cost of hardwood floors

[Brett Hartwig]

We are thinking about having hardwood floors installed in our dining room and kitchen. Can anybody give me a ballpark figure for what they cost? We are probably talking roughly 280 sqft. I know it depends on the wood, installers, etc., but somebody tell me if we are talking $1000 or $10,000. thanks

 

[Matthew Pickwell]

I installed 3/4 inch hardwood over 900 square feet for $4000 (That is edging, nails, glue, etc.). I did the work myself though. It is basically double for someone else to do it.

 

[Todd Z]

300 Qs ft of the Armstrong floor installed with trim was 4,000 here installed by a 1 -800 place seen on TV...



Todd Z

 

[Rob T]

I am installing 3/4" hardwood floors right now. I bought the wood from Becklers carpet in Dalton, GA (http://www.becklers.com). They are the cheapest place around. I am putting down a 3" plank which is typically more than a 2-1/4" strip. I paid $2400 for 700 sq ft. delivered to my door.

 

[Kevin Palmer]

I did 1/4 of my living room where our formal dining table sits. It is an 18 by 25 area. Since it is a slab, as in concrete, I had to glue the wood in place. Basically worked like tile as far as putting the glue down. With all the wood and trim it cost me $612. I did all the labor. For them to do it was exactly double the price.

 

[Thomas Rogers]

Coastie, I thought hardwood flooring like that is supposed to "float" over concrete (not glued to it), and have a thin barrier between...like a thin foam/rubber like sheet? No? At least that's what I have seen...wood strips glued together, but not glued directly to the concrete... or is that what you are saying?



TJR

 

[Kevin Palmer]

They have both options. Normally the thinner stuff 3/4 inch and down, is a floating design, and in most cases, is of the snap-together lock-style.



Mine is 1 inch think and is true tongue and groove specifically designed to be glues directly to concrete.

 

[Thomas Rogers]

Agh, you went with the "old school" stuff (1" thick), Coastie...gotcha.

 

[biznaga]

Figure 2-3 times cost of flooring for labor.

 

[Bill Ellis]

So much depends on where you live, what grade you want and whether it is unfinished or pre-finished flooring. You should be able to get good flooring installed for about $6 per sq.ft. on up. So 280 sq.ft will probably be in the range of $1700 to $2000 for pre-finished, name brand flooring like Bruce or Armstrong.

 

[Josh Langel]

Why would you want to put wood flooring in the Trac?

 

[Doug Watts]

We just had installed (literally, this weekend) about 450 sq ft of exotic 5/16" engineered hardwood flooring. Timborana and Mahogany. It was glued to the concrete slab and was just over 4K. We got a great deal on the flooring, but the labor was almost as much at $3/sq ft. I would have done it myself and saved the $, but I've got WAY to many projects going on and am tired of doing them.

 

[Tom Higbee]

Having a Bruce Floor installed as we speak. $4400.00 for 700 sq feet, installed.