In-stock carpet installed from $1.50 a square foot with new pad, and your old carpet hauled away free. Free in-home measure, a written price, and most homes are done in one day.
Get a Free Estimate Call 904-262-7304Gator Carpet and Tile is a family-owned carpet store on Philips Highway, 30+ years in Jacksonville. We keep carpet in stock, on the roll, so you can pick it out, feel it, and often have it in within a few days.
Installs are led by James Lowe, who has installed Gator floors for 20+ years, usually working alongside Gary. Owner Shane Webb is in the showroom. You get one written price at the measure, and that is the number you pay.
We do bedrooms, stairs, bonus rooms, whole upstairs, rentals and offices. We sell Shaw carpet, with more styles and colors by special order.
Carpet runs $1.50–$10+ per square foot installed, with the carpet, new pad and installation in one number.
| Carpet | Installed, per sq ft | 3 bedrooms and a hall (about 500 sq ft) |
|---|---|---|
| In stock | $1.50–$3.50 | $750–$1,750 |
| Special order | $3.50–$5 | $1,750–$2,500 |
| Premium | $5–$10+ | $2,500–$5,000+ |
Included: the carpet, new pad, installation, and tearing out and hauling away your old carpet when new carpet replaces it.
Priced separately, and written on your quote: stairs $200 per staircase (pie steps, spiral stairs and custom wraps extra), furniture moving on in-stock carpet $0.60/sq ft (included in our All-In carpet packages), and taking out a floor that is not carpet (vinyl or laminate $0.75/sq ft, tile $4/sq ft). $500 job minimum.
Want your own number? Try the 60-second ballpark calculator, or see the full carpet cost per square foot guide. Financing is available through Synchrony HOME and Affirm.
| Gator | Low per-foot quote | |
|---|---|---|
| The carpet | Included | Included |
| New pad | Included | Often extra |
| Installation | Included | Sometimes “free,” with add-ons |
| Tear-out and haul-away of old carpet | Free | Often extra by the foot |
| In-home measure | Free | Sometimes a fee |
| Where the seams go | Shown at the measure, if you ask | Often found on install day |
| Stairs | $200 per staircase, on the quote | Often extra per step |
| Written price at the measure | Yes | Often “starting at” |
Compare totals, not the per-foot number. Ask every quote what is in it. Here is how to compare flooring quotes line by line.
“Installing carpet in four bedrooms and a full set of stairs is no small job, but they handled it like pros. The finish is clean, tight, and looks incredible.”
Gator customer review
“They ripped out the old carpet, cleaned up the floor, installed the padding and carpet in one day.”
Gator customer review
“Hauled the old carpet away, they were neat and clean, vacuumed before they left and the installation was beautiful-can't see a single seam!”
Katherine, Google review
“The installers Gary and James are masters of efficiency and attention to detail.”
Brock, Google review
Gator Carpet and Tile has done 582 flooring jobs across the Jacksonville area since late 2023, with 4.7 stars from 191 Google reviews.
This is the part most stores skip, so here it is plainly. Carpet comes on rolls 12 feet wide. A 10x10 or 11x13 bedroom is one piece with no seam. A room wider than 12 feet in both directions, like a 15x18 living room or an open bonus room, needs a seam where two pieces are joined.
We keep seams out of doorways and the main walking path where the room allows, and run them toward the biggest window so low sunlight does not show them. Want to see where the seams will go? Ask and we'll show you at the measure, before you buy.
Thinner, lower-cost carpet shows a seam more than thick, dense carpet. That does not make it a bad choice. It means you should know where the seam is going in a big room before you buy, not after. If seams really bother you, a denser carpet or a different layout can help, and we will tell you which.
A good seam is flat and tight, and you have to go looking for it. If one of ours ever comes apart, it is covered by our one-year labor warranty. More on what a normal carpet seam looks like.
One bedroom takes about 2–4 hours, including tearing out the old carpet. A 3–4 bedroom home is about 6–8 hours. Stairs add 2–3 hours. In-stock carpet often goes in within a few days of saying yes, sometimes the next day; special order usually takes 3–5 days to arrive. Here is how long carpet installation takes by room.
No guessing and no surprise add-ons. Here is how a carpet job runs with Gator Carpet and Tile.
We measure your rooms and stairs and bring samples. Ask, and we will show you where any seams will go. You get a written price at the measure.
Choose in-stock carpet off the roll, or special order for more colors and styles. You can feel them all at our Philips Highway showroom.
We pull up and haul away the old carpet and pad, clean the floor, and put down new tack strip and pad.
We stretch the carpet tight, trim it clean at the walls, vacuum, and walk it with you. Most homes are done the same day.
Stairs are where install quality shows. We wrap every tread and riser tight, line up patterns step to step, and finish the edges clean. Carpet stairs are $200 flat per staircase, written on your price. Custom work like pie steps, spiral staircases or custom wraps is additional.
Want something special? We install designer patterns, animal prints and custom orders, like this staircase in Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville, FL
Custom animal-print carpet, every tread and riser wrapped.
Bartram Park, Jacksonville
Real project photos from a local carpet job.
Photos help, but carpet is easier to pick when you can touch it. At our Philips Highway showroom you can feel the in-stock rolls and special-order samples side by side and take samples home to see them in your light.
Bring your room sizes or a photo, and we will give you a ballpark on the spot. The free in-home measure turns it into a written price. See a recent Bartram Park carpet job.
Visit or Schedule an EstimateMost carpet looks fine on the roll. What you live with for the next ten years is the install: a tight stretch, seams in the right place, stairs wrapped right. Before you hire anyone, ask these questions. Here are our answers.
Who shows up on install day? James Lowe, our lead installer for 20+ years, usually working alongside Gary. Owner Shane Webb is in the showroom at 9452 Philips Hwy, Suite 1.
Is the price written and all-in? Yes. Carpet, new pad and installation are in the per-foot price, tear-out of old carpet is free when new carpet replaces it, and stairs are written on the quote. Furniture moving is included in our All-In carpet packages and a separate line on in-stock carpet.
Where will the seams be? Ask and we'll show you at the measure, before you buy.
What if something goes wrong? Every install carries a one-year labor warranty. If our workmanship causes a problem, we come back and fix it at no labor cost.
Already have carpet that needs fixing? Seams, ripples, pet damage and burns can often be fixed without new carpet: $250 for the first repair and $100 for each additional one. See carpet repair prices.
Gator Carpet and Tile installs carpet all over Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, from Mandarin, San Marco, Riverside and the Southside to the beaches, Orange Park, Fleming Island, Ponte Vedra and St. Augustine. The measure is free wherever you are.
In-stock carpet runs $1.50 to $3.50 per square foot installed at Gator Carpet and Tile, with new pad. Special-order carpet runs $3.50 to $5, and premium carpet $5 to $10 and up. When new carpet replaces old carpet in a home, we tear out and haul away the old carpet for free. Stairs are $200 per standard staircase. On in-stock carpet, furniture moving is a separate line at $0.60 per square foot; our All-In carpet packages include it. $500 job minimum.
Our number already has the pad, the install and hauling away your old carpet in it, and it is written down at the measure. A low per-foot price often covers the carpet only, with pad, tear-out, stairs and the measure added later. Compare the total, not the per-foot number.
Most homes are done in one day. One bedroom takes about 2 to 4 hours, including taking out the old carpet. A 3 to 4 bedroom home is about 6 to 8 hours. Stairs add 2 to 3 hours.
In-stock carpet often goes in within a few days of saying yes, and sometimes the next day. Special-order carpet usually takes 3 to 5 days to arrive, sometimes longer depending on the distributor.
Carpet comes on 12-foot-wide rolls, so any room wider than 12 feet in both directions needs a seam. We keep seams out of doorways and the main walking path where the room allows. Want to see where the seams will go? Ask and we'll show you at the measure, before you buy.
Yes. When new carpet replaces old carpet in a home, tear-out and haul-away of the old carpet and pad is free. Taking out a different floor, like vinyl, laminate or tile, is priced by the square foot and written on your quote.
Yes. Carpet on stairs is $200 flat per staircase. Custom work like pie steps, spiral staircases or custom wraps is additional. It is all written on your price, so there are no surprises on install day.
Yes. Our All-In carpet packages include moving the furniture. On in-stock carpet, furniture moving is a separate line at $0.60 per square foot, written on your quote. Either way, please clear small and breakable things ahead of time.
James Lowe, our lead installer, who has installed Gator floors for 20+ years, usually working alongside Gary. Customers name them in dozens of our Google reviews.
We keep carpet in stock on the roll at our Philips Highway showroom and sell Shaw carpet, with more styles and colors by special order. Come feel the carpet in person and take samples home.
Yes. Every install comes with a one-year warranty on installation labor, and seam separation is covered. Carpet material warranties come from the manufacturer, and we help you with the manufacturer if a question comes up.
Yes. Financing is available through Synchrony HOME and Affirm for qualified customers. See our financing page for how to apply.
Carpet is best where soft, warm and quiet matter most, like bedrooms and stairs. Vinyl plank is better for kitchens, baths and the rooms that see water and sand. Many Jacksonville homes do carpet in the bedrooms and vinyl plank in the living areas.
Our installs are led by James Lowe, our lead installer, who has installed Gator floors for 20+ years, usually working alongside Gary. Customers name them in dozens of our Google reviews, and some tell friends to ask for them by name. When you book with Gator Carpet and Tile, you're not handed off to a stranger.
“James and Gary were the same installers who worked on our condo. We were so happy to hear James and Gary were handling our project.”
— Raymond, Palm Coast, Google review
“Gary and James are masters of efficiency and attention to detail”
— Brock, carpet, Google review
Included at no extra cost, for one year from the day we finish. If our workmanship causes a problem, we come back and fix it at no labor cost.
Before you pay a deposit, you get your install date in writing. If anything moves it, like a late truck or a sick crew, you hear it from us that same day, with a new date in writing. You never have to chase us down to find out what's going on.
Flooring products also carry their own manufacturer warranty. Questions? Call 904-262-7304.
Get a free in-home measure and a written price, or stop by the Philips Highway showroom and see the carpet in person.
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