You need a new floor covering and would like to know how much it’s going to cost. Fortunately, no matter what your budget is, you can find an elegant and long-lasting floor covering. We created this guide to help you estimate the cost of your new flooring installation. We’ll cover the cost of:
- General Costs
- Vinyl flooring
- Laminate flooring
- Epoxy flooring
- Cork flooring
- Drifting floorboards
- Stone flooring
- Tile flooring
When budgeting for your floor covering, you need to take the cost of the products and the labour expenses into consideration. Flooring material expenses can differ from less than R150 per square meter (m2) to approximately R1500+ per m2. Installation expenses can differ substantially. Anticipate paying between R100m2 and R500m2 for the labour costs.
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Vinyl floor covering expenses
Vinyl is among the more affordable kinds of floor covering products. Vinyl flooring begins at less than R300m2. Labour costs begin at less than R120m2 for installing the floors.
For a basic living room size of 25m2, the overall vinyl floor covering expense can range from R10000 – R20000 depending on the type of Vinal selected and the amount of prep work needed.
Wood floor covering expenses
Natural Wood Flooring differs in price from about mid-range to fairly pricey, depending upon the type of wood and the grade utilized. Lumber floor covering begins at around R600m2 and will have knots in it. Rates will increase to between R800m2 to R1000m2 for mid-range (fewer knots) or between R1000m2 and R1500m2 for wood with the least flaws.
Wood flooring has a relatively high installation cost ranging from R300m2 – R600m2 for the installation depending on how much prep work is needed and if the flooring needs to be sanded and sealed afterwards
This means that a basic living room of 25m2 will have a total cost of about R20000 – R50000 to install Wood Flooring depending on the type and grade of wood used.
Epoxy floor covering costs
Epoxy floor covering is most frequently utilized in garages or carports or industrial areas such as workshops. Usually, you will require an expert epoxy floor expert to apply the epoxy.
Depending on the type of finish you want epoxy floors usually average between R165m2 and R1000m2 including installation if this is applied to new concrete or prepped surface. Thus an area of 25m2 will cost approximately R4500 – R25000 depending on what type of epoxy and finish you select.
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Cork flooring covering expenses
Cork is a medium-cost floor covering. It’s usually priced between R600 m2 and R1000 m2 for cork flooring materials. The labour cost for installing cork flooring starts at about R300m2
For a basic living room size of 25m2, the overall cork flooring cost is estimated between R22500 and R40000. This includes the labour and material expenses
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Drifting floorboards, expenses
Drifting flooring begins at about R250m2 for timber veneered laminated floorboards. Lumber-veneered drifting floorboards vary from R250 to R1000m2 depending on the finish you opted for. Underlay might cost an additional R50m2 – R100m2.
Labour costs for Installing Drifting Floorboards can range from R200m2 – R500m2.
For a basic living room size of 25m2, the overall drifting floorboard floor covering costs about R13500 and R30000.
This price includes all the materials including the underlay and also the labour cost
Stone floor covering expenses
Granite and other natural stone tiles are normally more costly than traditional tiles. Natural stone tiles begin at around R200 m2 and can increase to about R1000 depending on what type of stone was selected and the size of the tiles.
Natural stone tiles must be installed professionally and might need to be sealed after installation. Anticipate the installation cost to range between R200 m2 and R500 m2. Depending on if tiles need to be sealed the prep work that needs to be done and the size of the tiles you opted for.
For a basic living room size of 25m2, the overall stone tile floor might cost you anywhere between R10000.00 and R20000.00
Tiling expenses
Tiling is usually in the low to mid-price range. Ceramic tiles begin at about R100m2 and increase to about R500m2.
It is also one of the cheapest floorings to install. Labour for installing tile floors can range from R100 to R500 depending on the prep work required and the type and size of the tiles being installed.
For a basic living room size of 25m2, the total cost for a tile floor can range between R6500 and R30000 this includes all materials and labour needed to complete the job.
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