i really want to, I am curious as too how much this could run? we have 1100 square feet including our bathroooms and kitchen which we wouldn't be doing. i want to spend less than $2K. I want to *really* spend $1K or less, but have absolutely no idea what this runs....
Re: anyone re-carpeting? new floors before baby?
If you are thinking carpet Home Depot has an awesome special right now. They will install the whole house for as low as $139. It will just depend on the kind of flooring you want. We are going to be able to do our living room with new carpet and the best pad available for about $550 including install. HTH
we put new laminate/wood floors in the nursery ourselves (what a beating by the way) it's a 10x12 room &the total cost for all the flooring, underlayment & t-mold strips was around $400. HTH. Just get your square footage & multiply the cost per sq ft & you can get a rough idea of materials. But don't forget about the padding that goes under & also the tack strips/t-mold pieces are more exspensive than you would think! GL!
ditto home depot. You can get carpet for about .50 a sf (more for higher quality, obviously, but the stuff at that price really isn't that bad!)
Installation - $139
Pad - .69 SF x 1200 = 759
Carpet - .50 x 1200 = 600
Whole house = 1489 (and that's including the bathroom and kitchen which you won't do but obviously I don't know the SF for that)
Definitely doable in your budget!!
Well.......we actually just carpeted the baby's room and the master which is about 350 sq ft including closet space. Anyways we originally got a quote from home depot and they gave us a quote for like $1500. The carpert that I wanted was about $15-17/sq ft, which it was the short freizze (shag) carpet, not the pile or berber. I went to another place that is local and got a comparable color and style for $10/sq ft which total it cost just under $800 to carpet the rooms. That a big savings because I got what I wanted, so unless you are going with the less expensive carpet at home depot (if you're not picky) I would encourage you to look around and see if you have any local places that will beat the big home stores..............Good Luck!
We are looking at new carpet as well, but in regards to the PP who said the following :
Installation - $139
Pad - .69 SF x 1200 = 759
Carpet - .50 x 1200 = 600
I have never seen carpet that cheap at $0.50/sq ft. you'd have to go to carpet stores and scope out their clearance depts or overstock, or maybe at some big seasonal sale. The cheapest i've ever seen it is $0.99/sq ft. You usually don't see carpet cheaper than the carpet pad, assuming you get the most basic carpet pad out there. I could be wrong though. Also, make sure the installation includes removal of existing flooring! Good luck. If you can't find carpet that inexpensive, i suggest just starting with a smaller space, or getting a rug to put down.
We're re-doing the flooring in all the bedrooms w/ wood/laminate. Lumber Liquidators has some great deals. We're going to do the labor ourselves. It just depends on what kind of flooring you want and how high of quality. We haven't made a final decision on the flooring...we'll probably go in this weekend to check out our options. They start as low as 79 cents all the way up to the really pricey stuff. It's important to get a good moisture barrier pad to help soundproof (our house is 2 stories) and to give it more "cush".
First of all, don't get .50 cent carpet when you're adding a baby to your house unless you want to replace it next year. You're going to need to get decent flooring, which is more like $2+.
If you're trying to save money, just replace flooring in the baby's room/living room as those are the areas that baby will spend the most time in.