how much to carpet a room
As an example, letâs say Iâm replacing my tile with carpet. The carpet Iâm installing is $1.50 per square foot and Iâm redoing my living room which is 250 square feet. A contractor has quoted me a flat $650 feet for ripping up and hauling away my used tile, and will install the new carpet for $1.50 per square foot. Letâs figure materials first. $1.50 per square foot for the carpet multiplied by 250 square feet, which equals $375. Add in 10% and the total for flooring materials comes to $412.50. For labor, $1.50 times 250 square feet equals $375. No need to add 10% here. Add in the removal and haul away for the tile ($650) and the total labor cost is $1025.
The per square foot labor costs does not vary much unless you are installing large quantities of carpet (in which case the labor cost should come down). On average, it will cost between $3.00 and $5.00 per square foot (for materials and labor) to install carpet. Receive free cost estimates from local pros. Find a good carpet installer. It is not easy to find good, qualified, carpet installer.