Inexpensive carpet???

[rkandmjsmommy]

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We just moved into our new house on Monday but there are 2 rooms that smell like the dogs that used to live here We he believe the smell is coming from the carpet and floor in the bathroom which is laminate. We need new carpet and are trying to get nice INEXPENSIVE carpet. WE have Empire coming out tomorrow, anyone ever use them? Anyone have any good carpet places?

THanks

 

[CowboyCO]

I've always found good prices at Home Depot, plus they will install for a competitive price. If you want a really good quality carpet, then shop the carpet stores remnant area. You can save a lot -- usually half off!

 

[StephMK]

Check w/your realtor for referrals. Ours had 2 she liked to use & 1 gave us a great deal when we needed to carpet our old house. We used them again for our new place too.

 

[rkandmjsmommy]

Dh was our realtor, but great idea for others, Thanks!

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

Just remember the smell of the dogs if it's urine can get into the subfloor as well. We had that problem with this house and had to scrub down the wood floors underneath for 2 plus weeks to get the smell out.

 

[mickeyfan9194]

Empire is one of the most expensive around here, but my friend just had to have it "THE NEXT DAY". They did a really crappy job, and carpet ended up being redone correctly two years later by a wonderful private contractor for a lot less money. The private contractor had it done in two days. Too bad she couldn't have waited the extra day back then.

 

[cats mom]

The nice thing about Empire is that they're quick. I've heard both good and bad about their prices and service. I don't have any personal experience with them though.

Funny someone mentioned Home Depot. I just got bids from them on painting, carpeting, and some electrical work. I was shocked at how high their prices came back. We're not using them for anything. I found much better prices for everything on my own.

I got some recommendations from friends and nieghbors, but I ended up finding my painter through Kudzu. That's another resource for you. I'd just be sure to still check your local BBB on anyone you find there as well.

I'm happy with my carpet guy, but AZ is a bit far for you.

 

[cosine4]

If your room has one dimension that is less than 12 feet, you can do it yourself pretty easily. As long as you don't have to do any seems, carpet is cake work (even for a first timer).

 

[Bren's Mom]

I wouldn't want to lay carpet myself but the pp has a good point about the less than 12foot dimension. I'd call a few local small carpet places...specifically tell them you aren't particular about color/style and that you want a remnant end and see what they say. Our carpet guy was awesome...we have a 15 foot wide basement and he was able to find a remnant of 15 foot carpet for us!

 

[rkandmjsmommy]

UPDATE
Empire came out and we got what we think is a good price. 2480.00 for 2 rooms and a hallway about 520 sq feet. The colore is great and HOPEFULLY the smell will be gone tomorrw!!!!! Its not a urine smell from the dog, its the dog hair smell, if that makes ANY sense????? WIll update again tomorrow

 

[CowboyCO]

If possible, I'd recommend cleaning the floor underneath after they pull out the old carpet and pad with "Nature's Miracle". It's a great smell neutralizer specifically for pet odors. You can get it at Petsmart or Petco...

 

[rkandmjsmommy]

"Natures Miracle" do I just add it to water or is it a spray?

thanks

 

[CowboyCO]

It is sold as a spray. Use it full strength and do not dilute. I'd just grab a roll of paper towels and go to it! Just spray it on, let it sit for a few minutes and wipe it up. It's also handy to have around the house to help deodorize from "kid accidents", like when DH7 threw up all over his bed. We stripped it and used Natures Miracle on the mattress so the odor wouldn't stay in the mattress. It really is good stuff!

 

[Darcy03231]

Wow, I think that's kind of expensive for 2 rooms and a hallway. Our basement is finished and we had to recarpet to to water damage. I paid $2500 for about 900 sq installed. 4 rooms, a hallway and 5 closets. I used a smaller carpet store in town that came highly recommended.

 

[luvmy2sams]

Yikes! That seems a little expensive to me, too. We recarpeted about 1100 square feet of our house (living area, halls, 3 bedrooms plus 6 closet areas) back in 2004 for $2500. We used a local flooring company that was recommended by a contractor friend of ours.

 

[rkandmjsmommy]

HMMMMMMMMMM, I wonder if price depends on the area???? We priced out the same carpet at Lowes and it was around the same price, we are outside teh Philly area. Anyway, we are happy with the price, thanks for all the advice

 

[karinbelle]

We had our basement carpeted (about 1,000 sf) for $1400. Carpet, pad, installation - all of it. This was through a small company (not Home Depot).

 

[ClarabelleCowFan]

UPDATE
Empire came out and we got what we think is a good price. 2480.00 for 2 rooms and a hallway about 520 sq feet. The colore is great and HOPEFULLY the smell will be gone tomorrw!!!!! Its not a urine smell from the dog, its the dog hair smell, if that makes ANY sense????? WIll update again tomorrow

We are putting new carpet in the house we are closing on tomorrow (3 bedrooms, hallway and stairway - 79 square yards). DH got quotes from Lowe's, Home Depot and Sherwin Williams (yep they do carpet). Lowes and HD came in at about $2500 each but Sherwin Williams quoted us $1200 installed with a heavier padding!!!

Call the Sherwin Williams in your area and check them out first. We had no idea they did carpet as well as paint. Our painting contractor recommended them because he had them put carpet in his home!

We are about an hour South of Philly in Bel Air, MD.

 

[IDoDis]

Maybe the OP has a quote on a higher quality carpet which would explain the higher price. When it comes to carpeting, I say to get the better grade. It will hold up longer and be cheaper in the long run because it won't look "worn" so soon and will last longer. In our first home, we had the builder-grade carpeting and it was awful after about 4 years. When we bought our current house, we went to the carpet contractor and asked for an upgrade at our expense. He showed us his "builder upgrade" which was still bad, IMO. I kept telling him we wanted better stuff or we'd take a credit on the carpeting and have it put in by someone else. After looking at several grades, we ended up buying a better carpet, and we paid an additional 2800 OOP in addition to what the builder price was. It's been over 8 years now and the carpet is still fabulous! It has survived 2 kids, a hubby who doesn't remove his shoes w/out prompting, and 3 dogs. When I get it professionally cleaned, the cleaners usually comment on what a great grade of carpeting we have.

Rule of thumb when purchasing carpeting -- When you bend the carpet square, if you can see the plastic grading through the carpet, the carpet is not great quality and will crush faster.

 

[Mickey527]

I just bought a remnant for my son's bedroom at Home Depot. It sells off the roll for $11.66 a square yard so a 12X12 room would cost $186 plus padding and installation for a total of $480 for that room.
I bought the remnant for $5.66 a square yd for a cost of $90.66 and the padding I bought cost me $30. I wanted the best padding.
I am going to put it in after I paint the room.
I bought all the carpets in my house from the remnant area and I have so many comments on how nice they are because I always get the best padding they have.
And it is easy to install as others have said if the room is 12 ft, but if it is a good carpet, like a dense pile or berber you can match seams easy.