I'm getting new carpet installed in a home I'm selling. It's not a high end home, just a 1700 sq foot house that I'll list for $400k. The carpet the carpetman recommended to me is a shaw 18 oz face weight, 48 total weight carpet. To go along with it is 7/16quot; 6lb padding. Is this good enough? Will it look and feel nice enough for the people who come to see the house?
18 oz face weight is about the lowest face weight you can buy. I sell this for rental units, and budget builder homes. It is not FHA approved. In most areas a $400,000 home will be expected to have a better carpet. In most areas this sells for $1.8 to 2.1 a sq ft installed with the 7/16 6 lb pad. Better to go for a 24 oz to 30 oz carpet for about $2.50 or so sq ft complete. Price will be less if you take up the old carpet pad.
The basic weight of the carpet and the padding suggested is a good combo. The pad and thickness is above the standard to cover any carpet warranties. 7/16ths is the thickness carpet manufacturers recommend and the least padding you can have ( to cover warranties) is 5 1/2#. Sounds like a decent carpet but w/o seeing the warranties offered Any questions you can e mail me through my avatar. GL
