There is a huge difference in price between different carpets. Does better carpet last longer between tenants? Or is it best to buy the cheapest and plan on replacing it between every tenant?
We bought cheap berber carpet for our personal home from Lowes, the kind on the big rolls. We have three young kids and have just accepted the fact that the carpets will get trashed.
I paid a handyman to lay it.
It looks great, is durable and far cheaper than any carpet store.
The least expensive isknown by a few names: Mobile Home carpet, sub-FHA, Base Grade level loop.. all can be bought for $5/sq. yd. or less.
A better carpet is called Base Grade, referring to a pile face weight of 24 oz., which retails for $7 or so. This is the lowest grade used in new construction.
Many upgrades are available with various styles, yarn materials, anti-stain treatments with face weights up to 60 oz. and prices up to $35/yd.
Then, you must add $3/yd or so for a base grade pad and $2 to $3.50 for installation.
For rentals, we use the least expensive material we can find that looks decent, hopefully multicolored in medium to dark shades.
When we rehab for resale, we install an FHA+ in light tan colors. But, then again, we own a carpet store in addition to playing with Real Estate.
It depends on what you are doing with the property. Could you elaborate more?
Bri[ Edited by Brill on Date 02/05/2005 ]
There is a huge difference in price between different carpets. Does better carpet last longer between tenants? Or is it best to buy the cheapest and plan on replacing it between every tenant?
This will be in middle/low middle property
We bought cheap berber carpet for our personal home from Lowes, the kind on the big rolls. We have three young kids and have just accepted the fact that the carpets will get trashed.
I paid a handyman to lay it.
It looks great, is durable and far cheaper than any carpet store.
Price per square yard of carpet??
The least expensive isknown by a few names: Mobile Home carpet, sub-FHA, Base Grade level loop.. all can be bought for $5/sq. yd. or less.
A better carpet is called Base Grade, referring to a pile face weight of 24 oz., which retails for $7 or so. This is the lowest grade used in new construction.
Many upgrades are available with various styles, yarn materials, anti-stain treatments with face weights up to 60 oz. and prices up to $35/yd.
Then, you must add $3/yd or so for a base grade pad and $2 to $3.50 for installation.
For rentals, we use the least expensive material we can find that looks decent, hopefully multicolored in medium to dark shades.
When we rehab for resale, we install an FHA+ in light tan colors. But, then again, we own a carpet store in addition to playing with Real Estate.