Carpet style & grade
Carpet style

Standard cut pile. Minimal seam waste.

Grade / fiber
Carpet cost ($ / sq ft)

Auto-set by grade. Adjust if you have a specific quote.

Roll width

Rooms wider than the roll require a seam. 12 ft is most common.

Rooms
1 rooms

Add each room separately for the most accurate yardage. A seam warning appears when a room exceeds the roll width.

Carpet pad / underlayment
Pad type
Pad cost ($ / sq ft)

Auto-set by pad type. A thicker, denser pad extends carpet life significantly.

Note: pad is not installed on stairs — each step requires direct-attach carpet.

Stairs
Each step calculated at ~2.5 SF with additional waste for wrapping nosing
Number of steps
14 steps
Stair width 36"
30"60"
Stair carpet cost ($ / step)

Leave at $0 to use the same carpet rate as rooms. Or enter a per-step price from your installer.

Stairs need 3″ extra per step for nosing wrap. Waterfall vs. French wrap method affects the cut — contractor will advise.

Tack strips & transition strips
Perimeter fastening and doorway transitions to other floor types
Tack strip cost ($ / LF)

Tack strip: ~$0.30–$0.65/LF. Calculated from room perimeters automatically.

Transition strips
2

Required at every doorway where carpet meets hard floor.

Transition strip cost ($ each)

T-bar / Z-bar transition: ~$12–$30 each installed.

Installation labor
Stretching, cutting, seaming, and securing carpet
Installation labor ($ / sq yd)

Typical: $3–$8/sq yd for standard rooms. Stairs, cuts, and seams run higher.

Stair install labor ($ / step)

Stair installation is more labor-intensive: ~$8–$20 per step.

Furniture moving
Moving and replacing furniture in each room
Old carpet removal & disposal
Pulling up existing carpet, pad, and tack strips
Removal rate ($ / sq yd)

Carpet + pad removal: ~$1.50–$3.50/sq yd. Includes haul-away.

Tack strip removal ($ / LF)

Old tack strip pull-up. Often included in removal rate.

Net sq ft
Sq yards to order
Materials
Est. total
Cost breakdown
Carpet material
Carpet pad
Tack strips & transitions
Total estimate
Sq yards carpet
Sq yards pad
Tack strip LF
Rooms needing seam
Transition strips
Stair steps

Carpet sold in sq yards (9 SF = 1 SY) · Rooms wider than roll width require a seam and additional waste · Pad not installed on stairs · Prices exclude tax and delivery