Do you think $1,800 is a fair price to rip carpet out of 3 bedrooms?

Carpet knife, hammer and small prybar.

VERY high, do it yourself it's easier than I thought

we just replaced the carpet in our basement (~1200 sq ft total) and even the people installing the new carpet suggested we take it up ourselves to save money and said "it's easy". I was doubtful, but he was right - it was super easy and even a little fun to take out some frustration on the old carpet. Use some pliers to get a good grip and pull it up from a corner - once you get it started the rest comes easily - and then work along one wall to lay it over on itself in manageable size with the backing exposed. Then take a sharp utility knife to cut through the backing and roll up the pieces. Load into your truck and haul to the dump. Taking up the padding was a little more "work" since it's glued down but even that was easy compared to what we'd have paid.

Total cost: $0

The rooms are furnished bedrooms and the furniture would have to be moved. This is at our lake house. I thought I could have it down for 500-600. First quote was $1,800. Looks like I may be ripping it up myself

I just did this in one of my bedrooms, 22’x18’ and 2 6’x8k closets and small hallway to master bath. It was tough going from all of the crawling, prying the tack strips, and the staples for the foam padding. Luckily I have a friend with a farm and a burn pile.

Knees hurt a bit the next day but it’s satisfying to finish it with my free labor.

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I promise you can find some neighborhood teens wanting to make some money that will do it of $300 total.

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That's a good point. In our case the rooms were empty when I tackled the carpet and we moved most of the stuff out of those rooms ourselves. The bigger/heavier things that I didn't feel like messing with we hired a couple college kids and paid them $100 each to move the big bulky heavy things from the basement to the garage because I wasn't eager to move a solid oak desk, gun safe, solid wood bedroom furniture, etc up the basement stairs. Check craigslist under moving services if that's not something you want to take on yourself.

Still WAY under $1800

Move furniture to o one side of room. Cut carpet down the middle and remove 1/2, move stuff to the now carpet free section and repeat.

its high for a handyman but for a professional insured company its not insane. Moving furniture sets a hired person up for an insurance claim if the even scratch something. Same goes for damage to doorways,walls and other flooring.

You might be that PITA customer who goes around with masking tape pointing out dents and dings on base moulding and door trim wanting a steep discount to repair and repaint all trim.

Here is what I’d do. Tell your wife the quote, do it yourself and tell her about the savings, then go buy yourself some new golf clubs. Boom.

For an hour of your time I think that’s a ridiulous price. It’s really very simple. A little work and you can put that $1800 towards the new flooring.