One of the best ways to add a cozy feel to your home or office is by installing a nice, new carpet. But before you set off and have one installed, you’ll need to have a rough idea of a basic carpet installation cost.
The cost of carpet installation varies widely depending on many factors:
* The area of floor to be covered
* The type of carpeting material to be installed
* The cost of disposal, and several others
Carpet installation providers
In choosing the service providers that would do the carpet installation, you can either:
* Employ the company where you bought your carpet from or
* Find an independent contractor, buy the necessary materials yourself and just pay the contractor for the actual carpet installation job.
You may be able to save at most $1 per yard of installation if you hire your own installer.
The Actual Carpet Installation Cost
The total price of installing regular residential carpets ranges between $2 and $6. The carpet installation cost on major Metro locations like Los Angeles (LA), Washington DC, New York (NYC) and Chicago is closer to the $6 ceiling price. The higher pricing is due to factors such as the average minimum wage in the area and level of demand.
Also, you must take note that there is always a minimum pay that ranges from $75 to $100, regardless of the size of the installation project.
Extra costs and fees For Carpet Installation
Most of the time, carpet installation will involve more than just the ‘installation’ of the carpet – old flooring or carpet will have to be removed and disposed of, which entails extra labor and additional costs. Below are details on some possible extra costs you may be paying:
* $1 to $2 per yard for moving furniture and other room structures
* $1 to $2 per yard for the removal of existing carpet or old flooring
* $1 to $2 per yard ‘dump fee’ for the disposal of the old carpet
* $1 to $2 per yard extra for the installation of Berber carpets (modern type of carpet)
* .$50 per yard for installation of padding (a cushion placed between the floor and your carpet)
* Extra fee, as agreed by both parties, for installing carpet in rooms and areas with irregular shapes, bumps and curvature
Some service providers charge by the hour to do any pre-installation works (moving of furniture, sealing floors, removal of existing carpet, etc). The price for this is normally around $50/hr per person. Both you and the contractor should agree beforehand on what services the quoted price entails.
There is an average yardage price for installing the carpet but, as you can see, carpet installation cost is not fixed. The total service rate is always dependent on the labor rate of the contractors, the complexity of the floor area, your geographic location, and the kind of carpet you want to get installed.