Builder Grade Carpet

Luxury carpet can average 45 per yard or more.

Builder grade carpet.

There really is no such thing as builder grade carpet. The upgrade is rarely the same carpet style with just an increased weight. Color and style choices are usually limited and the cost is usually included in the sale price of your home. The average cost of builder s grade carpet is 9 per yard and it typically lasts three to five years.

We have selected some of the best values available on the builder grade carpet market. Grizzly grass brown plush carpet interior exterior item 1354382. 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.

Local regional national custom home builders. These builder carpets include low to medium end nylon and polyester carpets. This is because most builder s grade carpet has a face weight of only about 25 to 32 ounces. The face weights are generally 22 ounces to 30 ounces.

When buying carpet the general rule is the more it costs the better the carpet. Standard builder grade carpets will be between 25 45 ounces depending on the price range of the home. With the builder s upgrades often more than just the weight of the carpet will change. 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.

Property professionals managers and end users. These low cost carpets are only designed to last 3 to 5 years at best. 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. Medium grade carpet costs 25 per yard and lasts 12 to 15 years.