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Getting some rooms redone with new carpet, and got a decent quote today. But I don't know much about the carpet. They gave three Mohawk options -- Neutral Base, Neutral Shift, Genuine Theme. As far as I can tell, these are builder/apartment grade carpets. The Neutral Base has 100% triexta, but Neutral Shift and Genuine theme, which actually cost a little more, have a mixture of triexta and PET. That seems like a downgrade?
I'm kinda confused at what I'm looking for here. The carpet quote was $20/yard (just the carpet), about $50/yard installed with the pink Mohawk upgraded pad (the stuff with the vapor barrier). That's great, cheaper than I expected, probably because the carpet is cheap. I could arbitrarily upgrade to a more expensive line for another couple grand, but I'm not sure what kind of upgrades are worth it and what doesn't matter.
FWIW, we probably are only staying in this house maybe 10 more years, could be less. The original builder carpet (no idea what it is, but probably low grade polyester) was basically okay for about 5 years. I'm trying to gauge what the lifespan of this Mohawk stuff is. Given it's on their builder/multifamily site, I'm guessing it's not much better than what was put in this house when it was built.