How much is it to fit laminate flooring?

sv722

Hi everyone, I have a small bedroom that is roughly 2.4m  x 2.4m so a total of 5.8 sqm when rounded up, and i'd like to have some laminate flooring fitted. I plan on buying all the materials myself and so its just labour costs i would need to be worried about. I have been given the number of a handyman who is quoting £120. I'm no DIY expert but this seems a bit much. The room in question is totally empty and so all that needs doing is ripping up the existing carpet and fitting the laminate e.t.c. I am based in Bristol if that makes any difference. How much roughly should i expect to pay? Is £120 too much or in the correct region? Thanks.

parcival

Are you taking off skirting boards and refitting or are you fitting beading around edges?
Also depends upon shape of room, awkward cuts around door frames etc........
Overall does not seem to bad to me.

sv722

parcival said:

Are you taking off skirting boards and refitting or are you fitting beading around edges?
Also depends upon shape of room, awkward cuts around door frames etc........
Overall does not seem to bad to me.

The skirting boards will remain but yes i will be fitting the beading around the edges. The room is square so i don't think there should be any problems with awkward cuts.

tacpot12

£120 seems very good. Are you sure that they are up to the job, and do they know they are fitting the beading? Are you going to provide the beading as well as the flooring?

parcival

I am in Somerset and just had a laminate installed by a very skilled handyman at £150 per day - so I think £120 is fine as it will be best part of a day.

sv722

tacpot12 said:

£120 seems very good. Are you sure that they are up to the job, and do they know they are fitting the beading? Are you going to provide the beading as well as the flooring?

I was given their number by a plumber who came to remove a radiator in my property so i don't know how good he is and i cannot verify this. With regards to fitting the beading, should that cost extra? He simply quoted £120 and said that i'd need beading, underlay and the laminate itself.

grumbler

Make sure

parcival said:

Also depends upon ... awkward cuts around door frames

Cuts - no way. If needed, it has to go under the frame, not around it.

neilmcl

sv722 said:

parcival said:

Are you taking off skirting boards and refitting or are you fitting beading around edges?
Also depends upon shape of room, awkward cuts around door frames etc........
Overall does not seem to bad to me.

The skirting boards will remain but yes i will be fitting the beading around the edges. The room is square so i don't think there should be any problems with awkward cuts.

£120 seems more than reasonable to me.

GDB2222

It doesn’t really go by the area. It’s the cutting round the edges that takes time, not laying planks in the centre. This room is small, so it’s all edges.

JIL

I paid £160 per day for my fitter to lay my laminate floors. It took him three days to do three bedrooms. He also fitted new skirting boards. He supplied the skirting boards and the flooring and he passed on his trade discount. 

Jeepers_Creepers

I don't think that's at all unreasonable, SV - you are paying for a skill that you presumably don't have yourself.

What I would do, however, is find out exactly how he's going to do the job. He's asked you to provide beading, so presumably he's going to fit this too? Cool. As mentioned above, tho', how will he tackle the laminate-against-door frame bit? That's what separates 'fitters' from the cowboys.

It's not hard to do - the bottom of the architrave can be cut either manually or by using a 'multi'tool, but a cowboy could well just cut the rough shape in the laminate to fit around the archi, and then fill it with coloured sealant.