Carpet and Pad Removal Costs
Removal and disposal of existing carpet and pad including staple extraction and subfloor prep for new flooring.
Cost Comparison by Location
418 locations with verified cost data
Cost Comparison — Carpet and Pad Removal
Low
$81
Typical
$274
High
$502
Low
$84
Typical
$302
High
$628
Low
$90
Typical
$303
High
$552
Low
$90
Typical
$337
High
$752
Low
$89
Typical
$332
High
$731
Low
$78
Typical
$270
High
$511
Low
$91
Typical
$336
High
$721
Low
$86
Typical
$297
High
$573
Low
$77
Typical
$263
High
$491
Low
$89
Typical
$325
High
$683
Low
$80
Typical
$291
High
$612
Low
$82
Typical
$279
High
$510
Low
$80
Typical
$280
High
$554
Low
$102
Typical
$404
High
$980
Low
$94
Typical
$355
High
$792
Low
$90
Typical
$332
High
$715
Low
$77
Typical
$260
High
$475
Low
$83
Typical
$303
High
$644
Low
$90
Typical
$316
High
$629
Low
$90
Typical
$300
High
$534
Low
$92
Typical
$313
High
$573
Low
$86
Typical
$292
High
$530
Low
$90
Typical
$308
High
$583
Low
$88
Typical
$327
High
$706
Low
$77
Typical
$260
High
$475
Low
$82
Typical
$283
High
$536
Low
$95
Typical
$344
High
$726
Low
$88
Typical
$298
High
$545
Low
$90
Typical
$359
High
$871
Low
$94
Typical
$342
High
$725
Low
$86
Typical
$314
High
$659
Low
$88
Typical
$343
High
$807
Low
$81
Typical
$278
High
$520
Low
$82
Typical
$303
High
$651
Low
$82
Typical
$303
High
$651
Low
$81
Typical
$273
High
$500
Low
$79
Typical
$267
High
$483
Low
$92
Typical
$364
High
$873
Low
$93
Typical
$341
High
$731
Low
$84
Typical
$302
High
$627
Low
$83
Typical
$310
High
$682
Low
$82
Typical
$278
High
$506
Low
$81
Typical
$294
High
$613
Low
$84
Typical
$335
High
$825
Low
$88
Typical
$299
High
$551
Low
$97
Typical
$377
High
$888
Low
$94
Typical
$343
High
$722
Low
$81
Typical
$279
High
$529
Low
$96
Typical
$356
High
$783
Low
$77
Typical
$261
High
$478
Low
$79
Typical
$270
High
$511
Low
$86
Typical
$320
High
$704
Low
$90
Typical
$334
High
$725
Low
$83
Typical
$282
High
$512
Low
$90
Typical
$356
High
$863
Low
$80
Typical
$289
High
$602
Low
$92
Typical
$311
High
$568
Low
$88
Typical
$325
High
$705
Low
$84
Typical
$299
High
$605
Low
$80
Typical
$280
High
$555
Low
$83
Typical
$332
High
$817
Low
$92
Typical
$327
High
$650
Low
$79
Typical
$268
High
$484
Low
$90
Typical
$308
High
$570
Low
$87
Typical
$295
High
$535
Low
$89
Typical
$305
High
$575
Low
$82
Typical
$280
High
$523
Low
$86
Typical
$307
High
$622
Low
$93
Typical
$371
High
$913
Low
$91
Typical
$360
High
$874
Low
$85
Typical
$308
High
$642
Low
$81
Typical
$279
High
$520
Low
$81
Typical
$281
High
$534
Low
$83
Typical
$301
High
$626
Low
$88
Typical
$299
High
$550
Low
$81
Typical
$276
High
$505
Low
$90
Typical
$326
High
$686
Low
$90
Typical
$328
High
$691
Low
$80
Typical
$294
High
$631
Low
$84
Typical
$286
High
$528
Low
$85
Typical
$309
High
$642
Low
$80
Typical
$275
High
$521
Low
$90
Typical
$333
High
$733
Low
$83
Typical
$281
High
$515
Low
$93
Typical
$342
High
$734
Low
$77
Typical
$281
High
$595
Low
$92
Typical
$313
High
$573
Low
$80
Typical
$277
High
$524
Low
$80
Typical
$319
High
$785
Low
$80
Typical
$288
High
$599
Low
$89
Typical
$302
High
$551
Low
$78
Typical
$264
High
$482
Low
$79
Typical
$317
High
$779
Low
$90
Typical
$329
High
$705
Low
$89
Typical
$302
High
$551
Low
$95
Typical
$344
High
$726
Low
$82
Typical
$289
High
$572
Low
$90
Typical
$330
High
$711
Low
$75
Typical
$254
High
$463
Low
$87
Typical
$321
High
$688
Low
$78
Typical
$275
High
$545
Low
$79
Typical
$298
High
$662
Low
$87
Typical
$295
High
$536
Low
$83
Typical
$304
High
$647
Low
$85
Typical
$338
High
$822
Low
$80
Typical
$273
High
$500
Low
$81
Typical
$280
High
$531
Low
$84
Typical
$315
High
$694
Low
$81
Typical
$296
High
$622
Low
$91
Typical
$334
High
$717
Low
$82
Typical
$300
High
$639
Low
$92
Typical
$347
High
$776
Low
$81
Typical
$294
High
$612
Low
$79
Typical
$273
High
$526
Low
$82
Typical
$274
High
$488
Low
$82
Typical
$278
High
$506
Low
$90
Typical
$317
High
$631
Low
$83
Typical
$306
High
$659
Low
$78
Typical
$265
High
$490
Low
$90
Typical
$303
High
$555
Low
$82
Typical
$300
High
$639
Low
$91
Typical
$329
High
$694
Low
$102
Typical
$346
High
$633
Low
$77
Typical
$258
High
$459
Low
$83
Typical
$303
High
$646
Low
$92
Typical
$313
High
$573
Low
$91
Typical
$363
High
$882
Low
$87
Typical
$298
High
$564
Low
$87
Typical
$294
High
$537
Low
$92
Typical
$313
High
$573
Low
$90
Typical
$308
High
$583
Low
$92
Typical
$327
High
$650
Low
$85
Typical
$317
High
$697
Low
$79
Typical
$268
High
$486
Low
$78
Typical
$280
High
$584
Low
$78
Typical
$266
High
$496
Low
$85
Typical
$311
High
$655
Low
$86
Typical
$315
High
$677
Low
$78
Typical
$285
High
$612
Low
$87
Typical
$313
High
$649
Low
$90
Typical
$326
High
$688
Low
$83
Typical
$305
High
$649
Low
$83
Typical
$281
High
$510
Low
$83
Typical
$284
High
$526
Low
$81
Typical
$270
High
$479
Low
$84
Typical
$308
High
$653
Low
$76
Typical
$259
High
$484
Low
$91
Typical
$361
High
$877
Low
$88
Typical
$321
High
$674
Low
$85
Typical
$292
High
$550
Low
$92
Typical
$343
High
$753
Low
$78
Typical
$263
High
$467
Low
$90
Typical
$377
High
$992
Low
$90
Typical
$332
High
$720
Low
$102
Typical
$346
High
$633
Low
$79
Typical
$268
High
$486
Low
$83
Typical
$281
High
$510
Low
$88
Typical
$299
High
$553
Low
$99
Typical
$419
High
$1,101
Low
$77
Typical
$257
High
$458
Low
$76
Typical
$261
High
$488
Low
$88
Typical
$299
High
$548
Low
$79
Typical
$267
High
$483
Low
$79
Typical
$268
High
$489
Low
$90
Typical
$304
High
$560
Low
$85
Typical
$287
High
$529
Low
$90
Typical
$359
High
$882
Low
$90
Typical
$328
High
$698
Low
$86
Typical
$314
High
$668
Low
$90
Typical
$315
High
$624
Low
$82
Typical
$288
High
$571
Low
$102
Typical
$404
High
$980
Low
$80
Typical
$267
High
$474
Low
$77
Typical
$262
High
$489
Low
$89
Typical
$302
High
$552
Low
$82
Typical
$279
High
$506
Low
$84
Typical
$307
High
$653
Low
$79
Typical
$289
High
$621
Low
$101
Typical
$372
High
$804
Low
$79
Typical
$269
High
$502
Low
$77
Typical
$279
High
$587
Low
$77
Typical
$258
High
$459
Low
$77
Typical
$282
High
$605
Low
$85
Typical
$312
High
$672
Low
$86
Typical
$346
High
$850
Low
$90
Typical
$310
High
$595
Low
$83
Typical
$304
High
$653
Low
$90
Typical
$353
High
$846
Low
$90
Typical
$309
High
$587
Low
$82
Typical
$277
High
$506
Low
$77
Typical
$265
High
$494
Low
$90
Typical
$336
High
$740
Low
$83
Typical
$284
High
$529
Low
$82
Typical
$300
High
$640
Low
$84
Typical
$306
High
$652
Low
$78
Typical
$267
High
$500
Low
$77
Typical
$263
High
$492
Low
$84
Typical
$297
High
$592
Low
$87
Typical
$295
High
$539
Low
$88
Typical
$320
High
$672
Low
$85
Typical
$313
High
$673
Low
$78
Typical
$264
High
$483
Low
$81
Typical
$281
High
$541
Low
$90
Typical
$332
High
$720
Low
$81
Typical
$280
High
$537
Low
$77
Typical
$260
High
$473
Low
$82
Typical
$277
High
$510
Low
$85
Typical
$308
High
$647
Low
$83
Typical
$287
High
$545
Low
$80
Typical
$290
High
$603
Low
$82
Typical
$281
High
$524
Low
$80
Typical
$268
High
$478
Low
$86
Typical
$298
High
$572
Low
$102
Typical
$404
High
$980
Low
$80
Typical
$272
High
$497
Low
$87
Typical
$344
High
$825
Low
$102
Typical
$404
High
$980
Low
$90
Typical
$307
High
$573
Low
$83
Typical
$287
High
$546
Low
$82
Typical
$277
High
$507
Low
$80
Typical
$275
High
$518
Low
$79
Typical
$273
High
$516
Low
$92
Typical
$366
High
$889
Low
$87
Typical
$319
High
$678
Low
$90
Typical
$325
High
$683
Low
$95
Typical
$345
High
$730
Low
$81
Typical
$280
High
$536
Low
$81
Typical
$305
High
$678
Low
$80
Typical
$287
High
$598
Low
$90
Typical
$327
High
$694
Low
$90
Typical
$348
High
$821
Low
$77
Typical
$261
High
$477
Low
$91
Typical
$334
High
$716
Low
$83
Typical
$282
High
$527
Low
$92
Typical
$327
High
$650
Low
$102
Typical
$346
High
$633
Low
$90
Typical
$329
High
$708
Low
$86
Typical
$291
High
$532
Low
$87
Typical
$317
High
$676
Low
$94
Typical
$352
High
$782
Low
$90
Typical
$336
High
$746
Low
$90
Typical
$300
High
$533
Low
$86
Typical
$311
High
$647
Low
$90
Typical
$329
High
$706
Low
$79
Typical
$267
High
$487
Low
$93
Typical
$370
High
$899
Low
$75
Typical
$256
High
$479
Low
$90
Typical
$323
High
$671
Low
$80
Typical
$272
High
$495
Low
$84
Typical
$282
High
$510
Low
$95
Typical
$372
High
$893
Low
$79
Typical
$289
High
$615
Low
$86
Typical
$295
High
$551
Low
$83
Typical
$305
High
$655
Low
$84
Typical
$286
High
$528
Low
$101
Typical
$400
High
$972
Low
$92
Typical
$313
High
$573
Low
$95
Typical
$345
High
$730
Low
$86
Typical
$295
High
$551
Low
$90
Typical
$306
High
$572
Low
$90
Typical
$331
High
$718
Low
$81
Typical
$272
High
$494
Low
$90
Typical
$326
High
$691
Low
$94
Typical
$349
High
$766
Low
$90
Typical
$330
High
$714
Low
$90
Typical
$335
High
$736
Low
$90
Typical
$311
High
$600
Low
$83
Typical
$284
High
$531
Low
$101
Typical
$376
High
$827
Low
$90
Typical
$334
High
$735
Low
$101
Typical
$372
High
$804
Low
$91
Typical
$333
High
$711
Low
$88
Typical
$301
High
$568
Low
$90
Typical
$303
High
$550
Low
$90
Typical
$324
High
$674
Low
$90
Typical
$335
High
$736
Low
$103
Typical
$411
High
$998
Low
$85
Typical
$289
High
$528
Low
$91
Typical
$335
High
$725
Low
$84
Typical
$285
High
$522
Low
$90
Typical
$312
High
$599
Low
$90
Typical
$323
High
$673
Low
$90
Typical
$303
High
$551
Low
$81
Typical
$274
High
$498
Low
$93
Typical
$365
High
$876
Low
$82
Typical
$282
High
$526
Low
$90
Typical
$329
High
$706
Low
$91
Typical
$308
High
$563
Low
$83
Typical
$304
High
$648
Low
$79
Typical
$274
High
$520
Low
$99
Typical
$393
High
$954
Low
$90
Typical
$303
High
$555
Low
$87
Typical
$295
High
$540
Low
$78
Typical
$263
High
$475
Low
$90
Typical
$325
High
$684
Low
$87
Typical
$297
High
$542
Low
$82
Typical
$327
High
$804
Low
$92
Typical
$333
High
$701
Low
$92
Typical
$327
High
$650
Low
$72
Typical
$241
High
$429
Low
$85
Typical
$308
High
$647
Low
$85
Typical
$331
High
$780
Low
$92
Typical
$313
High
$573
Low
$80
Typical
$271
High
$498
Low
$90
Typical
$304
High
$556
Low
$91
Typical
$331
High
$696
Low
$94
Typical
$347
High
$744
Low
$91
Typical
$333
High
$711
Low
$88
Typical
$305
High
$586
Low
$82
Typical
$299
High
$630
Low
$86
Typical
$314
High
$669
Low
$88
Typical
$297
High
$539
Low
$80
Typical
$268
High
$478
Low
$87
Typical
$316
High
$663
Low
$90
Typical
$358
High
$869
Low
$90
Typical
$334
High
$725
Low
$90
Typical
$328
High
$698
Low
$88
Typical
$301
High
$567
Low
$95
Typical
$378
High
$919
Low
$84
Typical
$288
High
$543
Low
$87
Typical
$324
High
$713
Low
$81
Typical
$305
High
$677
Low
$82
Typical
$330
High
$812
Low
$79
Typical
$266
High
$484
Low
$95
Typical
$379
High
$921
Low
$81
Typical
$299
High
$644
Low
$94
Typical
$352
High
$782
Low
$93
Typical
$341
High
$732
Low
$98
Typical
$388
High
$941
Low
$86
Typical
$313
High
$663
Low
$90
Typical
$313
High
$602
Low
$83
Typical
$281
High
$514
Low
$85
Typical
$288
High
$526
Low
$95
Typical
$378
High
$919
Low
$100
Typical
$398
High
$966
Low
$103
Typical
$411
High
$998
Low
$99
Typical
$393
High
$953
Low
$97
Typical
$386
High
$938
Low
$102
Typical
$404
High
$980
Low
$97
Typical
$387
High
$939
Low
$98
Typical
$391
High
$949
Low
$88
Typical
$307
High
$593
Low
$96
Typical
$383
High
$930
Low
$85
Typical
$293
High
$555
Low
$84
Typical
$304
High
$640
Low
$99
Typical
$392
High
$939
Low
$84
Typical
$308
High
$655
Low
$84
Typical
$285
High
$521
Low
$76
Typical
$260
High
$486
Low
$80
Typical
$282
High
$562
Low
$77
Typical
$272
High
$539
Low
$77
Typical
$260
High
$464
Low
$83
Typical
$304
High
$648
Low
$90
Typical
$305
High
$564
Low
$90
Typical
$300
High
$537
Low
$90
Typical
$334
High
$725
Low
$81
Typical
$278
High
$514
Low
$90
Typical
$354
High
$848
Low
$86
Typical
$335
High
$788
Low
$83
Typical
$333
High
$818
Low
$81
Typical
$293
High
$609
Low
$79
Typical
$291
High
$625
Low
$78
Typical
$294
High
$654
Low
$87
Typical
$302
High
$581
Low
$77
Typical
$284
High
$610
Low
$85
Typical
$313
High
$671
Low
$87
Typical
$315
High
$661
Low
$82
Typical
$280
High
$528
Low
$94
Typical
$374
High
$907
Low
$79
Typical
$269
High
$497
Low
$86
Typical
$320
High
$703
Low
$99
Typical
$392
High
$939
Low
$84
Typical
$285
High
$521
Low
$90
Typical
$306
High
$560
Low
$90
Typical
$306
High
$571
Low
$79
Typical
$288
High
$613
Low
$75
Typical
$255
High
$467
Low
$90
Typical
$304
High
$556
Low
$82
Typical
$296
High
$615
Low
$79
Typical
$276
High
$528
Low
$92
Typical
$341
High
$737
Low
$87
Typical
$306
High
$610
Low
$80
Typical
$270
High
$491
Low
$79
Typical
$266
High
$485
Low
$82
Typical
$280
High
$512
Low
$90
Typical
$311
High
$597
Low
$83
Typical
$309
High
$681
Low
$97
Typical
$386
High
$936
Low
$90
Typical
$331
High
$718
Low
$86
Typical
$317
High
$685
Low
$90
Typical
$308
High
$580
Low
$88
Typical
$301
High
$568
Low
$89
Typical
$355
High
$862
Low
$83
Typical
$281
High
$514
Low
$91
Typical
$333
High
$711
Low
$90
Typical
$352
High
$845
Low
$96
Typical
$356
High
$783
Low
$78
Typical
$274
High
$543
Low
$78
Typical
$293
High
$644
Low
$83
Typical
$303
High
$646
Low
$93
Typical
$366
High
$878
Low
$90
Typical
$302
High
$546
Low
$79
Typical
$267
High
$482
Low
$80
Typical
$276
High
$529
Low
$80
Typical
$272
High
$497
Low
$83
Typical
$300
High
$631
Low
$86
Typical
$292
High
$530
Low
$92
Typical
$337
High
$723
Low
$86
Typical
$297
High
$559
Low
$82
Typical
$278
High
$506
Low
$90
Typical
$327
High
$697
Low
$92
Typical
$357
High
$841
Low
$90
Typical
$319
High
$645
Low
$86
Typical
$337
High
$808
Low
$86
Typical
$312
High
$656
Low
$78
Typical
$283
High
$588
Low
$93
Typical
$371
High
$900
Low
$83
Typical
$293
High
$583
What Drives the Cost
About Carpet and Pad Removal Costs
Carpet and pad removal costs in Texas vary significantly based on room size, carpet condition, and disposal requirements. The wide range from $64.50 to $950.00 reflects differences in project scope, with smaller single-room removals at the lower end and large multi-room or heavily adhered carpet requiring specialized equipment at the higher end. Texas's diverse geography, labor availability, and disposal infrastructure create regional variations even within the state.
Questions to Ask Your Installer
- 1What is the exact square footage of carpet and pad to be removed?
- 2Does the quote include hauling and disposal of all materials?
- 3Are there any adhesives or special coatings that require specialized removal techniques?
- 4Will the subfloor be inspected, and are repairs included or quoted separately?
- 5Is this a single room or multiple rooms, and are there any stairs involved?
- 6What is the timeline for completion, and are there rush fees for expedited service?
- 7Are there any additional charges for moving furniture or protecting adjacent areas?
- 8Does the contractor have liability insurance and proper licensing for this work?
- 9What happens if subfloor damage or mold is discovered during removal?
- 10Are there any guarantees or warranties on the removal work quality?