Builder Grade Carpet

When buying carpet the general rule is the more it costs the better the carpet.

Builder grade carpet.

Grizzly grass brown plush carpet interior exterior item 1354382. The face weights are generally 22 ounces to 30 ounces. The closest definition would be low cost carpet. Luxury carpet can average 45 per yard or more.

Color and style choices are usually limited and the cost is usually included in the sale price of your home. This is because most builder s grade carpet has a face weight of only about 25 to 32 ounces. While the specific style and pile you get will naturally vary from one builder to the next we ll focus today on what you re likely to get when buying an entry to mid level priced home. Builder s grade carpet will typically be a wall to wall broadloom option that doesn t cost anything beyond the base price you ll pay for the home.

We have selected some of the best values available on the builder grade carpet market. Upgraded builder s carpet upgraded options may include a boost to approximately a 35 to 40 ounce saxony or 28 ounce berber not what we would typically deem as high grade carpets. There is no formal definition of builder s grade but it typically refers to an economical carpet that only lasts about five years under heavy traffic. These builder carpets include low to medium end nylon and polyester carpets.

The average cost of builder s grade carpet is 9 per yard and it typically lasts three to five years. The upgrade is rarely the same carpet style with just an increased weight. Builder s grade carpet is the carpet that the builder installs in your new home. Medium grade carpet costs 25 per yard and lasts 12 to 15 years.

Local regional national custom home builders. Property professionals managers and end users. There are at least 3 grades of low end carpets designed for apartments and rental property and is typically called builder grade or apartment grade carpet. These low cost carpets are only designed to last 3 to 5 years at best.