Q. I need to purchase new carpet for my home. How do I choose wisely, but also get it done quickly & easily?
Welcome, I’m Alan Fletcher aka The Carpet Professor, a 30+ year carpet expert and consumer advocate. I’m retired now and don’t sell or install carpet anymore, but if you are in the market for new carpet or flooring, I’ve posted lots of free articles and provide handy tools and guides to help you make wise & informed choices.
The key to choosing new carpet wisely is to match your needs and goals with your level of foot-traffic. This puts you in control of how long your carpet lasts and how much you need to spend to accomplish all your goals.
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The Fast & Easy Way to Shop for Carpet?
1. First, take my free Carpet Foot Traffic Test. Do you have low, medium, moderate or heavy foot-traffic? Knowing this will determine what grade of carpet can tolerate your level of foot-traffic for the length of time you determine.
2. Use my Carpet Durability Guide to find and identify the grade of carpet your home requires. Ask your retailer to provide you with the specifications you need. Obtaining these specs is the only sure-fire way to know if a carpet is capable of meeting your needs and goals. Learn more about carpet manufacturing specifications.
3. Narrow down your choices with my free carpet shopping forms, guides & checklists. These handy resources are designed to save you time & money, make sure you ask all the right questions, and help you locate the best carpet choice for your home.
4. Where to Buy Carpet? You need to purchase from a retailer who provides you with the best price, best service and best selection. You may be tempted to buy from nationally-advertised corporate entities like Lowe’s, Home Depot, Costco or Empire, but I hope you avoid these companies and purchase from a locally-owned retailer instead. I’ve built a special hand-picked list of local carpet stores for you to consider. Check out my special handpicked list of preferred flooring dealers. Buy Local!
How To Choose New Carpet?
As you will soon discover when you begin shopping for new carpet for your home, office or rental, choosing the right carpet can be quite challenging, confusing and complicated, not to mention costly!
If you choose the wrong carpet type, style or grade you stand to waste a lot of money and/or end up with a carpet that does not perform nearly as well as you might have hoped.
In many cases, brand new carpet will mat down so fast that it will look worn out in a very short period of time, often in just a year or two. This is what happens when the wrong grade of carpet is selected.
How To Select the Right Grade of Carpet?
Some carpets are designed for low foot-traffic applications. They cost less because they are made with lower quality materials. A low grade of carpet would be a bad choice for a household with active kids and pets.
As a retired carpet expert, I know how important it is for homeowners to take the time to learn how to select the right grade of carpet. A grade of carpet that is designed and built to meet their unique needs and goals. Do you know enough about Carpet Specifications to choose wisely?
What are your needs and goals? Answer these questions; How long do you want your new carpet to last? 5, 10 or 15 years? What is your level of foot-traffic? Low, medium or heavy? Take my free Carpet Foot-Traffic Test to reveal your F/T score.
I created CarpetProfessor.com to help educate homeowners how to choose new carpet wisely; how to avoid common retail carpet scams; and how to properly maintain new carpet. Insider Secrets to Choosing New Carpet Wisely? This a free service I provide with no strings attached. You also have free access to all my free carpet shopping forms, coupons and checklists.
See My Complete List of Free Articles
It’s getting harder to find honest and reputable carpet stores! That’s why I created my own special hand-picked list of locally-owned carpet and flooring stores. They provide free estimates, fair & square pricing, have knowledgeable staff, provide honest measuring and use qualified installers. Are there any reputable Carpet Stores Near Me?
