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Who knew carpet was so expensive?

January 24th, 2012 at 08:43 pm

So, we are at the stage now where we want to re-carpet the entire short sale house. We went ahead and paid for the family room to be done first and the second and third floors, where all the bedrooms are to be done later.

Main family room cost = $1,966 (615 sq feet) -- We've already paid for this as we thought this was acceptable BUT then the rest of the house will cost a whopping $7,325! This is for the installation of another 1,995 sq feet of pad and carpet. I realize we are carpeting a huge amount of square footage but geez...

Do you guys think this is too expensive? The estimate is from Lowes which in all honesty is our cheapest alternative where we live. I guess I wasn't expecting nearly $9,300 for new carpet (and that is with us tearing out and hauling away the old carpet ourselves!). The carpet we chose is $2.58 per sq foot so it ain't the cheapest nor the most expensive option. UGH.

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4 Responses to “Who knew carpet was so expensive?”

  1. Petunia 100 Says:
    January 25th, 2012 at 12:38 am 1327451912
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    Wow, that is eye-popping! Do you have any discount remnant places in your area? Sometimes they have big pieces. I would certainly check there before shelling out that kind of money.

  2. wowitsawonderfullife Says:
    January 25th, 2012 at 03:03 am 1327460633
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    Could you try a place like End of the Roll? You can get big chunks for cheap. The price you have been quoted seems really high.

  3. MonkeyMama Says:
    January 25th, 2012 at 03:25 am 1327461917
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    Yes, it sounds expensive. Both our parents just replaced tons of carpet with the same person. He did an excellent job for a very low price (bought the carpet and ripped out the old stuff, and everything). IF nothing else, I'd think it could be comparable but this guy did EVERYTHING. Seems expensive for tearing it out yourself, etc. Lowes/Big Box doesn't strike me as that inexpensive when compared to some independent contractors. Admittedly, people are pretty *hungry* these days for work and will work for far less than usual.

  4. all4money Says:
    January 25th, 2012 at 04:02 pm 1327507350
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    It's so tough not living in a big "city" that would have so many more resources for instances like this. But, you guys are right that this does seem expensive. I'm going to try to "haggle" with Lowes to see if they can come down on the price at all. There may be one other spot I can check as well for an estimate... anyway, thanks for the responses!

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