Is This A Fair Price For Carpet Installation?
November 12, 2009 by
Filed under Carpet Installation
I live in the Columbus, OH area. I received a quote to install Mohawk berber carpeting and premium pad in our finished basement. The area is about 200 sq ft, and the price includes removing and disposing of the old carpet and pad. This also includes installing carpet on the stairway. It is a “floating” stairway (with steps only, no risers), so each step will be individually wrapped in carpet. Is $815 a fair price for this job?
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Go to rugmedic.com. they have a program that will run an estimate. You type in length and width of room and it calcs SF. Also asks about number of steps, pieces of furniture to move and if you want to remove old carpet and pad. Then calcs based on grade of carpet…you will see 6 different prices based on grade. You decide which grade to get the estimate. This way, if you are like me and never home to let anyone in to give an estimate then this is alternative. I have an carpet store install team coming tomorrow and I ran this as a double check on the estimate. He is well under this so I feel good…he did work for me before and not only beat out all bids but also did it very quick, very good – so hopefuly this will be a repeat. Bad news is he wants to move out of this state! What will I do when he is gone?
. PS if you want to save money you can always make sure that all furniture is moved yourself AND do the carpet tear out. Also you do not always have to get a new pad, although I always do. For the price, why not?
Carpet companies around San Diego are advertising lately that they will install any carpet with purchase for about $250. However, a floating stairway is the most difficult and expensive kind of installation. That’s probably why the estimate is so high. And, I’ll bet it would be extra here, too (not included in the $250).
My suggestion would be to get two more estimates on the job. That is the only way to really know whether or not it is a fair price. It sounds high to me, but I don’t know what type of
carpet you chose.
Call a couple of other places before you commit to $815.00.
You will be surprised at the different prices offered.
Yes,my wife and I just refinished our basement that had no carpet and paid $1056.00.We got frieze carpet at a good price and had 14 steps done too.I live in Canton Oh.Carpet was 16 bucks a square yard.
Sure sounds like it, stairs are difficult and time consuming for the installers.
No, it’s not fair to the seller..