Trying to get quotes to replace carpet in one bedroom. I do not want the dealers to come here to give me a quote. I've contacted them through their on-line form or through their email listed on their webpage. Most will not answer either their on-line inquiry or their email. Many of their "email addresses" are not a good one and I receive a "not a valid email address" response.

I understand that any estimate I receive is just that "an estimate". After they arrive there may be a variation in the price due to any unforeseen issue but at least I'll have something to start with.

We know exactly what we want. We've received 3 estimates for the same carpet, same padding, same size. They are all over the board. ($1,638 ~~ $1,400 ~~ $1,960)

Go to home depot or lowes pick out what you want and get an estimate to install from them. You have got to be making this harder than it really is.

Lowe's didn't have the carpet we wanted but they had our second choice. Their price was $1,564.00.

If you hire Lowes, be prepared for 100 phone calls, before and after. I had them install a door...you would have thought I bought a rocket to take me to the moon.

Great so it looks like $1,500-$1,600 is your price get it done.

Once you see how much sand and dirt is under that old carpet you will rethink new carpet. IMO.

hell what size is this one bedroom? That sounds like a lot for just a bedroom. The biggest scam nowadays is to sell carpet by the square foot when it used to be normal for it to be sold and installed for a per square yard basis.

At our old house I had Lowe's install carpet, it was something like $4 sqft for carpet, including pad and labor.

Did you ask them how to care for Crepe Myrtles too?

17' x 13 1/2 ' ~~ small rectangle

Shut up, Jay!

Just looked, $4.48 sqft for Stainmaster carpet with deluxe installation from Lowe's.

Yeah that should be closer to $900-1000 for decent carpet. Problem is companies don't want to do such a small job so costs go way up to make profit.

What is your goal here? Bottom dollar? I good install? ????? You have some quotes. What's the question?

This makes complete sense. A small job still requires windshield time there and back.

If you want lower per sq foot, make the job larger. Chances are that will lower your per sq foot cost. Otherwise, you are paying top dollar for a small job.

Dan the prices are very high..

Im a retailer in Lubbock,so probably cant help with yours,You should be able to get a room like that done somewhere between 650-1000..Stay away from home depot and lowes for carpet projects..they are competitive on cash and carry,but not even in the game on installed goods,and cant you all the horror stories
i hear trying to get an installation done..

You need 28 sq yds.Depending on the quality you want.. I guarantee you can find a decent carpet and pad for somewhere between 20-30 per yd..$560-$840.I do pay my installers a min charge of 100.00 but even with that less than a thousand..

Find a small local retailer,and they can make it happen...message me if want need any suggestions..

Lowe's did not put price per foot. They have it as 240 square feet for a total of 1195.00. Pad is 249.60. Tax is 119.20. (total $1,564.00)

$6.52 sq/ft should get you some decent wood not your regular carpet!

I got a guy

I agree Radtexan, Im a dealer in Longview, my rep try do the "private dealer" specials sample program on me for price. the price Dan said is way to high 1400-1600, I have great 80 oz for that price all nylon, Im guessing my cost should be about 3.25 ft. Do you know a rep T & L name Wilson Leftwich, he from Lubbock .?

Thanks everyone for the great information. Still shopping. Have a few more calls out.

If its 4.48 a square foot at Lowes.
You have a 1400 square foot home.
1000 square foot is carpeted.
Then it would cost $4,480 to carpet your house.
There has to be a cheaper solution than carpet at that price.

Go wood. It's a lot easier to care for and clean. And it may be the only time you ever get wood.

I did a floating floor (pergo type - snap in) and it was pretty easy. We used a chop saw and were done in a couple of hours.

One room is probably the issue here. In 2008 I did 3 rooms with closets. About 500 SF total. Price was about $350 for labor. Install and haul away. I work for the world's largest flooring company so I bought carpet with my employee discount. I found some dude in Wylie through TFF. I would try just buying carpet and hiring someone.

Try Spags

Been thinking about what you said "small job still requires windshield time there and back". That's true. If it costs the company $100 for "there and back"; for a 200 square foot job, then it should cost $100 for a 2,000 square foot job (and vice versa). And actually, they would make more money for a small job as they could do several "small jobs" in one day, thus multiplying their income.

And, there is no need for making "the job larger". That's all that we need. The other rooms have already been re-carpeted.

Still getting estimates across the board.
For Mohawk carpet ~~
$1,960.00
$1,632.78
$1,627.57
$1,500.00
$1,400.00

For Stainmaster carpet ~~
$1,789.90
$1,564.00

I thought they outlawed carpet these days?

Don't yell at Davedave - he is kinda of 'sensitive' (no - not like 12 times a year but more like 'Gosh Golly')!!! I need him to be on his game on April 1st so he can help me pay for some new toys. I don't need him to be thinking about some Carpet Dealer thread.

The 100 dollars he spoke of was a minimum. You would be way over that for 2000 sqft. Sounds to me as if you don't understand the fact that if they come do your room for 100$ what money is in thar for the installer. Figure in gas money , wear and tear on truck removing carpet and then putting in new which will have to use there own seem tape, tack strip plus haul off the old carpet. What's he gonna make after it's all over? 50$ for atleast 3 hours out of the day. When he can go do a 100 yard job and make more money. Your therory of a king more for less is completely wrong. It's. It gonna be some cheap price caus eits one little room to you. They still have same overhead to do the job. Paper work is the same for a small job as a big one. Only a little less measuring.

Where do you live? Go to a locally owned carpet store. Yes, they probably have a minimum charge for installation, but at 28 sq. yds. there is no way you are looking at carpet or labor worth $53.00+/sq.yd. for carpet, pad, and labor.

Those prices are insults. I would ask them if they think you have "stupid" tattooed on your forehead.

If it is carpet that is 12' wide, it will take a piece 12x20'6" to do the room. That is 246 sq. ft. That is roughtly $6.10/sf which $54.90/sq yd.

Minimum charges for labor used to be $50 but I can see it being as much as $100 now. Even if they are charging you to move furniture it should not be anywhere near what they are quoting.

What city do you live in?

There is a flooring guy who is still working who posts on here from time to time. Anyone remember what he goes by? I sold flooring and installations for decades and my husband installed them for over 40 years. We are retired but I hate to see someone try to rob a consumer blind.

You could put solid oak flooring down almost for what they are trying to charge.

I did engineered wood in the dining room, main room, hall and one bedroom. Now I wish that I had done the other secondary bedrooms. Kids have no respect for carpet. That is why I did one of the bedrooms where the oldest stayed. The carpet got so nasty that the ex ripped it out and made him deal with a concrete floor. When he left I did the wood.

all legitimate trades people are overwhelmed right now

Paralysis thru analysis