calcs.homes
calcs.homes
Enter the room area and pick a flooring type to get a rough installed cost — material with a waste allowance, plus labor at your per-area rate.
Estimate only — subfloor prep, trim, stairs, and tear-out of old flooring are extra.
Material cost is the room area plus a waste allowance, multiplied by the selected flooring's typical price per square foot. Labor is the room area (no waste — you pay to install the finished floor, not the scrap) times your install rate. Adding the two gives an installed total.
The per-type prices are mid-range national figures for the flooring material only. Real quotes swing with product grade, region, and job size, and they usually add line items this tool leaves out: leveling or replacing the subfloor, new baseboard and transitions, moving furniture, and hauling away the old floor.
Installed costs commonly run about $3–$7 per square foot for laminate and vinyl plank, $6–$12 for engineered or solid hardwood, and $7–$15 for tile, material and labor together.
No. Tear-out and disposal of existing flooring is typically $1–$2 per square foot on top, more if there is glued-down tile or several layers.
Boards and tiles are cut to fit at walls and around obstacles, and those off-cuts are usually scrap. 8–10% covers a simple room; diagonal or plank patterns need more.