Flooring Installation Cost in Toronto
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Flooring installation in Toronto costs $3.20 per square foot for laminate, click vinyl and click engineered hardwood, $4.50 for solid hardwood, $4.90 for engineered hardwood glued and nailed, $5.50 for glue-down vinyl and $13.50 for tile; disposal, trim and levelling are quoted separately. The floor itself is on top: choose from over 5,000 floors we supply, or we install your own. Every job is confirmed in a free written quote, and the quote is the price.
Installation prices
What we charge to install, per square foot:
| Floor | Per sq ft, old floor taken up |
|---|---|
| Laminate | $3.20 |
| Click vinyl, SPC or LVP that floats | $3.20 |
| Engineered hardwood that clicks and floats | $3.20 |
| Solid hardwood | $4.50 |
| Engineered hardwood, glued and nailed | $4.90, glue and nails included |
| Glue-down vinyl, dryback, LVT or loose lay | $5.50, glue included |
| Floor tile | $13.50 |
| Refinishing existing hardwood | $6.50, sanded back, stained and finished |
| Staircase renovation | about $7,000 a flight |
Trim and nosings depend on the job and are quoted with it.
What a floor costs
A typical Toronto main floor is about 800 square feet. Installation with your old floor taken up, before the material:
- Laminate or click vinyl at $3.20 — $2,560
- Engineered hardwood glued and nailed at $4.90 — $3,920
- Glue-down vinyl at $5.50 — $4,400
- Floor tile at $13.50 — $10,800
Other sizes, installation with the old floor taken up:
| Floor | 500 sq ft | 1,000 sq ft | 1,500 sq ft | 2,000 sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laminate or click vinyl | $1,600 | $3,200 | $4,800 | $6,400 |
| Solid hardwood | $2,250 | $4,500 | $6,750 | $9,000 |
| Engineered, glued or nailed | $2,450 | $4,900 | $7,350 | $9,800 |
| Glue-down vinyl | $2,750 | $5,500 | $8,250 | $11,000 |
| Floor tile | $6,750 | $13,500 | $20,250 | $27,000 |
Hardwood on its own, from 500 to 3,000 sq ft, is on our hardwood floor installation cost page. Add a staircase at about $7,000 a flight. Financing is available at 0% over 3, 6 or 12 months, so a $3,920 floor is about $327 a month.
What the floor itself costs
The floor is priced on top of the installation. These are typical prices per square foot for the flooring alone at GTA flooring stores in October 2026, before tax:
- Laminate — about $2.75 to $3.75; water-resistant and premium lines up to about $6
- Click vinyl, SPC or WPC — about $3.25 to $5; premium lines up to about $8
- Glue-down vinyl — about $1.75 to $3
- Engineered hardwood — about $5.50 to $9.25; wide-plank and premium lines up to about $11
- Solid hardwood — about $6.75 to $9.25; wide French oak up to about $13
- Floor tile, porcelain or ceramic — about $3 to $6.25; designer large-format tile up to about $20
So an 800 square foot main floor in laminate or click vinyl usually comes to about $4,800 to $6,600 with the installation, and in engineered hardwood glued or nailed about $8,300 to $11,300. Your exact price depends on the floor you pick and is fixed in your written quote. For worked examples with the floor and the installation together, see our guide to what new flooring costs installed.
What's included
The rate covers the installation itself:
- Cutting and fitting, including around stairs, islands and doorways
- Glue and nails on engineered, glue on glue-down vinyl
- Clearing up and taking the waste with us
Subfloor levelling, if it’s needed, is priced in the same written quote, and the written quote is what you pay. The only exception is hidden damage we can’t see until the old floor is up, such as rot or water damage: we show it to you and price it before going any further.
What changes the price
Two floors of the same size can quote differently. What moves it:
- Herringbone and chevron take longer to lay than straight plank
- A subfloor that needs levelling before anything goes down
- Stairs, which are priced per flight rather than per square foot
- Glue-down over floating, which is slower and uses more material
- Small rooms with a lot of cuts, compared with open space
Condo, house or basement. The rate per square foot is the same. Condos sit on concrete, so most condo floors are click vinyl, laminate or engineered hardwood over the acoustic underlay your building requires, and we work inside the building’s elevator booking and hours. Houses with plywood subfloors can take any floor, including solid hardwood nailed down. Basements are concrete too, so we check the slab for moisture at the measure and usually suggest vinyl or engineered hardwood.
Your own flooring
If you have already bought your flooring, we will install it at the same rates, as long as we approve the material first. Send the brand and product name with your square footage and we will tell you quickly whether we will install it.
For a quick quote, send us the rooms, the rough square footage and the floor that is down now; the free in-home measure confirms it.
We work across Toronto, North York, Vaughan and Woodbridge, Mississauga, Brampton, Markham and Richmond Hill, north to Barrie, and travel as far as London at the same rates.
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Common questions
How much does flooring installation cost in Toronto?
Installation runs from $3.20 per square foot for laminate and click vinyl to $5.50 for glue-down vinyl, with engineered hardwood at $4.90 including glue and nails and solid hardwood at $4.50. Tile is $13.50. That’s what we charge to install; the floor itself, which we can supply, is priced on top.
What does an 800 square foot floor cost to install?
About $2,560 in laminate or click vinyl, $3,920 in engineered hardwood glued and nailed, $4,400 in glue-down vinyl, and $10,800 in tile. Installation with the old floor taken up, before the material.
How much does it cost to install 1,000 square feet of flooring?
With 22FLOORING, installing 1,000 square feet costs $3,200 in laminate or click vinyl, $4,500 in solid hardwood, $4,900 in engineered hardwood glued or nailed, $5,500 in glue-down vinyl and $13,500 in tile, with the old floor taken up. The floor itself is priced on top.
How much does it cost to install 2,000 square feet of flooring?
About $6,400 in laminate or click vinyl, $9,000 in solid hardwood, $9,800 in engineered hardwood glued or nailed, $11,000 in glue-down vinyl and $27,000 in tile, with the old floor taken up. The floor itself is on top, and your written quote fixes the price.
Which floor is the best value to install?
Laminate and click vinyl cost the least to install, at $3.20 per square foot. Click vinyl is waterproof, so it suits kitchens, basements and condos; laminate suits living areas and bedrooms on a budget. Engineered hardwood costs more, but it is real wood and can be refinished later.
Does a condo cost more to floor than a house?
The rate per square foot is the same. Condos sit on concrete, so most condo floors are click vinyl, laminate or engineered hardwood over the acoustic underlay your building requires, and we work inside the building’s elevator booking and hours. Solid hardwood nailed down suits houses with plywood subfloors, not concrete.
How much does the flooring itself cost?
At GTA flooring stores in October 2026, the flooring alone typically costs about $2.75 to $3.75 per square foot for laminate, $3.25 to $5 for click vinyl, $1.75 to $3 for glue-down vinyl, $5.50 to $9.25 for engineered hardwood, $6.75 to $9.25 for solid hardwood and $3 to $6.25 for floor tile, before tax. Installation is priced on top, and your exact price is fixed in your written quote.
What does the installation price include?
Yes. Taking up and removing the old floor is part of the installation price, whether it’s carpet, a floating floor, solid hardwood or glued-down tile. Subfloor levelling, if it’s needed, is priced in the same free written quote.
Do you charge for a quote?
No. The visit and the written quote both cost nothing, and the written quote is the price you pay.
Can I pay monthly?
Yes, at 0% interest over 3, 6 or 12 months, on approved credit through Financeit. A $3,920 engineered hardwood floor works out around $327 a month over 12 months.
Do you install flooring I bought myself?
Yes, at the same rates, once we have approved the material. Send the brand and product name with your square footage.
Most of our work now comes from referrals and repeat clients, which is the only review that really counts.
Tell us how your household actually lives and we will match the floor to it, rather than the other way round.
We will tell you honestly which products manage both, and which ones only look the part.
You get one point of contact from your first quote to the day we clean up and hand the room back to you.
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