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Product and installation system
Click-lock LVP, glue-down engineered hardwood, stretch-in carpet, and a hardwood recoat use different materials, labor phases, and quality controls.
Austin planning-cost guide
What flooring work can cost in Greater Austin
Dated Completa project-price examples for LVP, engineered hardwood, carpet, and hardwood screen-and-recoat work in Austin.
Direct answer
Start with the scope—not an unsupported unit rate.
Installed flooring is not material price times square feet. A complete planning scope includes waste, removal, disposal, subfloor or slab condition, moisture control, installation method, transitions, baseboards, doors, appliances, stairs, occupancy, and the stated product tier.
Calculated examples
Every range keeps its exact scope attached.
The center figure is the dated project-price example for the work shown. The low-to-high range reflects uncertainty around that same scope. It is not a separate market average, checkout total, or promise that changed work will stay inside the range.
Project-price examples—not quotes or checkout totals
Each displayed figure is a dated, non-binding Completa project-price example for the exact work stated—not a contractor bid, offer, final quote, guaranteed price, or promise that a contractor will perform the work for that amount. Actual project prices can differ when the information provided, site conditions, current costs, contractor review, or scope changes. It is not the customer checkout total. If a project proceeds, checkout separately shows the contractor-reviewed project price, any applicable Customer Service Fee or payment-processing fee, applicable Sales Tax, and the total due before payment authorization. The accepted written project scope and any approved written changes control the final scope and price.
| Exact example | Included scope | Quantity basis | Project-price range |
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| 750 sq. ft. LVP replacement over slab | Better-tier click-lock LVP with carpet and pad removal, moisture barrier, transitions, baseboard handling, door undercuts, appliance reset, and haul-off.
| 750 sq. ft. | $6,065–$8,206 Calculated project-price example: $7,135 Calculated unit price for this example only: $8.09–$10.94 / sq. ft. |
| 750 sq. ft. engineered-hardwood glue-down | Engineered hardwood over slab with carpet removal, adhesive and moisture-control materials, transitions, baseboard work, and haul-off.
| 750 sq. ft. | $7,103–$9,610 Calculated project-price example: $8,356 Calculated unit price for this example only: $9.47–$12.81 / sq. ft. |
| 750 sq. ft. stretch-in nylon carpet | Standard nylon carpet with premium rebond pad, moderate seams, and light furniture handling in an occupied home, including existing-carpet removal, transitions, cleanup, and disposal.
| 750 sq. ft. | $4,825–$6,528 Calculated project-price example: $5,677 Calculated unit price for this example only: $6.43–$8.70 / sq. ft. |
| 500 sq. ft. hardwood screen and recoat | Light-wear hardwood with cleaning, abrasion screening, compatibility check, finish coat, and cleanup; not a full sand-and-refinish scope.
| 500 sq. ft. | $1,479–$2,001 Calculated project-price example: $1,740 Calculated unit price for this example only: $2.96–$4.00 / sq. ft. |
The effective unit rate is calculated from this complete example. It is not a transferable quote, checkout total, or unit-price promise for another job.
How quantity affects the estimate
A measurable base with the missing work added back.
The calculation starts with measured installed area, adds material waste, and separately accounts for the selected flooring, removal, preparation, transitions, trim, access, and other confirmed work.
What moves the number
The most important price drivers stay visible.
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Removal and disposal
Carpet and pad, glued flooring, tile, and sheet goods do not share one demolition burden. Haul-off and occupied-home handling must be explicit.
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Subfloor, flatness, and moisture
Slab moisture, active leaks, deflection, contamination, and leveling can change the compatible installation method or require a separate repair.
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Transitions and finish work
Reducers, thresholds, baseboards, quarter-round, door undercuts, stair work, appliance resets, and furniture movement are real scope—not free details.
On-site review conditions
Some conditions should be inspected before price is confirmed.
These are not ordinary add-ons. They are conditions where photos and measurements may be insufficient to establish a project-specific scope and price.
Active moisture or structural movement
Active water, cupping, soft subfloor, slab moisture beyond the product system, or suspected structural movement require field review before using a direct installation range.
Unknown hazardous removal
Older resilient flooring or adhesive with unresolved hazardous-material risk should not be priced as ordinary demolition.
Common questions
How to read this guide responsibly.
- Do these examples equal the customer checkout total?
- No. They are dated, non-binding project-price examples for the stated work. If a project proceeds, checkout separately shows the contractor-reviewed project price, applicable customer or payment-processing fees, applicable Sales Tax, and the total due before payment authorization. The accepted written project scope and any approved written changes control the final project scope and price.
- Why are the effective per-square-foot examples higher than material ads?
- The examples include the stated installed scope—such as waste, removal, disposal, moisture control, transitions, trim, access, and other labor—not just the retail surface material.
- Does the floor area guarantee the final price?
- No. It fixes one major quantity. The product, installation method, existing floor, substrate, moisture, transitions, trim, stairs, access, and selected finish work still have to match.
Continue planning
Use the example. Then replace its assumptions with yours.
Completa collects the project details that make a real-time estimate explainable. A matched local pro reviews the project-specific facts and confirms or adjusts the price before work begins.