Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Help with a carpet quote please. 9Aug 25, 2009 8:13 am Wow Judie that's very interesting. My parents house (the 51 lineal metres quote) is only a lounge, 3 beds, study, short hallway and stairs. We've had Carpet Court come out already to quote and not heard from them in 11 days either but are going there today. Will be interesting to see what their measurements are. Jeez I thought there was a GFC on, we can't seem to give money away!!! I will definitely post an update later today. Thanks everyone Re: Help with a carpet quote please. 10Aug 25, 2009 2:22 pm A quick update: went out to see Carpet Court again, turns out he was waiting for us to come back to him and we were waiting on him! Okay so our house is 32 lineal metres, not sq metres. He's given us a quote of around high $5's for a Beaulieu SDN carpet at around $51sqm fully installed, which is significantly cheaper than HN's $7,300 for $45sqm polyprop. So, at last we've found someone decent! Thanks so much for all your help and advice Re: Help with a carpet quote please. 11Aug 25, 2009 3:35 pm OK so they have worked out your place needs 32 linear metres. At $51 per sq/m, that is $186.66 per linear metre. For 32 linear metres, that would be $5973.12 Sounds fair enough, and the SDN is a better performer than polyprop. Which Beaulieu carpet is specified? Which underlay is specified? Ash. Re: Help with a carpet quote please. 12Aug 25, 2009 3:58 pm We haven't chosen a particular Bolyu as I've brought some samples home with me to show hubby. I found one I liked called Shifting Sands and get home and it's not on their website!! Looks fairly similar to the Windswept one though I think http://www.beaulieu.com.au/bolyu_product.php?id=55 but will have to check it out. Underlay no idea yet but it is included in the price as is removal of existing, I believe you recommend the Dunlop foam?? Re: Help with a carpet quote please. 13Aug 25, 2009 4:36 pm In the Dunlop range (for carpets along the lines you have indicated, and cues you've given about your budget) I suggested specifically Dunlop Excellay. Anyone reading my posts should be sure to put any comments in context of what is being discussed. Ash. Re: Help with a carpet quote please. 14Aug 25, 2009 5:37 pm sorry for butting in here, though I am just wondering, you are in Melbourne.. have you been to Western Distributors at Sunshine? I have been told that there are not a lot of places around Melbourne that can go close to beating their quotes. That is where we will be shopping! My friend bought carpet from there for the house they have just finished. It is wool, high grade, infact the same carpet that the hilton uses.. and she bought it for $90 a broad loom/or was it sq meter! (of that im not entirely sure) though, RRP on it was just over the $200 mark. Good luck with the carpet. maman We're in the process of trying to get both our house and my parents house carpeted. We've been to a couple of the bigger Name carpet places and seem to be getting nowhere with anyone coming back to us We got a quote from HN over the weekend for our house and I'm rather shocked, but don't know if I should be: Our house is 32squares, so they based their quote on 36 for any extras needed. We looked at the polypropelene IQ150 carpet which was $45sqm. They quoted around $350 each for removal of existing carpet and for underlay. The entire quote however came out at just over $7,000 including installation. It seems like a LOT of money for installation?? Or is this par for the course? Also, we have young kids which is why we were originally interested only in solution dyed nylon, however we still wanted something that felt soft underfoot and not like office carpet! They steered us toward the polypropelene variety, but said it would take 12 weeks to get delivered from US. We have a bub due in 2 mths, we really wanted it sorted before then! Thanks so much for any advice. Building the NBG Hotham 26 (altered by us) through CitiWest Re: Help with a carpet quote please. 15Aug 25, 2009 6:18 pm I don't know much about the Melbourne outlets but yes, in most cities, you can find sellers that have real bargains. Usually they are larger warehouses that have a lot of remnants. So if there's say a commercial contract to fit new commercial carpet to a resort, they are making plenty of profit on the $900k of carpets they ordered, and a hundred linear metres leftover ends up in a warehouse sale at half the normal cost. Great if the carpet suits your place! It can be a matter of being in the right place at the right time though. Having said that, apart from bargain carpets, you should be careful to ensure that the cheap price does not mean sub-standard carpet laying or underlay. These things can take the smile off your face, as they are important if you are to get value from your installed carpet. Cheers! Ash. Re: Help with a carpet quote please. 16Aug 25, 2009 7:24 pm royalblue I don't know much about the Melbourne outlets but yes, in most cities, you can find sellers that have real bargains. Usually they are larger warehouses that have a lot of remnants. So if there's say a commercial contract to fit new commercial carpet to a resort, they are making plenty of profit on the $900k of carpets they ordered, and a hundred linear metres leftover ends up in a warehouse sale at half the normal cost. Great if the carpet suits your place! It can be a matter of being in the right place at the right time though. Having said that, apart from bargain carpets, you should be careful to ensure that the cheap price does not mean sub-standard carpet laying or underlay. These things can take the smile off your face, as they are important if you are to get value from your installed carpet. Cheers! Ash. That is exactly what a friend of mine did. She carpeted 2 living areas and a study for $1600 including installation. I must get the name of the place. Northern suburbs of melb. Re: Help with a carpet quote please. 18Sep 04, 2009 3:26 pm maman A quick update: went out to see Carpet Court again, turns out he was waiting for us to come back to him and we were waiting on him! Okay so our house is 32 lineal metres, not sq metres. He's given us a quote of around high $5's for a Beaulieu SDN carpet at around $51sqm fully installed, which is significantly cheaper than HN's $7,300 for $45sqm polyprop. So, at last we've found someone decent! Thanks so much for all your help and advice I do think $45 per sqm for polypropelene is steep. I have seen Godfrey Hirst polyprop (10 year warranty) for $24 per sqm fully laid. That is $89 per lineal metre. Re: Help with a carpet quote please. 19Sep 04, 2009 3:57 pm retty Hi, we are looking for carpet in Melbourne, could you please let me know the name of the place in the northern suburbs if you find out. Cheers Retty The place most people ( including myself) are talking about is: Western Distributors CONTACT INFORMATION Address 234 McIntyre Road (Showroom) Sunshine North Victoria 3020 Phone 03 8312 0044 Fax 03 8312 0012 Building Charleton 283 with Henley. Stage 11 - Alamanda Point Cook Build contract signed 22nd September 2009 Land settled - 17th May 2010 Site Start - 25th June 2010 I was being kind to the builder. With the amount charged for the upgrade the builder is probably charging closer to 100% margin. 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