Finding Budget Wise Carpet For Your Home?

Answer 1

When you are replacing the carpet in your home, budget is always a concern. But, when carpet is dirty, stained and just plain worn out, it is time to replace it. Dirty carpet can be bad for your health, especially if it has pet accidents in or under it. When a dog or cat has an accident with urine it is hard to get it all out of the carpet. The water you use to clean up the mess can combine with the urine and sink to the bottom of the carpet, even into the padding. Even after it dries, it will smell. After the offending pet is trained or gotten rid of, it is time to get new carpet and pad and get rid of the smell. Some carpets get all matted down and hard to clean after a few years. Remember that the average life of most carpets is 5 years.

It always seems that when the carpet cries out to be replaced , funds are low. What is needed is a strategy to get that carpet replaced on a small budget and still get good carpet. Even if the whole house needs new carpet, you can do one area at a time to spread the cost out over a longer time. Using this strategy works best if you start with the carpet that is most visible to company--like the living room and hall. It works best if you make a priority list of rooms needing new carpet with the most visible rooms or the worst carpet getting replaced first and then the next worst and so on. If you will want all the rooms the same carpet, you will need to find a carpet that is a new introduction and in good supply at your flooring distributor. You don’t want to pick a carpet that will be gone when you are ready to replace the carpet in the next room. It is wise to have the flooring distributor come out and measure all your rooms and give you an installed price for each room or area. If you ask them, they will make sure there is carpet to complete your home.

Another strategy to save money on carpet is to go to a flooring liquidator who handles a lot of carpet. You can get some really good deals on the carpet that has been discontinued or over stocked, but you need to buy enough for your whole job at the same time. You can buy all the carpet at the sale price, then purchase the new pad and install one room at a time. Many businesses will store the carpet for you if you are using their installers. You can also save money on carpet by waiting for big sales at regular flooring stores.