You current carpet is partially worn and dirty and possibly faded from the sun previous cleaning.
Matching existing carpet.
Even if you are able to find the exact material from the same manufacturer your existing floor will show signs of age.
Don t try to match a new blue carpet in the bedroom to the old blue carpet in the den.
What is hardwood floor matching.
First thing is the existing water service doesn t have shut offs so i run to the store once to pick up some new shark bite service connections.
All you have to do it remodel the existing carpet so that it accommodates the transition strip.
You will likely never get an exact match.
Because the donor area is filled in either with a piece of remnant carpet or is left unrepaired carpet patching is considered to be imperfect but a net overall improvement.
A brand new carpet simply won t have the same abuse.
Pull the carpet over the top using a knee kicker.
I wouldn t opt for carpet squares right away as these aren t usually the same pile and look as residential rolled carpet.
Cut the edge of the carpet so that it reaches the edge of the tile perfectly.
Even if you were lucky enough to find the exact.
Carpet patching is a simple system of carefully cutting out the damaged area and replacing it with a patch of donor carpet of the same size.
Matching the existing carpet is going to be the key that will make or break this.
If you already have hardwood flooring in some areas of your home and are looking to add more trying to match the two surfaces is next to impossible.
My advice is this.