Carpet Weight Per Square Foot

Everytime i bid a good side commercial job i get an estimated disposal price from my garbageman friend.

Carpet weight per square foot.

Carpet as a material costs as little as 1 2 per square foot and as much as 9 11 per square foot. Wondering what the actual weight of a square yard foot of carpet weighs. I ve been searching the internet for 2 hours looking for information on the weight of carpet. The weight of your carpet will vary based on the material and thickness.

28oz nylon commercial carpet. Multiply the number by three to get the number of ounces per square yard. Carpet can weigh anywhere from 5 to 20 pounds per square yard or 5 to 2 2 pounds per square foot. New carpet prices are 1 to 5 per square foot and the labor cost to install carpet is 0 50 to 1 50 per square foot recarpeting a 10x12 room costs 200 to 900 and changing carpet in a house costs 1 800 to 7 500.

Carpet face weight is defined as the weight of the carpet pile per square yard of carpet measured in ounces. It should not be confused with the carpet s total weight which is the combined weight of the pile plus the backing. For an average 12 by 12 space you could pay 150 to 1 500 for the material alone. Place the square foot of carpet on a scale and weigh it in ounces.

Use the carpet weight calculator below to get a rough estimate of the weight of your carpet. Not just the face weight.