Take for example my current home. Part of the unfinished basement consisted of an area 8 feet wide by 20 feet long. We found a Coliseum Deep Waters quality carpet 12 x 21’10″ and almost 30 square yards online for $194.61. This was enough to carpet our entire area and works great now as our workout room. At around $8 a square yard by the roll, this would have run roughly $240 to purchase outright. A pretty substantial savings.

The key to finding quality carpet remnants is simple knowing where to look. The best place to start is by calling around to all your local carpet dealers and searching for carpet remnants online. The deals are out there, you just have to be patient and know where to look.

Let’s talk a little about quality and what that means. The cheesy easy way out answer would be, quality is objective and depends on what you are looking for. With that said, quality carpet is different depending on what your specific needs are for the carpet. How do you expect it to perform?

Synthetic Type Carpets

Nylon is the most common and preferred synthetic type carpet and can run anywhere from $10 to $35 a square yard. For mildew and more stain resistant, Olefin or Polypropylene is another common synthetic type. Although oil based stains are still more difficult to remove as with most carpet types. This costs from $8 to around $25 a square yard. Polyester is the lower end of synthetic and works good for low traffic areas but is not as durable as the nylon carpet. The price range for Polyester is around $8 to $18 a sq/yard. Since most carpet remnants are used for non-critical areas, some of the cheaper synthetic carpets work great for remnant use.

Natural Fiber Carpets

Some people may prefer natural fibers. There are some pro’s and con’s of both types of carpets however. Natural fibers are attractive to people looking into the new “green” crave! But they are much more expensive. However, they are quite resilient. Wool carpet for example is resistant to stains naturally and is highly durable. It is harder to maintain however and is really expensive ranging from $24 to $60 and up a square yard. Another popular and sort of exotic natural fibered carpet is Coir/Sisal. Starting at $27 and running up to around $40, this fiber is from coconut coir and Mexican sisal agave is good as a dirt repellant fiber but on the down side it also is good at hiding it as well. Seagrass is something that just sounds cool. Most often used for area rugs once bound, it maintains its color natural brown color since it is incapable of holding dye. This runs anywhere from $16 to over $50 a sq/yard.

No matter what your quality carpet remnant needs are, there is a type out there for your needs. You just have to be patient and know where to look. Finding carpet online can be a good source of information, but most often the shipping charges can be quite expensive as well. There are many exceptions to this however, so it never hurts to shop around for carpet remnants, especially online. The best place to start however is calling around to all your local carpet stores, armed with the specific quality and type of remnant you’re looking for, and simple ask if they have that type of remnant in stock.