Posted by Kirk on February 16, 2007, 10:24 am
The carpet in our current house is not great, but not horrible
either. It is a neutral cream color, but is worn with some
imperfections around vents, bannister, etc. We could have it cleaned
and it would look good enough to sell, but not great. If we plan on
selling withing 6-12 months and we replace the carpet soon, will we be
very likely to recoup that money in resale value?
Posted by Todd H. on February 16, 2007, 11:08 am
> The carpet in our current house is not great, but not horrible
> either. It is a neutral cream color, but is worn with some
> imperfections around vents, bannister, etc. We could have it cleaned
> and it would look good enough to sell, but not great. If we plan on
> selling withing 6-12 months and we replace the carpet soon, will we be
> very likely to recoup that money in resale value?
The smell and look of new carpet will definitely show your house
better and eliminate another reminder that folks aren't looking at a
new house.
As to whether you'll recoup it, if you find a local independent low
overhead carpet installer that works directly with a mill, you should
be able to do well with it with a higher sale price and shorter market
time. An installer like this can install great looking carpet for
less than Home Depot will even sell the raw carpet to ya! $20/sqyd
installed shouldn't be too difficult to get. If you have furniture to
get out of their way, might have to add a buck or so for that.
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Posted by Kirk on February 16, 2007, 11:32 am
On Feb 16, 10:08 am, t...@toddh.net (Todd H.) wrote:
> > The carpet in our current house is not great, but not horrible
> > either. It is a neutral cream color, but is worn with some
> > imperfections around vents, bannister, etc. We could have it cleaned
> > and it would look good enough to sell, but not great. If we plan on
> > selling withing 6-12 months and we replace the carpet soon, will we be
> > very likely to recoup that money in resale value?
> The smell and look of new carpet will definitely show your house
> better and eliminate another reminder that folks aren't looking at a
> new house.
> As to whether you'll recoup it, if you find a local independent low
> overhead carpet installer that works directly with a mill, you should
> be able to do well with it with a higher sale price and shorter market
> time. An installer like this can install great looking carpet for
> less than Home Depot will even sell the raw carpet to ya! $20/sqyd
> installed shouldn't be too difficult to get. If you have furniture to
> get out of their way, might have to add a buck or so for that.
> --
> Todd H. http://toddh.net/
Thanks for your help Todd! I'm new when it comes to this stuff. I'll
start checking around locally. Again, I appreciate the advice.
-Kirk
Posted by <aemeijers on February 16, 2007, 9:11 pm
>> The carpet in our current house is not great, but not horrible
>> either. It is a neutral cream color, but is worn with some
>> imperfections around vents, bannister, etc. We could have it cleaned
>> and it would look good enough to sell, but not great. If we plan on
>> selling withing 6-12 months and we replace the carpet soon, will we be
>> very likely to recoup that money in resale value?
> The smell and look of new carpet will definitely show your house
> better and eliminate another reminder that folks aren't looking at a
> new house.
> As to whether you'll recoup it, if you find a local independent low
> overhead carpet installer that works directly with a mill, you should
> be able to do well with it with a higher sale price and shorter market
> time. An installer like this can install great looking carpet for
> less than Home Depot will even sell the raw carpet to ya! $20/sqyd
> installed shouldn't be too difficult to get. If you have furniture to
> get out of their way, might have to add a buck or so for that.
What is under the carpet? If it is hardwood, and the finish isn't too
trashed out, just pulling the carpet out and doing a good wax job may be
plenty. (Carpet over hardwood is a sin, in my book.) When I was house
shopping, new carpet was like new front tires on a used car- what are they
covering up here?
aem sends....
aem sends...
Posted by John A. Weeks III on February 16, 2007, 11:53 am
> The carpet in our current house is not great, but not horrible
> either. It is a neutral cream color, but is worn with some
> imperfections around vents, bannister, etc. We could have it cleaned
> and it would look good enough to sell, but not great. If we plan on
> selling withing 6-12 months and we replace the carpet soon, will we be
> very likely to recoup that money in resale value?
In a slow housing market like we have now, the issue is not so
much recovering your money, but rather, making any kind of sale.
Anything you can do to make your house show will is critical.
You don't want to give someone an excuse to move on when there
are so many other houses on the market and so many of those are
cutting their prices trying to make any kind of sale.
-john-
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> either. It is a neutral cream color, but is worn with some
> imperfections around vents, bannister, etc. We could have it cleaned
> and it would look good enough to sell, but not great. If we plan on
> selling withing 6-12 months and we replace the carpet soon, will we be
> very likely to recoup that money in resale value?