Like something out of a war movie, the small dog was tunneling under enemy lines to escape to freedom. Well, maybe not quite like that. Shut in a room without its owners realising, the dog just followed its instinct and started digging under the door to find its humans. Unfortunately, it was unable to dig a tunnel under the door, but boy, was it fun ripping the carpet and underlay to shreds. That’ll teach ‘em AND they’ll have a huge repair bill to boot. Shame the little dog hadn’t heard about invisible carpet repair.
A dog is for life – and ruining carpets
There is a saying rolled out around the season of goodwill that a dog is for life, not just for Christmas. A dog is also for ruining carpets. As well as chewing, clawing and digging in to the fibres and underlay, they’re also a dab hand at peeing on a carpet when you least expect them too. Not to mention them doing a ‘doo-doo’ the size of a five-a-side football pitch behind the sofa.
Cats have their moments too
Cats are very aloof. They think they’re far superior to dogs but give them sight of a loose thread on a sofa or sticking up from a carpet and they’re as likely to play with it contentedly for hours on end. To them it is prey; they’ll sort the little sucker out and make one heck of a mess before they tire of playing.
And at the end of this treatment by our furry friends, what are their humans left with? They’re left with a carpet which has seen better days and probably going to cost a fortune to replace. However, according to the page of carpet repairs at carpetsurgeon.co.uk, carpets are seldom a write off after receiving the deranged pet treatment.
In fact, it goes on further to say that typically, home and contents insurance policies exclude carpets and at best, lump them with a hefty excess if anyone does make a claim for a carpet. The cheapest course of action is repair, but many homeowners don’t appreciate how easy it is to make a repair, especially if you have the knowledge and experience of years in the business.
Then again, most homeowners don’t have the tools required and indeed, perhaps only ever have to afford a repair to a carpet maybe once or twice in a lifetime. But when it does happen, chances are they are either ill prepared with scant knowledge or the tools of trade to carry out a carpet repair.
Fortunately there are carpet repair firms which offer an invisible repair service. Modern carpets are typically a mix of manmade and natural fibres. If the damage isn’t treated as it should be, the risk of further damage is more than likely.
So next time you have an over exuberant puppy, a cat which loves to play or you’ve been a little clumsy with a hot iron on your carpet, don’t despair – just repair.
