Dog Chewed Up Carpet In Apartment

I ve heard that i should tell the landlord right away but i ve also heard that i should wait until my lease is up and they probably just won t give me my deposit back.

Dog chewed up carpet in apartment. Know a carpet s life expectancy. Patching up a damaged carpet. Rent or borrow a carpet kicker. Typically apartment grade carpet has a useful life of 5 years.

Buy a remnant if you want some form of carpet in your room where it s been chewed up. Youtube guides for powerstretching. 12 18 2009 04 28 pm lacerta. Dog pulled up some carpet in apartment.

I recently rented an apartment and everything was fine until my dog began getting seperation anxiety every time i would leave and she chewed a hole in the carpet. If you re a landlord be check the carpet s. Apartment complex lease scenery deposit user name. Carpets have a life expectancy of about 10 years.

I cut the bad part out and replaced it. Eventually there was about 1 of carpet gone and the inside of the door looked terrible. You do know that your liability is not limited. Would still only obligated to pay for replacement cost of similar grade carpet times the remaining useful life of the carpet.

Maybe your cat decided to use your carpet as a scratching post or your dog tried to dig his way out of your fourth story apartment. He dug at the carpet near the door and the door itself while i was at work. This will help prove to the landlord that the damages were not caused by the tenant. Posted on nov 22nd 2013 7 05 am user since 114 months ago user post count.

Allow the entire spot to air dry and vacuum the area. My dog chewed up the carpet in my rental. If there are stains on the carpet or any other places where it s not in perfect condition document it with a photograph. So if the carpet is 5.

You ll also need a stair tool and a carpet knife to re tuck and re trim the carpet but it should look fine. I just moved to a new apt in north carolina and my pup tore up the new carpet when i was out. It blends pretty well except for a small line. Chuck the heat on high in the room the day beforehand pull the carpet back a bit further bust out a power stretcher and give it shit.

Dog tore up my carpet. The damaged part is about 6inch 2inch. Also the carpet has probably relaxed out over time. However the leasing office guy said they would charge me the fee to replace the carpet of the whole apartment which is around 650 squareft and the cost might be around 2500.