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COSTCO
4.7(
19
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Serving Rancho Santa Margarita, CA and surrounding areas

In business since 1987

"The salesman met us in our home on a Sunday within a week of our initial call. He was very professional and showed us a range of options at different price points. However, Costco does not sell "cheaper" carpet, so even the least expensive options were rather "high-end." We got a good deal on a very nice Shaw berber carpet with Stainmaster protection and a very soft upgraded pad, which makes it very comfortable to walk on barefoot. We were told it would be installed in less than 1 week, but it was actually about 2 weeks before installation. A couple calls to Costco's central number were required to follow-up on the situation before we received a return call from the installer. On the day of installation, they arrived earlier than the scheduled time and finished ahead of schedule. They do move furniture, but with some major caveats. We had to hire a piano mover to move our grand piano out of the way -- the installers wouldn't touch that. They also will not move any electronics, and they ask that drawers be removed from furniture (or emptied out if the drawers can't be removed). This wound up being very time-consuming for us. But overall we are very satisfied with the results -- a huge upgrade!"
Recommended by84%of homeowners
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Michael's Carpet
4.9(
85
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Serving Rancho Santa Margarita, CA and surrounding areas

In business since 1984

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Excellent! Professional outfit. Easy to work with and flexible. They knew what I was trying to accomplish, and it was more of a "point them in the right direction" and let them take care of it all.There were some delays caused by a suspected leak, so an inspection interrupted the original schedule. They worked me back into their schedule quickly so I didn't have to "go to the back of the line", so to speak. Quality of work was good and the carpet was appropriate to my budget for renovating the unit. Obviously not their first rodeo. Will use again for another listing coming up."
Recommended by96%of homeowners
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Fred's CarpetsPlus
4.9(
52
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Serving Rancho Santa Margarita, CA and surrounding areas

In business since 1946

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"<p>Fred's did a great job!  From Rhonda who helped me select my wonderful carpet and did the measurements to Javier and Carlos who did the installation, my experience was characterized by great service and professionalism.  Both Rhonda and Javier have been with Fred's for 20-plus years, which says a lot about their dedication to getting the job done well as well as the family-owned company they work for.  I highly recommend Fred's and will use Fred's again in the future.</p> <br />"
Recommended by96%of homeowners
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New York Carpets
4.7(
19
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Serving Rancho Santa Margarita, CA and surrounding areas

In business since 1981

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"This was an excellent experience. We went to their warehouse, picked out the carpet and scheduled someone to come out and measure 2 days later. They were running slightly later than anticipated to measure, but called to inform me of the status for arrival. They arrived to install three days later, adjusted the quote downward based on the measurements and were out of the house in under 4 hours. The crew was pleasant, informative, clean and quick."
Recommended by89%of homeowners
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Compare Carpets & Hardfloors Inc
4.9(
37
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Serving Rancho Santa Margarita, CA and surrounding areas

In business since 1984

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Estimated went great. Very punctual. <br />Email correspondence... Ehh... The email correspondence with the official estimate went great. However, setting up the appointment to get it done didn't go as well. He offered me a date and time and when I responded that I would like to take it I never got a confirmation email, despite my sending 3 emails to confirm. This turned out to be a problem since the day and date didn't match. He said Monday the 24th. Well Monday was the 23rd. So on Monday after waiting for around 1.5 hours I called again (I had called at 8:45am but they were not open yet) and discovered I wasn't on the calendar until Tuesday. -_- <br /> <br />On Tuesday Jimmy showed up and he was FABULOUS! He ripped out my old carpet and installed my new quickly (and it looks beautiful). He showed up on time and was very professional. He even answered all the questions I threw at him, really he was just wonderful!!! <br /> <br />All in all, despite the scheduling problem, I would definitely use them again (especially if I was lucky enough to get Jimmy). <br /> <br />"
Recommended by97%of homeowners
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Quality Carpet Cleaning Inc
4.7(
4,578
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Serving Rancho Santa Margarita, CA and surrounding areas

In business since 1981

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"Tenant had left our living room carpet badly soiled so we called Quality Carpet Cleaning after researching the Angie's List. We were confused when a van from Sunshine Carpet Cleaning arrived at the appointed time but was assured he was with Quality Carpet Cleaning. We were delightfully surprised when he was finished since the carpet was really clean except for a small yellow stain which he said was permanent with is much better than before. Yes we would hire them again."
Recommended by88%of homeowners
ALDEN'S CARPETS & DRAPERIES
4.9(
16
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Serving Rancho Santa Margarita, CA and surrounding areas

In business since 1957

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"John and the staff at Alden's Carpet and Drapes are absolutely the best.  They're friendly, knowledgeable and work to your schedule.   We installed new carpet in two large master bedrooms, a hallway, landing and stairs.  The installation crew arrived at 7:30 AM, moved all the furniture, including an upright piano, had the old carpet and padding removed and new padding and carpet installed and the furniture back in place before 11:00 AM.  These guys are the greatest."
Recommended by93%of homeowners
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Carpet Care Specialists
5.0(
76
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Serving Rancho Santa Margarita, CA and surrounding areas

In business since 1983

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"they used the Host method. This method is a bit more pricy but worth every penny. My stairs and hallway, and landing were extremely dirty but they went to work and the turned out very nice. I suggest you google the Host method as they instructed me to do before you go with them so you are able to see just what is done. Your carpet will not be soaked with water or soap as other companies do carpets. Again I would use them again, it saved my carpet from being replaced <br />"
Recommended by97%of homeowners
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Excel Carpet Cleaning
4.9(
203
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Serving Rancho Santa Margarita, CA and surrounding areas

In business since 1988

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"We had lightly colored carpets that had significant pet stains in some areas that we were afraid wouldn't come out. Enrique spent half a day working on the carpets and in the end, they looked brand new."
Recommended by95%of homeowners
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FAQs for carpet installation projects in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Carpet rolls come in standard widths of 12 and 15 feet. Less commonly, you might find a roll 13.5 feet wide. There are no standard roll lengths, but they’ll have enough to cover almost any home.

You’ll need equal amounts of carpet padding and carpet. Carpet padding costs $200 to $500 for the average room. However, the padding is trimmed a couple of inches away from the wall on all sides to make room for tack strips. Most residential installs have padding, and professionals include this in their bids.

Often, the best carpet for basements doesn’t include a pad. You’ll find this mainly in humid areas or places with a high-water table.

One linear foot of carpet or other material is simply one foot measured in a straight line. You typically aren’t going to measure carpet this way. It’s quoted in square feet or square yards.

There are nine square feet in one square yard of carpet.

The amount of carpet you need to cover two rooms varies depending on the room size and configuration. Measure the floor space. Multiply width times length. Do this for both rooms and add the numbers together.

You’ll need between 80 and 110 square feet for 13 stairs. For unique stairwells, you might need more.

Measure indoor/outdoor carpet like you would any other area, taking the width times the length. For patios, make sure to add a couple extra inches to wrap around the edges. Indoor-outdoor carpets cost an average of $3.50 per square foot.

You’ll need enough carpet to cover the entire area of damage to avoid seams. For example, if you have a 4-inch tear in the middle of a hallway, you’ll want enough carpet to stretch from door to door or the next available seam. Depending on the type of carpet you have, you might be able to get a professional to do an invisible seam repair.

One square foot of carpet is one foot long by one foot wide.

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