OT: Carpet from the Home Despot

[Coronita]

with all due respect dg, I think you’re really making it much harder than it needs to be 🙂

It’s carpet. Carpet is carpet.You’ll long need to change it before worry about things like the warranty, etc especially if you have kids (or plan on having kids).

I’m running my onto my 5th year, and despite being the typical anal asian family that makes people take off their shoes, my berber type carpet has shown it’s age.

Two problems with berber or pattern type carpet. If you get berber and you want it to last, you probably should get one that is firmer and stiffer. BUT that trades off confort.

We picked stuff with the tactesse fiber, wich gives you the soft feel on a patterned carpet. But note after 5 years of use, the patterns are starting to show warpage.

The other problem is that if you ever get it cleaned(I have a Bissel machine)….while the cleaning makes the carpet look better, it also takes off some of the carpet protector each time, making it easier to get dirty the next time.

We’ll probably end up replacing carpet in the high traffic area (living room) with wood in a year or two.

I wouldn’t recommend getting carpet from HomeDepot or Lowe’s because normally these places aren’t really selling “high end carpet” at good prices (they tend to sell good carpet at high end prices or high end carpet at ridiculous prices)… If you make note of the style, you usually can get a much better price with much better padding elsewhere.

Here. Check them out. Yes, I know it’s not in temecula. But they might be able to accomodate.
http://www.bondedcarpet.com/

[NotCranky]

I wouldn’t touch Home Depot for carpet or anything that required much customer service especially responsibility for quality and details. If the Home depot price is lower see if costco will match the quote.I don’t know if they do that? I am buying materials to build a house now. When I ask for price quotes, almost every store is letting me know they will bid aggressively or in some cases just discounting stuff so I will go back.

We recently bought Shaw carpet and are very happy with it. I bought it at a discount flooring store in Lemon Grove.

[NotCranky]

I wouldn’t touch Home Depot for carpet or anything that required much customer service especially responsibility for quality and details. If the Home depot price is lower see if costco will match the quote.I don’t know if they do that? I am buying materials to build a house now. When I ask for price quotes, almost every store is letting me know they will bid aggressively or in some cases just discounting stuff so I will go back.

We recently bought Shaw carpet and are very happy with it. I bought it at a discount flooring store in Lemon Grove.

[NotCranky]

I wouldn’t touch Home Depot for carpet or anything that required much customer service especially responsibility for quality and details. If the Home depot price is lower see if costco will match the quote.I don’t know if they do that? I am buying materials to build a house now. When I ask for price quotes, almost every store is letting me know they will bid aggressively or in some cases just discounting stuff so I will go back.

We recently bought Shaw carpet and are very happy with it. I bought it at a discount flooring store in Lemon Grove.

[NotCranky]

I wouldn’t touch Home Depot for carpet or anything that required much customer service especially responsibility for quality and details. If the Home depot price is lower see if costco will match the quote.I don’t know if they do that? I am buying materials to build a house now. When I ask for price quotes, almost every store is letting me know they will bid aggressively or in some cases just discounting stuff so I will go back.

We recently bought Shaw carpet and are very happy with it. I bought it at a discount flooring store in Lemon Grove.

[NotCranky]

I wouldn’t touch Home Depot for carpet or anything that required much customer service especially responsibility for quality and details. If the Home depot price is lower see if costco will match the quote.I don’t know if they do that? I am buying materials to build a house now. When I ask for price quotes, almost every store is letting me know they will bid aggressively or in some cases just discounting stuff so I will go back.

We recently bought Shaw carpet and are very happy with it. I bought it at a discount flooring store in Lemon Grove.

[dharmagirl]

Hi there Aecetia,

During my online travels in the land of carpeting, i stumbled onto this thread (and a couple of others that noted the same thing about “corn rowing” and Dyson vacuums).

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1735761

I have no idea if it’s true…could be just some pissed off carpet consumer.

Yes, FLU, I realize it’s possible to get (as my husband often says) “spun up” about these types of things.

However, before spending thou$and$ on anything, I like to find out WHAT it is I’m buying and what possible alternatives exist.

[dharmagirl]

Hi there Aecetia,

During my online travels in the land of carpeting, i stumbled onto this thread (and a couple of others that noted the same thing about “corn rowing” and Dyson vacuums).

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1735761

I have no idea if it’s true…could be just some pissed off carpet consumer.

Yes, FLU, I realize it’s possible to get (as my husband often says) “spun up” about these types of things.

However, before spending thou$and$ on anything, I like to find out WHAT it is I’m buying and what possible alternatives exist.

[dharmagirl]

Hi there Aecetia,

During my online travels in the land of carpeting, i stumbled onto this thread (and a couple of others that noted the same thing about “corn rowing” and Dyson vacuums).

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1735761

I have no idea if it’s true…could be just some pissed off carpet consumer.

Yes, FLU, I realize it’s possible to get (as my husband often says) “spun up” about these types of things.

However, before spending thou$and$ on anything, I like to find out WHAT it is I’m buying and what possible alternatives exist.

[dharmagirl]

Hi there Aecetia,

During my online travels in the land of carpeting, i stumbled onto this thread (and a couple of others that noted the same thing about “corn rowing” and Dyson vacuums).

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1735761

I have no idea if it’s true…could be just some pissed off carpet consumer.

Yes, FLU, I realize it’s possible to get (as my husband often says) “spun up” about these types of things.

However, before spending thou$and$ on anything, I like to find out WHAT it is I’m buying and what possible alternatives exist.

[dharmagirl]

Hi there Aecetia,

During my online travels in the land of carpeting, i stumbled onto this thread (and a couple of others that noted the same thing about “corn rowing” and Dyson vacuums).

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1735761

I have no idea if it’s true…could be just some pissed off carpet consumer.

Yes, FLU, I realize it’s possible to get (as my husband often says) “spun up” about these types of things.

However, before spending thou$and$ on anything, I like to find out WHAT it is I’m buying and what possible alternatives exist.

[lostkitty]

Both my sister and I (in two different states) bought carpet from HD and had TERRIBLE experiences. Mine was nearly heading for a lawsuit. They screwed it up so badly – didnt finish a room, crooked runner going up the stairs which they then came back to fix (after months of fighting about it)and it was still crooked! I got sick of it – and the runner is still crooked to this day… My sister’s was about the same (wish I’d asked her before I bought mine). The contractors (all THREE different ones they sent out to us over the months of ridiculousness) were brain-dead fools. Go to a real carpet store and buy something on-sale – it’ll still be better than the top-of-the line installed by HD.

[lostkitty]

Both my sister and I (in two different states) bought carpet from HD and had TERRIBLE experiences. Mine was nearly heading for a lawsuit. They screwed it up so badly – didnt finish a room, crooked runner going up the stairs which they then came back to fix (after months of fighting about it)and it was still crooked! I got sick of it – and the runner is still crooked to this day… My sister’s was about the same (wish I’d asked her before I bought mine). The contractors (all THREE different ones they sent out to us over the months of ridiculousness) were brain-dead fools. Go to a real carpet store and buy something on-sale – it’ll still be better than the top-of-the line installed by HD.

[lostkitty]

Both my sister and I (in two different states) bought carpet from HD and had TERRIBLE experiences. Mine was nearly heading for a lawsuit. They screwed it up so badly – didnt finish a room, crooked runner going up the stairs which they then came back to fix (after months of fighting about it)and it was still crooked! I got sick of it – and the runner is still crooked to this day… My sister’s was about the same (wish I’d asked her before I bought mine). The contractors (all THREE different ones they sent out to us over the months of ridiculousness) were brain-dead fools. Go to a real carpet store and buy something on-sale – it’ll still be better than the top-of-the line installed by HD.

[lostkitty]

Both my sister and I (in two different states) bought carpet from HD and had TERRIBLE experiences. Mine was nearly heading for a lawsuit. They screwed it up so badly – didnt finish a room, crooked runner going up the stairs which they then came back to fix (after months of fighting about it)and it was still crooked! I got sick of it – and the runner is still crooked to this day… My sister’s was about the same (wish I’d asked her before I bought mine). The contractors (all THREE different ones they sent out to us over the months of ridiculousness) were brain-dead fools. Go to a real carpet store and buy something on-sale – it’ll still be better than the top-of-the line installed by HD.

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