I have to replace the carpet in my house which is now 10 years old. The house has 1550sft. I am selling the house so I am trying to get it ready. Or shoud I dye the carpet, which someone told me it is alot cheaper.
2006-12-01 08:39:16 · 8 answers · asked by Slick 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
if you have lived in the house for 10 years without changing the carpet - you need to buy new carpet : / coloring the carpet is not the thing to do.
and if you have a 1550 sq ft house, you are going to need that much carpet - if you garage is counted in that footage - drop that amount.
2006-12-01 08:44:43 · answer #1 · answered by mollylollypop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dyeing the carpet is a cheap method, true, but anyone worth their salt can tell that's what you've done and is definately not a good selling point.
May I suggest you NOT replace with carpet? I've noticed after many years of checking home trends that the best selling motivator (especially if you live in the south or near the coast, or anywhere there is a lot of dirt and dust) that people flock to houses that have tile or linoleum. It's a fantastic advantage to selling to a family with children!
2006-12-01 10:41:51 · answer #2 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if your carpeting the whole house then the answer would be 1550 wouldnt it. and if your not carpeting the whole house how the hell are we suposed to know how much of that square footage is carpet or hardwood or tile. no one here can help you. you own the house. your in the house. take a tape measure and measure your rooms that have carpet and add up those square footages.
2006-12-01 08:42:42 · answer #3 · answered by rodie5582 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would get an estimate from a company who could dye the carpet first and it may save you a lot of money.
If you have to buy carpeting beware carpet sellers are the " used car salesmen" of the home remodeling industry:
http://www.carpetbuyershandbook.com/decision_to_purchase_carpet.htm
http://www.carpet-rug.com/drill_down.cfm?page=1&requesttimeout=350
2006-12-01 08:46:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need about 12'x130' of carpet that's 173.33 square yards or you could dye the carpet that you have and it would look like shhhhhhhhiiiii good luck
2006-12-01 08:43:58 · answer #5 · answered by george e 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check and see what's under the carpet. Maybe you've got a nice hardwood floor.
2006-12-01 08:44:04 · answer #6 · answered by Bestie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THE ANSWER IS SQUARE FOOTAGE DIVIDED BY 9 WHICH GIVES YOU YARDAGE NEEDED. BUT, I KNOW U SAW THE BUT COMING. WELL, CARPET RUNS IN SAME DIRECTION, SIZE OF ROOM AND SQ FOOTAGE OF SLAB IS NOT NECESSARILY CARPETED, E,I, KITCHEN, BATHROOMS AND GARAGE AS WELL AS PORCHES
2006-12-01 11:57:28 · answer #7 · answered by john t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call home depot or lowes, they will be able to give you the right answer! The price too!
2006-12-01 08:41:42 · answer #8 · answered by MagikButterfly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋