Carpet and Installation from LOWE'S. is it WORHT IT?
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2020
- A couple of months ago we got carpet from lowes. This is our story of dealing with Lowe's and the contractor. It is also a look at the installation after a few months.
The experience was what you'd expect from a big box retailer and bottom bidding contractor. But the carpet is actually really nice all for a GREAT price.
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We put Lowes carpets in in 2018. We went middle of the road on quality, higher but not top on padding. We replaced the whole top floor (3 bedrooms, upper landing, hallway and staircase. It is just the two of us, no kids, but we use the upstairs every day, multiple trips up and down. Now, almost 5 full years later, it is still in great shape. Redoing the rental house this next week…also using Lowes.
I totally understand why you did this and it does make sense! We had wood laminate in both kids rooms that flooded and have to be replaced. We’re going with carpet now bc OMG THE KIDS ARE LOUD!! lol We’re hoping to dampen some the noise.
yeah. If it's just noise you are worried about and don't want carpet, LVP with Smartcore Soft and Sound padding really does a good job killing stomping noise. We ended up doing that everywhere else upstairs because plans changed when we realized how bad the existing floors really were. And I've been very surprised and impressed with the LVP. Put it in the new babies room too because well 1 girl in that room vs 2 boys in the carpet room haha. But the carpet really is nice if they little wrestlers like mine.
It was eight years ago so I don't remember the details, but I also had problems with Lowes and my local installer (Chicago suburbs) scheduling the install. At some point, Lowes said the carpet was still unavailable and wouldn't show up for 6 - 12 weeks and I planned my move around that. A few days later, the installer called and said they had the carpet and wanted to install ASAP. It cost me more on the install because I had moved furniture in since I didn't want to live 6 - 12 weeks without furniture; so the carpet installers had to move furniture in each room instead of installing in the house that had been empty just a few days earlier.
Thanks for making this video! Do you live in South Texas?- Sounds like almost every project ever here- Lowes and otherwise...its called Island time- slow and don't give a shhhhh...hoot!
Did you notice a smell coming from the carpet? I bought a Stainmaster carpet a month ago and its had such a strong smell. I haven't been able to sleep in my bedroom the entire month and I'm seriously thinking to remove it. It's been such a distressing experience and I see a lot of articles online about carpet off-gassing, but they all say that it should stop smelling within a week, but its been over a month on my end now...
No, we didn't experience that, thank God. It just had the normal 'new carpet' mild smell that I find pleasing, similar to that new car smell, and dissipates after a couple days. If I had any unbearable smell, I'd be beating down the door to get new carpet installed. I can't imagine feeling like I couldn't sleep in my own room from a botched install/bad product. I'll pray God gives you the wisdom, courage and brings you good people to help remedy your issue.
try to do a carpet wash. it should remove a lot of smell
Vocs baby
I hassled the shit out of Lowe’s and it took like a month for them to do anything (I legit slept in a hallway for a month…) but they eventually gave me a refund and I installed an all natural wool carpet with 0 smell. It was expensive but worth it. Absolutely horrible experience with the Stainmaster.
Not everyone does that, We always show up. Problem right now is getting the carpet delivered in a good time. Even where we subcontract right now it's been crazy because of the students going back to school and putting in dorm carpet and they're building all these new places down by the strip district. But now I'm trying to get carpet for friends. It's been hard to get what they want especially through a subcontracting place that is really a paint place but they sell carpet too. The only other problem we really have is the I don't I'm not purchase or anything but there's a lot of foreigners from other countries and they're pretty cool and don't bother us. They do most of the vinyl and the luxury vinyl and I don't mind that. Because I would rather do the 55 plus and hospices and we are always on time and sometimes we're too early but that's my husband. He's a go-getter. He just wants to get it done and he's very good at what he does. It's been 35 years now he won't retire until he's 90 LOL but anyway good luck with Lowe's whoever goes there but if you ever get the carpet you can always just buy the carpet and for a good price because if you're going to be paying $50 a square yard if you go with Lowe's and home Depot and with somebody like Empire today and sometimes too, they put that price there that doesn't mean that's what you're getting they're going to add all this s*** in and it's going to end up coming to like $5,000 for 100 square yards. it's ridiculous but anyway I'm just saying what I'm saying cuz I'm a carpet installer and my husband and my son and we're ready to retirement maybe, but my son's going to take over. But I do like to get the carpet at Lowe's or home Depot if it's in stock and somebody needs a room done right away. It's good for that and even if you don't know an installer, just laying in the room just lay the carpet in you know especially like a lower plush like in my room right here. It's a 15 ft x 25. I have a lower plush. When we bought this place it was already put in without any strip and no padding. it's not bubbling or anything, it's just getting dirty cuz I have to put a new one in. I'm going to put the new one in right next time. If you just to save money do that.I mean put your own floor in. luxury vinyl is easy to put in. I don't know why they don't just get their guys just to put it in anyway, meaning the maintainance guys. If you're not that busy all the time and you have time, take time to put it in yourself. why wait for somebody else that's not going to show up and then when they do show up ,it's terrible job? All right, good luck I know this is probably an old video but it's still the same way even though covid and everything things are just a little more expensive a little more time consuming you have to be patient. Actually I do carpet but I love hardwood real hardwood LOL take care now thanks for your video you're awesome!
Im am about to do a job i know what im doing when it comes to removing and installing i just dont know how much to charge the person im doing the job for
I work in the industry... $6 per yard on wood subfloor $7 per yard on concrete for plush. Add a $1 per yard for berber. Add another $1 for pattern carpet. Stairs are $15 per stair as well as the $7 per yard. Hollywood stairs are $17 per stair. Upholstered/pie stairs are $20-$25 per stair... I hope this helps...
Oh and by the way you shouldn't leave globs of paint on the floor anyway. there should be pad underneath and if something goes through. It's not good. They do have a carpet at Lowe's now it's called lifeguard and stuff isn't supposed to come through carpet. It looks nice but it's going to need restretching probably in a year or two, the way it looks doesn't look like they did very good job power stretching but I'm not sure if they're doing it fast. It was only one or two I don't know it's hard to say like the way homes are set up is we have to put seams in and they don't make houses for carpet which is hard because then you we have to put that extra foot or two seam in and that's really tough if the installer's are impatient and they can't wait for it to cool and that Seam comes apart. You might see little shading but anyway I'm talking on a voice thing so if it this messed up I'm sorry but I just want to let you know they do sell carpet it's only like 20 cents more a square foot for the carpet that things can't soak through and the padding too and even Georgia you can get it right from Georgia this Georgia direct. go to them they'll deliver right to warehouse called express global. I see their trucks everywhere they're red white and blue. my good friend worked there that's where we always got our carpet but anyway have fun and I'm glad I hope your carpet works out let me know if it needs restretch. give us an update dude thank you
We just bought our carpet from Lowes and their contractor over measured/bid our project by almost 200 square feet. The installer showed up with multiple addresses worth of material in the van so we could not tell how much waste/leftover material remained. Called the store to get partial refund on over estimated square feet and basically was told to piss off. Will never use them again.
Yeah we were never able to get ahold of anyone afterwards regarding our concern. Luckily ours wasn't costing us money like yall, but certainly with out experience there was 0 customer service or follow up
Great video!
I went to look at carpet today 29.99 a square foot with padding and installation. The cheapest was 17.99 a square foot . Just curious does this sound like crazy high.
Carpet is usually priced by the square yard?
Assuming that she meant per square yard, that does sound a bit high, but I'm sure prices are still crazy from COVID
If this is lowes it’s by linear foot
Getting our stain Master - Intrepid
Just curious, were you happy with the intrepid? Trying to find reviews on carpet is very challenging.
I repairs home depot lowes and plenty other companies installations. It all depends on who shows up to install. Mostly, it's going to be a human that's doing physical labor for money to survive. It's just a job
Yup. For a small job and not something that needs to be perfect, the cheap carpet and cheap install I think was worth it. If I wanted nicer quality I would go elsewhere, but I got what I paid for and overall was happy with the job that was done for the money I paid. Just gotta keep expectations in line when going big box.
lowes dropped a washer off and took two weeks to get the old one out and install the new one
Buy or rent a carpet kicker anybody handy can put in a carpet if you can measure and use a utility knife you can put in a carpet save a lot of money
That would have ended up being silly for us. This was the cheapest carpet we wanted to settle for and silly enough it included install. If im already paying for install, I'm not gonna spend more to rent a kicker and do it myself, had a million other projects going on at the time. When we were doing so much else it only makes sense to hire out the job that typically has about the cheapest labor cost anyway, especially if you are already being charged for install in the price of carpet.
Disagree it takes mad skills and experience to do it well.
My experience is that Lowe’s has poor customer service! 😳
Yeah i swear these days it's like they try to have as worse of customer service as they can
They have bad customer service here in Saskatchewan as well. It must be in the Lowe’s training video. Lol 😂
@@jasonchristian9490 Great. I'm buying carpet that cost 58 dollars a yard. I wont be playing fuck fuck with these people.
Oops, posted before finished.
We just had them do our Smart Core Ultra laminate and it was very shoddy installation I could have done better and now they're doing our carpet come this Friday and I'm a little nervous to say the least.
We didn't pick an extremely high-end carpet but yes it is replacing carpet that's been here for 22 years so although we should have spent another thousand or two probably with another company for install I guess we didn't know any better so here we go with our second install from Lowe's.
To install carpet they have to be licensed and certified according to the company "Shaw Industries"
The manufacturer of the "Smart Core Ultra"
We'll see... Stay tuned for the final results. Ugh!! 🙏
Carpet looks good. Is that nylon or polyester carpet?
I’m sure it was polyester since it did not stain terribly, polyester is better about staining but it will wear out five times faster
They measured almost 200sq ft over
That's bc you bought thin carpet and that's something that when buying you guys don't realize but that's am easy fix just give it a few taps with the hammer and problem solved.
Yeah thats what i did. Thin or not, ive never heard of and never seen tack strips across a doorway. That's just silly
@@eternalharvestfarm 😂🤣
@@eternalharvestfarm , your floors are uneven in the doorway, they probably should have ,what you call turned and tacked the carpet! If done correctly it's a nice finish. I don't hammer grip line down but use the hammer head and rub back and forth with pressure til the line are bent enough to not feel them. Pounding them flat can create issues on some carpets down the road .
@@stevehamman4465 A professional! A rare breed these days.
Seems like it was more of a customer service issue. I know that in the stores I've worked at, if you're my install, I ring up installers and vendors plus touch base with you and to top off possibly offer a percentage refund for inconvenience. And that's not being a manager. Stainmaster has a customer service number that can help you out with recommended products for removing stains. Their warranty claims to help you, send some one, or replace it as long as it was professionally installed, which you did. Read up your contract for your model and the warranty just in case it does cover paint. You never know. It sucks to see this terrible experience. I know it's been a year but their warranty is typically 10. If you see my coment let me know how it turned out. Maybe I can look up some extra stuff for you.
Edit: stains is 7yrs abrasive wear 10yr texture retention. Still worth a read on it (preferably before you call) 😉
I would recommend you learn how to install carpet yourself. The best contractor is you. Yes there will be a learning curve, but with time and effort, analysis, and experience you can do it.
Yeah its just one of the few things i have 0 experience in. Gonna give it a go soon for the loft. Much smaller square room
@@eternalharvestfarm Before you jump in do your analysis via youtube videos. There are a number of people online sharing their approach. Personally, I am going to vinyl flooring. I have a dog that just loves to destroy my house and to me Vinyl flooring is part of the solution.
Thats really dumb advice, carpet is very difficult and trying it on anything other than a square room is foolish, I have spent years of my life and tens of thousands on tools and equipment to become a great carpet installer and I still have more to do, just hire someone reputable
@@jonathancowdin3775 I did not say you had to be perfect nor is carpentry easy. Just remember failure is not the opposite of success, it is just the bitter sweet lessons you learn along the way. As always experience is the best teacher. DIY is not for everyone, but it is for some of us. Personally, I think that is solid advise, but it depends on your disposition.
Do it yourself??? Are you serious?
Save your advice for repairs on your Porsche 911, also the best mechanic is you!
Please don’t post again!
What’s the point if your just going to go hardwood a waste of money
Hmm, I explained that in the first 15 seconds. We just carpeted our boys room so they don't kill each other and have even a tiny bit of padding. Which has been a good idea, because they are lunatics.
You caught that- but you missed the reasons why he bought carpet? He explained it all very clearly at the beginning of the video. Two, accident prone, male toddlers that like to wrestle.
Never been a big fan of carpet. I'm a wood floor kind of guy. I would have to say no. Just out of preference.
Yeah, I like carpet but my wife doesn't. So we just put it in the boys room to save a few bruises.
You could feel the tackstrip because it was a cheap carpet
$800 for one room!?
The room is huge. twice the size of my bedroom growing up. Cheapest option we could find in a acceptable carpet quality which was still a really cheap carpet. I explained it all
@@eternalharvestfarm I have a eyeball estimate of a bedroom at something like 14 by --maybe 16 feet. Several years ago, I was quoted around 800 dollars to carpet that room. I thought it was a bit much-especially for the quality of the carpet. I just went into Lowes today and selected a really good quality nylon carpet and was hit with a ball park of 1400 bucks. I don't mind the price - if it's not going to be a mind fuck getting it installed. I'm 55 years old and a divorced, single guy. I think, this should carpet should last the rest of my life. That's where I am at in my head now. I just buy shit that I think will last till I die. No matter what it is. Everything I buy now ( within reason) is meant to last the rest of my life - and I don't mind paying more for higher quality . Thanks for posting this video. I will not play fuck fuck with these installers. I will not hesitate to cancel the order altogether at the first hint they are going to waste my time.
Carpet is an art and not like other forms of construction, theres nothing wrong with lowes carpet but there is something wrong with lowes and home depot installers, find a mechanic of the trade and pay him to do it correctly
Yea its all bs all of the carpet will have stains and some is hard to remove. Store just love marketing like that. Also the entry you can easily just hit the tackstrips with the hammer problem solved.
yeah we knocked em down with hammer. Just annoying and worth pointing out that Lowes doesn't care once the sale is made. Though we were incredibly happy with the ability of a paint stain to come out with this carpet. I couldn't believe how well we got it out.
@@eternalharvestfarm all of the stores are like that but believe me I've seen worst. Empire and homedepot are one of those.
@@eternalharvestfarm , I believe all carpets have stain guard these days. Not stain proof, it try's to keep the stain from sinking in . If you still something fun and grab a shop vac. Try to suck the spill up and out. Then put some water on it and repeat. Keep the shop vac going! This might even work on the stain you already have. Good luck!!
@@jc-zp1de , Empire is the worst dude. They over price and over sell material like there's no tomorrow. Then they want their installers to call in every morning to see if they have work AND they don't pay well at all! This was 25yrs.ago I laughed at them and walked out ,
@@stevehamman4465 I feel you bro. They pay good on lvp but carpet they're trying low ball carpet installers tho they do provide chaulking and tackstrips. It's almost the same as big box stores tbh.
You over paid
The cheapest acceptable quality price we could find. So, not really.
You didn't overpay, Philip is dumb its not his fault, he was born that way
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kids in the house and you leave open container? you deserve it.