Luxury Vinyl Flooring Cost

10 years ago

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Hi there -

I have an old home (1930) that has laminate and carpeting. The flooring underneath is believed to be concrete in the living area and wood in the kitchen area. I'm looking to replace with luxury vinyl flooring (looking at Mannington Adura) on the whole space (is an open concept). The total square footage is 550.

I received a quote from a local flooring company at $8300 which includes removing existing flooring, moving furniture (from one end of the home to the other), prepare sub floor and install transitions. The installation type is glue-down. He also told me it can cost at least 30% extra if they find something when they rip up the floor.

Is my first quote and I'll get additional quotes, but my gut is telling me this is uber-expensive. (I'm a single woman, so have seen contractors price gauge, thinking I don't know any better). All the online calculators are coming back at about $5000.

I live just outside Boston. Any thoughts about this, suggestions for questions to ask (aside from the obvious), etc.? Also, are there other luxury vinyl flooring manufacturers other than Mannington and Armstrong that sell a similar quality product that may be a better value?

Thanks all

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L W
Original Author

10 years ago

Just received itemized pricing:

720 sf adura @$ 5.95 $ 4284.00 less 15%

adhesive/prep material/edging $ 690.00 less 15%

Tax on above $ 311.00 less 15%

Labor @ 3.50/sf $ 2520.00 less 15%

Labor to: rip & dispose existing,

move furniture,prep floors $ 1925.00 less 15%

TOTAL $ 9730.00 less 15% = $ 8271.00

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jmunkr
10 years ago
A lot of talk on here about Coretec, however I'm not sure about glue down application. Something to look into.
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maries1120
10 years ago
We had Mannington Adura installed glued down and grouted. I don't remember the sq footage but it was the kitchen a bathroom, and entry/hall which goes from the front to the back of the house. This also included a few steps and moving appliances. I can try to find the receipt but thinking around $3000. We used a very reputable, well reviewed flooring company on Angie's. Most think this store is pricier but they came in a bit lower than another quote and I felt more comfortable with them. This was about 3 years ago but the floor has held up well and looks as good as when installed.
jakkom
10 years ago
We used a small independent company to move our furniture and boxes out of the MBR where we were having the Mannington Adura installed via glue-down. We had a lot of books to pack up anyway and so just had the movers do the actual lugging around.

Your cost for carpet removal and new materials/install sounds close to ours, since we're also in a high-labor-cost area, the SF Bay Area. Ours was somewhat higher, but we were also doing a flight of stairs and three big closets, so our bill came in at $9400 in Fall 2015. This included baseboard install, btw: half the room had baseboard and half didn't, so we had them match it everywhere.

HTH! We love the Adura, great stuff and looks wonderful.
Donna E
10 years ago
Suburban Maryland: almost 400 square feet, $4200. Included carpet removal, plywood underlayment, glue down, moving appliances, quarter round along baseboards. Sounds like your quote includes a lot of extra material (I thought they did about 10%?). And high labor costs.

Love the floor, by the way. We've had it for more than six months and not one scratch.
TBL from CT
10 years ago
I am well west of Boston in MA. Just called a trustworthy place to discuss LV versus hardwood. Very helpful lengthy conversation that brought out issues I hadn't thought about. One thing I learned was that most LV needs a subfloor over cement or particleboard but the Coretec construction does not. Perhaps it's the cork backing or non glue installation? I don't have those issues so I didn't ask questions in that regard. Pricing for Coretec material and labor was approximated at $7.50-7.95 sf plus carpentry, flooring removal, etc. There was some mention of $1 per linear foot for take up and reinstall of trim (each). Entry level hardwood is about the same for material and labor. Your estimate seems pricey, but I realize everything inside route 128 comes at a premium. I suggest you get a quote for Coretec, as it may be a lot less costly to install. That 30% or more warning seems daunting. I would pull up some of the existing stuff so you can get a firmer price.