Carpet shop quote for vinyl

bundly

Last week got a quote from a long established local carpet shop to supply and fit vinyl as follows.

Bathroom floor 1.2m x 3m
Landing outside said bathroom 2.1m x 4m

Includes removal of old vinyl and hardboard, and cutting and installing new hardboard, adhesive, door bars and sealant.

They want £495. I nearly fell off my chair. Am I out of touch? This is for the cheapest vinyl that they stock (£25 per sq metre inclusive of fitting). I asked if they could get me a vinyl I've seen online which is £8 psm and they said no. I asked if they would just fit the vinyl (I'll buy it online) and they said no.

The only way to reduce the cost would be to have adhesive just around the edges not all over the vinyl. Then they could knock off £50.

B.

Feeling_Blue

Does the fitting include the hardboard? Most shops would stock a vinyl at around £12-14 sq/m, but the fitting of vinyl is a lot harder than carpet. You cannot make a mistake. It is also labour intensive and the fitting of that small bathroom will take three times as long as fitting a flat area in carpet the same size.

bundly

Feeling_Blue wrote: »

Does the fitting include the hardboard? Most shops would stock a vinyl at around £12-14 sq/m, but the fitting of vinyl is a lot harder than carpet. You cannot make a mistake. It is also labour intensive and the fitting of that small bathroom will take three times as long as fitting a flat area in carpet the same size.

Hi Blue

Yes it included everything.

The cheapest vinyl they stock is £22 psm.

I've bought the vinyl online now @ £8 psm, and engaged a freelance fitter. Total cost will now be £370.

Cheers

B.