Hello, I am new to this forum. Apologies if I am posting to the wrong place. My question concerns the cost of pulling up and replacing a wood floor in my flat.
Basically, after pulling up the laminate in my newly purchased small one bedroom flat, I discovered that the floorboards underneath were rotten in several places. I've had several people look at this, including a damp specialist, and it seems that there was a leaking radiator that had gone unchecked for a very long time. The floor is constructed of wooden floorboards laid across battens which are resting directly on a concrete slab (I am on the ground floor of a 1960s block). There are no other signs of damp, and the damp specialist recommended that I simply hire a builder to replace the floors. No other course of action was necessary. I've had three people in to give me a quote and they each suggested a slightly different course of action and price. The one I'm leaning towards is the following:
take up all floorboards and battens (44 square metres)
-this will involve moving four kitchen base units, a cooker, and a dishwasher. There's nothing else in the flat
replace the battens and lay a plywood floor on top of them
install engineered wood flooring on top of the plywood.
The quote is £2200 for labour and materials, not including the cost of waste removal, which I am to arrange, or the cost of the engineered flooring, which I will provide.
I was told the materials would come in at around £600, so that's £1600 labour. Does this sound about right?
I had a significantly cheaper quote from someone else, but he was suggesting a less extensive job - i.e. replacing the rotten floorboards without pulling up all of the existing floor (the specialist himself suggested that about half the floor was fine and didn't need to be removed) and laying new flooring on top. I felt more confident going with the more radical removal and thought that it would make for a more even floor throughout, but it also seems quite expensive compared to the other quote. This is my first time dealing with any of this, so your thoughts would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
Basically, after pulling up the laminate in my newly purchased small one bedroom flat, I discovered that the floorboards underneath were rotten in several places. I've had several people look at this, including a damp specialist, and it seems that there was a leaking radiator that had gone unchecked for a very long time. The floor is constructed of wooden floorboards laid across battens which are resting directly on a concrete slab (I am on the ground floor of a 1960s block). There are no other signs of damp, and the damp specialist recommended that I simply hire a builder to replace the floors. No other course of action was necessary. I've had three people in to give me a quote and they each suggested a slightly different course of action and price. The one I'm leaning towards is the following:
take up all floorboards and battens (44 square metres)
-this will involve moving four kitchen base units, a cooker, and a dishwasher. There's nothing else in the flat
replace the battens and lay a plywood floor on top of them
install engineered wood flooring on top of the plywood.
The quote is £2200 for labour and materials, not including the cost of waste removal, which I am to arrange, or the cost of the engineered flooring, which I will provide.
I was told the materials would come in at around £600, so that's £1600 labour. Does this sound about right?
I had a significantly cheaper quote from someone else, but he was suggesting a less extensive job - i.e. replacing the rotten floorboards without pulling up all of the existing floor (the specialist himself suggested that about half the floor was fine and didn't need to be removed) and laying new flooring on top. I felt more confident going with the more radical removal and thought that it would make for a more even floor throughout, but it also seems quite expensive compared to the other quote. This is my first time dealing with any of this, so your thoughts would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
