Got a bit of $12.75 sq ft for 3/4" hardwood flooring installed including tear out of kitchen and breakfast area tile and existing laminate flooring. Tear out is about 1000 sq ft the rest is carpet
1500 sq ft of new flooring

fair price ?

aggiepaintrain said:

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Got a bit of $12.75 sq ft for 3/4" hardwood flooring installed including tear out of kitchen and breakfast area tile and existing laminate flooring. Tear out is about 1000 sq ft the rest is carpet
1500 sq ft of new flooring

fair price ?

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At retail costs, tear out is usually $1-2 a square foot. Are they doing anything to mitigate dust? Thats a premium. Decent wood flooring product itself is usually $4-6 a square foot. I assume you're doing a click down install product, not a true tongue and groove wood floor that needs to be sanded and stained. Usually install is $2-3 a square foot as well. Your cost might include a subfloor of some type like a moisture barrier or rubber sound reducer.

I assume they're going to have to put some form of leveler down once they get all the flooring up. $12.75 is in line with what I've seen, You can find cheaper, and you can certainly find more expensive.

The only ways I've been able to reduce flooring costs are basically:

-DIY the tearout. Pretty labor intensive way to save a buck, but its money saved.
-Pour your own leveling compound. Pretty nerve wracking, but can be done.
-Spam every distributor you can find and get a better price on the product you want. Can do this without breaking a sweat.
-DIY the install. I've done this and moving forward this is where I'd draw the line. I'll pay someone to install flooring now.

From my previous experience. Everything about flooring removal and install sucks. If you've got the money, pay someone else to do it. If you don't, do it all yourself and spend the savings on a nice hot tub.

Thank you for the info, it will need to be sanded and stained

one MEEN Ag said:

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aggiepaintrain said:

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Got a bit of $12.75 sq ft for 3/4" hardwood flooring installed including tear out of kitchen and breakfast area tile and existing laminate flooring. Tear out is about 1000 sq ft the rest is carpet
1500 sq ft of new flooring

fair price ?

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At retail costs, tear out is usually $1-2 a square foot. Are they doing anything to mitigate dust? Thats a premium. Decent wood flooring product itself is usually $4-6 a square foot. I assume you're doing a click down install product, not a true tongue and groove wood floor that needs to be sanded and stained. Usually install is $2-3 a square foot as well. Your cost might include a subfloor of some type like a moisture barrier or rubber sound reducer.

I assume they're going to have to put some form of leveler down once they get all the flooring up. $12.75 is in line with what I've seen, You can find cheaper, and you can certainly find more expensive.

The only ways I've been able to reduce flooring costs are basically:

-DIY the tearout. Pretty labor intensive way to save a buck, but its money saved.
-Pour your own leveling compound. Pretty nerve wracking, but can be done.
-Spam every distributor you can find and get a better price on the product you want. Can do this without breaking a sweat.
-DIY the install. I've done this and moving forward this is where I'd draw the line. I'll pay someone to install flooring now.

From my previous experience. Everything about flooring removal and install sucks. If you've got the money, pay someone else to do it. If you don't, do it all yourself and spend the savings on a nice hot tub.

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1 - 2 a square foot to remove tile? That would be super cheap man. In the past I've gotten quotes closer to 3-4+ a square foot for removing tile. Tearing out tile is a beast and the dust from the thinset can get everywhere and make a huge mess if not done properly. You're basically covering everything, floor to ceiling in plastic and need some type of ventilation and to vent the dust outside. And if he's doing solid, nail down hardwood (sounds like that's what it is), which would include a subfloor if on a concrete foundation, that's a pretty great price.

I assume that does not include sanding and staining? Or does it?

Price is turn key for everything
staining ,sanding ,all of it
new quarter rounds etc

Gerald or Delmar ?

We had hardwood floors installed in July of 2020, so increase prices for the wood madness that's going on now.

5" White Oak (#2)
5/8" Plywood
Paper felt
Moisture barrier

Price included sanding, hand scraping, stain and 3 coats of water based poly.

$7.95/sq foot

Demo of tile and mis-matched engineered hardwood that were on the floor previously was an additional $1.25/sq foot.

They removed our baseboards and reinstalled them. I've been lazy and haven't gone back to fill in nail holes or replace some smaller sections that broke when they removed them.

Edit to add that the wood was/is tongue in groove. I don't know if they sell it any other way, but just in case...

I'm looking at 3/4" solid wood

Question: I can save $1500 and a lot of dust if he goes over the existing tile and laminate hard wood, I'm reluctant to do that because the baseboards would look a little weird unless I replaced them , then there goes a the savings

I should just pay to do it "right"?

OldArmy07 said:

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We had hardwood floors installed in July of 2020, so increase prices for the wood madness that's going on now.

5" White Oak (#2)
5/8" Plywood
Paper felt
Moisture barrier

Price included sanding, hand scraping, stain and 3 coats of water based poly.

$7.95/sq foot

Demo of tile and mis-matched engineered hardwood that were on the floor previously was an additional $1.25/sq foot.

They removed our baseboards and reinstalled them. I've been lazy and haven't gone back to fill in nail holes or replace some smaller sections that broke when they removed them.

Edit to add that the wood was/is tongue in groove. I don't know if they sell it any other way, but just in case...

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Material order placed 1 week ago, of the same as you noted above, for 1,890 sq ft. at $7.94/sf flooring job on our current home renovation!