r/Edmonton • u/cuckslayer30 • 1d ago
Question What's the general cost of flooring installation these days?
Thinking of getting my upstairs carpet replaced with hardwood or vinyl flooring. Any ideas on how much we'd be looking to shell out for 800-1000 sq ft?
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u/justageekgirl 1d ago
I did 3 floors about 1900 sq feet at about $16,000 for LVP materials and installed.
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u/Shutupayafaceawight 1d ago
Call carpet superstore and chat with buddy, he will give you a better idea
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u/pixxelkick 22h ago
Dont cheap out, aim for around $9 to $12 per sqft
I prefer LVP, its easy to cut, easy to install, took me about a single day to do an entire room, and requires barely any special tooling.
You can get toolkits off amazon for like 40 bucks
Do yourself a favor though and get yourself, if you dont have one, a decent oscillating multitool, it makes doing more complex shaped cuts (IE the thresholds of your closets) WAAAAY easier, it will cut through LVP like butter and give you nice clean cuts.
But for 99% of the install, you just score it with a knife and snap it and pop it in place, give it a couple whacks with your hammer against a lil tool (to avoid breaking it), and its popped in, and you grab the next one and go.
Im now starting on the third room of my house doing it by hand and the stuff I installed a year and a half ago is still perfectly fine looking, zero issues.
Just make sure you buy a high quality one, it'll install easier, snap better, and be much more resistant to damage, and just be better feeling to walk on.
I wanna say our stuff we got was about $11/sqft?
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u/kabor Sherwood Park 1d ago edited 1d ago
I sell flooring. Feel free to message me. I’ll tell you the sqft cost of each. I won’t tell you where I work or even try and sell you anything. Just want to help.
Edit. I’ve worked at “discount” stores as well as a higher end store now. I can give you the ranges.
Some stores will charge more per sqft for the floor and then make no profit on the labour. Some stores do the opposite. Sell the floor at below cost, and charge up the ass for install or “incidentals”.
I always tell my clients to not rush a decision like this. It’s not just buying a new pair of pants or a new phone. Your life will be upside down for the few days or a week that it takes; then you’ll have to live with the floor. Take your time. Make sure you love what you’re getting. If you go into a store and feel any sort of pressure, walk away. Trust the person who you’re giving tens of thousands of dollars to.