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Carpet Installation Cost

Carpet is usually the least expensive floor to install, but carpet quotes are also the easiest to make look cheaper than they are.

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Typical Carpet Price Ranges

  • Fully installed, typical rangeabout $3 to $7 per sq ft
  • Mid range carpet, installedabout $4 to $6 per sq ft
  • Premium carpet, installedabout $7 to $8 per sq ft
  • Removal of old carpetabout 50 cents per sq ft in one example
  • Install laborabout $1.25 per sq ft in one example
  • Furniture movingabout 50 cents per sq ft in one example
  • Stairs and deliveryoften flat fees

General ranges for planning, not a quote. Material, prep, the size of the job and the contractor set the real number, and prices move over time.

An Example Breakdown

One real example of about a thousand square feet with a premium triexta carpet broke down like this.

Around four dollars a square foot for the carpet, a separate charge for pad, then removal, installation and furniture moving per square foot, and stairs and delivery as flat fees.

All in, that came to roughly seven to eight dollars a square foot. A mid range carpet in the same house would have landed lower.

What Changes the Price

  • Fiber. Polyester is the cheapest. Nylon and triexta cost more but last far longer.
  • Style. Patterns and heavier constructions cost more and take more care to seam.
  • Pad. Heavier pads and pads with moisture barriers cost more and help the carpet last.
  • Layout. Stairs, closets, corners and small hallways add time.

Waste and Seams

Carpet comes in fixed width rolls, so the amount you buy is usually more than the room's square footage. Some of that is seams and fit. Ask how much of the order is waste, and whether the installer laid out the seams to keep it low.

The Lowball Quote

When one carpet quote is much lower, there is usually a reason. The fiber may be polyester instead of nylon, or removal, furniture moving or stairs may be missing. Those come back as extra charges, or as carpet that needs replacing in a few years.

Ask every installer whether they power stretch. Knee kicker only installs tend to ripple.

Spending Smart on Carpet

Put durable fiber in the rooms that see the most traffic, like the family room, hallways and stairs. A guest bedroom can take a lower grade. A good pad is one of the cheaper upgrades that makes the biggest difference underfoot.

See carpet installation for fiber and pad details and stair flooring installation for stairs.

About These Numbers

These ranges come from real examples, and carpet prices move with the market. Use them to spot a quote that is far out of line, then compare full quotes with how to compare flooring quotes.

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