In-Home Measuring Scams
You
stand to lose hundreds if your home is improperly measured. Most carpet
salespeople are not very good at measuring. It takes years to learn to
measure like a pro. I know, because I have installed carpet for 30 years.
How
To Measure
Carpet
Is the
salesperson coming over to measure your home tonight to measure how much
carpet you need? Great! Whatever you do, don't sign on the dotted line until
you verify the measurements! If you don't, you may be the next victim of the
"mis-measuring" scam!
Who
should you trust to measure your home? How do you determine how much
carpet and pad you need? If you trust the carpet salesperson to
determine your measurements you could easily over-pay. In fact, it is very
common for consumers to be charged hundreds extra for the job.
Consider
this:
Many
two-bedroom homes require about 100 yards of carpet. If you were to choose
carpet, pad and installation that added up to $30 per yard ($3.33 per foot),
for 100 yards, your total price would be $3000.00.
Now, if
the carpet salesperson measures your home incorrectly (or deliberately
over-measures) and tells you that you need 120 yards of carpet, your total
price would be $3600.00, a difference of $600!
(and if
it is a deliberate over-measure, they may just pocket the extra $600 and
only order the amount of carpet that you actually need!)
Anyone
could be over-measured by 20 yards of carpet or more and probably never be
aware of it. This is a serious problem in the industry, learn the smart ways to get accurate measuring for your home before
you select the carpet you want. You
stand to lose hundreds if your home is improperly measured.
Don't
be fooled into thinking that measuring carpet yourself is the only smart way
to save money on your carpet purchase. Measuring carpet can be very
difficult and is easy to do incorrectly.
How
To Measure
Carpet
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