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Buying a home that was previously lived in, usually means that the carpeting will need to be changed out before you move into your new homestead. Unless the previous owners did it for you, before they put the home up for sale. Buying residential carpet is not a tricky purchase to make, but you have to be prepared for the tricks the industry can pull on you, and know exactly what you are ordering in the first place. After all you will only want to make this sort of big ticket purchase every decade or so in your lifetime.
You will want to start nosing around the home improvement stores to pick up some initial information on carpeting, there are many times someone that works in the flooring department that is retired from that industry and has many years if not decades of experience, and now they are working part time to make ends meet. You can stand around and pick their brain for hours if need be, and they will not mind as they are paid by the hour, and not the sale. Take some notes while talking to your floor cover veteran, and then verify this information online when returning home.
If the info is good then start basing some of your selections when doing research online with the tips, and tricks the person has given to you. This will give you a set of filters that will help you narrow down the exact category, and pricing of carpet that you want to purchase. First, find the price range you can work with, then start sifting through the levels of quality until it matches the budget you have in mind. The next step is start looking locally for a good flooring company with well-trained and experienced installers.
Do not take just anyone's word about a local carpet retailer, a lot of times people will a local business a good spin, just because they are familiar with the location, and want to appear knowledgeable and helpful to others. People will tell the world online if there are problems with a local company, and you should search thoroughly for the company name with the city and state included in the search. If there is a pattern of bad sales practices or low quality products being sold as upgrades, you will find out in a hurry. Also checking with the local indoor outdoor design firms and asking them who they use will result in a great company, as designer do not have the time to put up with less than perfect work from their vendors and contractors.Source
