How much could it cost me to carpet or laminate my living room, dining room, and up the stairs?
I think I paid like $3.25 or $3.75 sq. ft. for my high-end laminate. You can tell it's fake but is the best looking laminate I could find. It came with individual beveled planks, 3 sizes, to make it look more like hardwood. It was for my basement family room. I would have gotten hardwood, but I didn't want to pay to install a sub-floor. For resale value, I'd recommend going with real hardwood. It looks so nice and is quick to clean with a Swiffer Vac. It sells around $3 sq. ft. and up.
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For decent carpet with good pad, figure about $3 per square foot (installed price). (cheap carpet $2-2.50, high end cpt $4) Laminate comes in many different prices, based on quality. Expect to spend $4.50-5.50 for decent laminate, as low as $3 for the cheap stuff. Buy the best you can afford, you really get what you pay for ESPECIALLY in Laminate. PLEASE, for your own sake, make sure you put in tile landings at the doorways to preserve the life of your laminate floors. Laminate on the stairs is a BAD idea, go with carpet there.
