn't show.  Yes the remaining fibers will now be shorter but this is where the fun begins!

Step 2 - Take your little scissors and cut little fibers from around the room, such as the back of the closet, or under the bed.  Just take a few from here and there so not to create another problem.  Collect as many as you think you will need for the size of the burn.

Step 3 - Take your super glue and spread a thin film of it on the repair area, being careful to not get it anywhere else.

Step 4 - Place your lose carpet fibers into the glue lightly with tweezers.  You want enough fibers that you fill in the void and you don't want super glue on the surface.

Step 5 - Block the area so that no one walks there are cover it with a show box or something so the glue can set.

Step 6 - DONE, you can even vacuum this and it won't come up.


3.  Cookie Cutter Burnt Carpet Repair - When the Burn is Bad

This is the last resort burnt carpet repair.  If you had a burn go right through the layers of the fibers and there is nothing left to cut out or cut and glue, then you can use this tool that I found online.




Step 1 - You basically cut a circle up to 3 inches diameter around the bad spot with this sharp tool, and then cut from a remnant or the back of the closet or from somewhere this wont be seen and you switch them. Replacing the burnt carpet with a fresh piece.

Click on the picture to see the process.  But this will work too.  There was no way I was going to pay 3 grand to replace a whole room of carpeting for the sake of a few burns.


If you have a lot of carpet in the house, this is a good investment to have around the house. This can work not only for burns but for those stains that simply won't come out.

Your eye is drawn to burns and stains.  It is nice to get rid of them without total replacement