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Carpet One Pricing Guide: So how much is this really going to cost?
The prices listed below include the materials and installation. Please check our monthly promotions (local advertising) for specials on financing, manufacturer discounts, and closeouts.
Laminate Flooring:
Our lowest sale prices on Laminate Floors start at $3.99 per sq. ft., while our premier residential products are: Classen AdvantaOne with Microban antimicrobial [$5.29], Armstrong Beyond with Armalock™ [$6.29], Pergo Paradigm [$5.79], Pergo Accolade [$5.59], Wilsonart [$5.49], Pergo Select [$6.99], Armstrong Laminate for Life [$6.99].
What’s included?
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Installed price does not include:
Wood Flooring:
First you have to know what type of construction you want (see Hardwoods). But for now, we’ll talk about the "engineered" wood flooring.
Mannington Hardwoods (Lowest Sale Price): $7.99 per square foot
Other Engineered Strip Flooring (Lowest Sale Price): $6.59 - $22.00
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Why the range of prices? Engineered wood flooring is produced with varying depths of wear layer, and thickness of overall product, i.e. 3/8" to 9/16" that will partially determine the price. In addition, the surface finish, and corresponding warranty, along with the overall product warranty will have an impact on price. The actual species of wood can affect the pricing, i.e. maple is more expensive than oak.
Carpet:
You can almost pick any dollar amount and find a carpet at that price, but that doesn’t mean you’d be happy with it.
What’s the average price of a carpet including installation? Some companies say the average price is from $15 to $20 per square yard ($1.66 to $2.22 per sq. ft.). In fact I said that, about 15 years ago (some people still think that!).
The fact is, the "real" average price of a good medium-grade but durable carpet installed is from $20 to $30 per square yard ($2.22 to $3.33 per sq. ft.)
Does that mean you would be happy with the average priced carpet? Maybe - maybe not. It really depends on what you need. Every home has a different traffic pattern and usage level. Children: How many - how old, and do they eat in the carpeted areas (of course they do)? Pets: How many - do they shed, scratch, or have accidents?
How about styling? Textured carpet, multi-colored carpet, or deep & rich solid colors, will absorb more abuse than light toned, solid color carpets. The shorter and more dense the pile, with a tightly twisted yarn = better appearance retention. That is the most general statement that actually means something. And yet, most people would take a carpet like that in their hand and turn their nose up and say, "Well another salesman showed me a carpet that was much thicker than this and it was less expensive!"
And guess what? Two, or three years later the "thicker," "less expensive" carpet is starting to look just a little bit shabby - oh well, "carpet" just doesn’t wear well, right? W-R-O-N-G! If you invest in a good quality product, with good warranties, have it installed properly, and for heaven’s sake clean it properly and regularly - IT-WILL-LAST!! Really! I’m not kidding! If I can do it in my home with 4 children, then you can too!
Ceramic Tile & Natural Stone:
If you live in the Miami area you probably already know the plagues and
pitfalls of ceramic tile & installation - at least you've heard some of
the horror stories. You probably also think it won't happen to you...
In our area, there are more ceramic tile installers (each with 10-years experience, or so they say) than there are customers - at least it seems that way. Most companies sell tile and hand the customer a list of tile installers - and wish them good luck, and laughing as the customer leaves...
We have our own crews do our installations. If you believe nothing else - believe that this is safer for you. It may cost a little more - but well worth it. Have you ever tried to remove ceramic tile from a floor? Not fun. Once it's installed, you don't want to have to remove it - it's a dusty mess.
Our ceramic tile with installation packages range from $3.59 psf to $9.00 psf for ceramic tile and porcelain tile. Marble and stone ranges from $9.00 psf to $16.00 psf. Of course, custom work is additional, and there are some unique tiles and stones that will be more expensive.
