Phoenix Flooring Installers

What Changes Your Price

Most professionally installed flooring in the Phoenix metro commonly falls between about $3 and $16 per square foot installed, depending on the material. The items below explain why your flooring installation cost may land near the lower end, middle, or higher end of the range.

Comparing more than one material? See flooring options, installation, and costs for how carpet, vinyl plank, tile, and laminate compare.

• Total square footageMore floor means more material and labor, but one large open area often installs more efficiently per square foot than several small, disconnected rooms.Impact: can be significantPrice effectOpen, connected layouts help stay near the lower end and are usually middle of the range. Many small, chopped-up rooms can move toward the higher end.
• Material and product lineCarpet sits at one end of the scale. Vinyl plank and tile move up from there.Impact: can be significantPrice effectCarpet helps stay near the lower end. Vinyl plank and tile are usually middle of the range. Premium products can move above the typical planning range.
• Plank and tile formatLarge-format tile and long vinyl or wood planks look stunning but demand a flatter slab and more careful setting than standard sizes.Impact: moderatePrice effectStandard formats help stay near the lower end. Large-format and long planks can move toward the higher end.
• Slab and subfloor conditionWhat is under the old floor decides how much work happens before new flooring goes down.Impact: can be significantPrice effectClean, flat slabs help stay near the lower end. Uneven or damaged slabs add prep and can move toward the higher end.
• Floor prep and levelingDips, humps, and high spots have to be corrected first, or you risk an uneven floor later.Impact: can be significantPrice effectLight prep is usually middle of the range. Heavy leveling can move above the typical planning range.
• Old flooring removalPulling up the old floor and disposing of it takes labor and time, and glued-down or tiled floors are the toughest tear-out there is.Impact: moderatePrice effectSimple carpet removal is usually middle of the range. Tiled or glued-down floors can move toward the higher end.
• Layout patternDiagonal, herringbone, and offset patterns take more cuts, more layout time, and more waste than a straight lay.Impact: minor to moderatePrice effectA straight lay helps stay near the lower end. Intricate patterns can move toward the higher end.
• Transitions, thresholds and trimEvery doorway or change of flooring needs a transition cut and fitted, and bullnose or trim pieces finish exposed edges cleanly.Impact: minor to moderatePrice effectA few transitions help stay near the lower end. Many openings or mixed flooring surfaces are usually middle of the range.
• Furniture movingNormal furniture is quick to shift. Heavy, oversized, fragile or crowded rooms take real time to clear and put back.Impact: minorPrice effectLight furniture needs help stay near the lower end. Heavy or crowded rooms are usually middle of the range.