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lowe's carpet estimate, yikes!

$6,703.00!  i think we will be skipping the carpet and just give a carpet allowance for buyers.  i don't think we will be able to get the money back out of the house!
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Re: lowe's carpet estimate, yikes!

  • How much carpet were you planning on buying?
  • upstairs, downstair, living room (where pool table is) and dining room.  i am guessing 2000 square feet?
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  • the carpet quote was $4173, the labor $2489.75
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  • wow!!! I would rent the rug doctor (lowes or home depot) and just do some cleaning to freshen it up.  Thats alot of cash.
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  • Home Depot has a special right now...$99 carpet installation for your whole house. My boss is renovating due to a massive flood and went to Lowe's since she liked their selection better and they said they would honor that price, but they aren't advertising it. I don't know if this would change your mind or not but if it will you should definitely ask them to honor this!

    Good luck!

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    Home Depot has a special right now...$99 carpet installation for your whole house. My boss is renovating due to a massive flood and went to Lowe's since she liked their selection better and they said they would honor that price, but they aren't advertising it. I don't know if this would change your mind or not but if it will you should definitely ask them to honor this!

    Good luck!

    we got the lowe's special of $97 whole house install!  yet it still amounted to $6,703! 

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  • How did it still amount to so much after they lowered the install rate?
  • no idea!  my sis said don't do it.  just do a carpet allowance and accept a lower offer- that way my commission to realtor will be smaller too. my sis was a realtor for many years in LV and she said that most people hate other people's flooring choice anyway!
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    imagepumpkinseed12:

    Home Depot has a special right now...$99 carpet installation for your whole house. My boss is renovating due to a massive flood and went to Lowe's since she liked their selection better and they said they would honor that price, but they aren't advertising it. I don't know if this would change your mind or not but if it will you should definitely ask them to honor this!

    Good luck!

    we got the lowe's special of $97 whole house install!  yet it still amounted to $6,703! 

    I'm confused than what is the $2489 for? Would the labor be considered "intsall?" I've never had to carpet shop, so I guess I'm wrong. Sorry!

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    imageshari_rngleson:
    imagepumpkinseed12:

    Home Depot has a special right now...$99 carpet installation for your whole house. My boss is renovating due to a massive flood and went to Lowe's since she liked their selection better and they said they would honor that price, but they aren't advertising it. I don't know if this would change your mind or not but if it will you should definitely ask them to honor this!

    Good luck!

    we got the lowe's special of $97 whole house install!  yet it still amounted to $6,703! 

    I'm confused than what is the $2489 for? Would the labor be considered "intsall?" I've never had to carpet shop, so I guess I'm wrong. Sorry!

    there are all these other labor charges....tearing up, laying the pads, throwing out, moving furniture.  it seems pretty shady because i thought total install would be $97! 

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  • imageshari_rngleson:
    imagepumpkinseed12:
    imageshari_rngleson:
    imagepumpkinseed12:

    Home Depot has a special right now...$99 carpet installation for your whole house. My boss is renovating due to a massive flood and went to Lowe's since she liked their selection better and they said they would honor that price, but they aren't advertising it. I don't know if this would change your mind or not but if it will you should definitely ask them to honor this!

    Good luck!

    we got the lowe's special of $97 whole house install!  yet it still amounted to $6,703! 

    I'm confused than what is the $2489 for? Would the labor be considered "intsall?" I've never had to carpet shop, so I guess I'm wrong. Sorry!

    there are all these other labor charges....tearing up, laying the pads, throwing out, moving furniture.  it seems pretty shady because i thought total install would be $97! 

    That's definitely shady. I just found this on Home Depot's website so it looks like they are pulling the same stunt. Ridiculous...

    $97 Whole-Home Carpet Installation -
    Any home. Any size. Any carpet.

    $97 basic carpet installation for one or more rooms. Offer Valid with purchase of carpet and pad. Pricing only applies to basic installation labor for carpet and pad from The Home Depot in single family residential homes for one or more rooms. Basic installation labor does not include custom or optional labor such as moving furniture, removing and hauling away existing flooring and installing flooring on steps. Multi-family and commercial jobs will be done by quote only. Offer not valid on glue down carpet installations. Offer available in all U.S. The Home Depot stores.

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    imageshari_rngleson:
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    imageshari_rngleson:
    imagepumpkinseed12:

    Home Depot has a special right now...$99 carpet installation for your whole house. My boss is renovating due to a massive flood and went to Lowe's since she liked their selection better and they said they would honor that price, but they aren't advertising it. I don't know if this would change your mind or not but if it will you should definitely ask them to honor this!

    Good luck!

    yep!  same thing.  and it also does not include stairs...and we have 2 sets! 

    we got the lowe's special of $97 whole house install!  yet it still amounted to $6,703! 

    I'm confused than what is the $2489 for? Would the labor be considered "intsall?" I've never had to carpet shop, so I guess I'm wrong. Sorry!

    there are all these other labor charges....tearing up, laying the pads, throwing out, moving furniture.  it seems pretty shady because i thought total install would be $97! 

    That's definitely shady. I just found this on Home Depot's website so it looks like they are pulling the same stunt. Ridiculous...

    $97 Whole-Home Carpet Installation -
    Any home. Any size. Any carpet.

    $97 basic carpet installation for one or more rooms. Offer Valid with purchase of carpet and pad. Pricing only applies to basic installation labor for carpet and pad from The Home Depot in single family residential homes for one or more rooms. Basic installation labor does not include custom or optional labor such as moving furniture, removing and hauling away existing flooring and installing flooring on steps. Multi-family and commercial jobs will be done by quote only. Offer not valid on glue down carpet installations. Offer available in all U.S. The Home Depot stores.

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  • I would try an independent flooring contractor.  I had Home Depot come out for a quote on a deck.  The same exact deck that I got--they wanted about $3k more for.
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