The honest answer is "it depends" — so here's exactly what it depends on, what a good quote includes, and how to compare prices fairly.
Anyone who quotes a firm price for flooring without measuring the rooms is guessing. The cost of a real job depends on the floor you choose, the size and shape of the rooms, what's underneath, and how it's fitted and finished. Two rooms the same size can be hundreds of pounds apart once underlay, subfloor prep, and stairs are factored in.
Rather than give you a number that turns out to be wrong, here's what actually drives the price — so when you do get a quote, you'll understand every line of it. And our home measure is always free.
A budget laminate, a mid-range twist carpet, and a solid oak floor are worlds apart in both material cost and the work involved in fitting them. Wool carpets and real-wood floors cost more to buy than synthetic carpet or laminate, and some need more care to fit.
Flooring is largely priced by the square metre, so more floor means more material and more time. But it's not just area — the shape of the room matters too, because awkward bays, alcoves, and lots of doorways create more cutting and more waste.
Good underlay makes a carpet feel better and last longer, and it's part of the job. Hard floors often need the subfloor levelling, ply-boarding, or a damp-proof membrane first — essential work that's easy to overlook in a cheap quote and expensive to put right later.
Fitting is skilled work: stretching and seaming carpet, click-fitting or gluing LVT, scribing planks to uneven walls, and finishing with beading, trims, and door bars. Stairs in particular take time and care to fit safely and neatly.
Taking up and disposing of your old carpet or floor, and moving furniture, takes time and incurs tip charges. It's worth confirming whether this is included in a quote or left for you to sort out.
Stairs are charged differently to flat rooms because each tread and riser is fitted individually. Landings, half-landings, and the transitions between different floors all add to the work and the finish.
Where one floor meets another — carpet to tile, wood to vinyl — you need door bars and trims to finish it neatly and safely. The more rooms and thresholds, the more of these the job needs.
A proper free home measure is where an accurate price comes from. Guessing at sizes from a sketch is how people end up short on the day or paying for waste they didn't need. We measure every room before quoting.
Tell us about your rooms and we'll come to you, measure properly, bring samples, and give you a clear, no-obligation quote — every line explained.
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