Average cost for wood flooring?

[beckieannie]

We are trying to work up a budget for some upgrades in a townhouse we are buying. We close next week, so I can't get actual estimates yet, so I thought I'd throw it out there.

What do you estimate that a 400 sf area would cost to put down wood floors - not high end, maybe even engineered wood. There is existing tile that will need to come up and new baseboards. I was thinking $6,000 but I am hoping I am high on that

Thanks!

[emoflamingo]

It really depends on the brand, if you go with laminate vs. hard woods, etc. I'd go and look at some to price it out that way.

[kaylie]

I think you could do a decent domestic hardwood for that. Personally, I wouldn't get engineered because the price of the good stuff isn't that far off from solid hardwood. Are you considering laminate? In our area most town houses don't do hardwood because the resale value just doesn't support it.

One thing to keep in mind is that 400 sq feet isn't a large job, so it will probably cost more per sq foot than if you were doing a larger area. Most floor prices shown on websites say "starting at..." but that's for the highest level of square footage. A smaller order will increase that price.

[emjacobs]

You can start getting quotes for the work even though you aren't in the townhouse. Most places will just need the sq ft to give you a ball park.

It really depends on the COL in the area, type of wood, self install vs paid installers, any disposal fees, etc.

[johnohfs]

If you're considering a normal thickness hardwood or even an engineered floor, the prices tend to vary from roughly $2 to $7 per square foot depending upon quality, width, etc. $5 a square foot is high end and that would cost $2000 for material for 400 sq ft.

[beckieannie]

We are going this weekend to look at a few places. I've been looking online but it's so hard to tell. I was leaning towards hardwood, just because the space isn't huge, and we are in a HCOL area.

Thank you!

[thatgirl2478]

Aug 23, 2012 15:07:00 GMT -5 beckieannie said:

We are trying to work up a budget for some upgrades in a townhouse we are buying. We close next week, so I can't get actual estimates yet, so I thought I'd throw it out there.

What do you estimate that a 400 sf area would cost to put down wood floors - not high end, maybe even engineered wood. There is existing tile that will need to come up and new baseboards. I was thinking $6,000 but I am hoping I am high on that

Thanks!

The major expense is usually the installation. Especially if you HAVE to remove the tile (vs going over the top with a floating floor application).

[wawa]

Aug 23, 2012 17:47:27 GMT -5 thatgirl2478 said:

Aug 23, 2012 15:07:00 GMT -5 beckieannie said:

We are trying to work up a budget for some upgrades in a townhouse we are buying. We close next week, so I can't get actual estimates yet, so I thought I'd throw it out there.

What do you estimate that a 400 sf area would cost to put down wood floors - not high end, maybe even engineered wood. There is existing tile that will need to come up and new baseboards. I was thinking $6,000 but I am hoping I am high on that

Thanks!

The major expense is usually the installation. Especially if you HAVE to remove the tile (vs going over the top with a floating floor application).

but you can mitigate that a bit if you're up for doing some of the work yourself. I always advocate DIY demo. It requires no skill, just sweat and blisters, and saves a pretty good chunk of change.