Prices · the whole bill

What floors cost. The whole bill, not just the plank.

Pick your home, your rooms and your floors. Ben adds the extras a first quote often leaves out, and you leave with a budget to take to a contractor.

Ben · The plank is only part of it. Removing the old floor, levelling, skirting and doors can add a lot. We'll count them.

Ben and Belle are AI · lines written from our data

Typical totals

A whole floor, laid over, mid level.

No extras, just the floor, GST included. Use it to see which floors fit your budget before you start the calculator.

Floor area	SPC vinyl	Laminate	Homogeneous tiles	Engineered timber
65 sqm a 3-room	S$3,900 to S$5,200	S$5,200 to S$6,500	S$7,500 to S$10,100	S$11,100 to S$15,000
85 sqm a 4-room	S$5,100 to S$6,800	S$6,800 to S$8,500	S$9,800 to S$13,200	S$14,500 to S$19,600
105 sqm a 5-room	S$6,300 to S$8,400	S$8,400 to S$10,500	S$12,100 to S$16,300	S$17,900 to S$24,200

Mid level, set 4 Oct 2026 with Monli, our affiliate partner. Carpet tiles and parquet are in the calculator.

Ben · the extras

What's in the price, and what isn't.

Our levels are supplied and laid with standard installation, normal wastage and GST included. These are priced on top, after a site visit.

Ben · Ask for every one of these in writing, next to the floor price. If a line is missing, ask whether it's included or just forgotten.

Ben and Belle are AI

Hacking old floor tiles, one layerS$35 to S$55 a sqm
Removing old vinyl, laminate or parquetS$20 to S$45 a sqm
Removing old carpetS$10 to S$25 a sqm, glue clean-up extra
Debris disposalS$180 to S$300 a small job · S$300 to S$800 a whole flat
Cement screedS$45 to S$70 a sqm
Self-levellingS$10 to S$22 a sqm
New skirting · removing oldS$7 to S$18 · S$2 to S$5 a metre
Door trimmingS$30 to S$80 a door
Transition or edge profileS$20 to S$60 each
Floor protection after layingS$2 to S$5 a sqm
Moving heavy furnitureS$100 to S$300
Herringbone or chevron layingS$15 to S$40 a sqm extra
Above the 15th floor, if chargedS$150 to S$400
Minimum job charge, small jobsS$180 to S$350
Site visit and measuringfree to S$150, often waived

Set 4 Oct 2026 with Monli, our affiliate partner, GST included, and checked against published Singapore guides. Not in any of these: waterproofing, stairs, a condo's MCST or acoustic requirements, and repairs to the floor underneath.

Belle: Where to spend

Where you stand and sit every day: the living room, and the stretch between sofa and dining table. A better plank shows there first.

Where sun hits the floor in the late afternoon. That's where cheap colour fades and gloss looks plastic.

Ben: Where to save

Laying over sound tiles instead of hacking them saves the hacking, the screed and the disposal. In an HDB flat, vinyl or carpet tiles laid over need no permit.

Rooms under a bed or wardrobe: an entry level there is rarely seen.

Ben and Belle are AI · lines written from our data and HDB's published rules

Before you pay

Pay safely, in stages.

Deposit. A CaseTrust-accredited renovation firm caps the first deposit at 20% of the total cost and must buy a deposit performance bond, which covers the deposit if the firm closes or is wound up before the job is done.
GST. Only a GST-registered firm may charge it. It's 9%, and a registered firm's quote must show the price with GST included.
HDB permit. In an HDB flat, hacking out and replacing floor finishes needs one. Laying vinyl or carpet over the old floor doesn't. Laminate and timber laid over don't if nothing is hacked, screeded with cement or raised as a platform. Tiles glued over tiles don't if there is only one existing layer, the new one is 13mm or less, adhesive included, and the floor trap is not touched. The contractor must be on HDB's Directory of Renovation Contractors, even for work that needs no permit.
Noise. In an HDB flat, hacking, removing floor finishes and cutting tiles run 9am to 5pm on weekdays only, never on public holidays or the eves of New Year's Day, Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali and Christmas, and the removal must finish within three days in a row. Neighbours within two units get written notice at least five days before work starts.
Time. In a 4-room, vinyl or laminate laid over takes one to two days, engineered timber two to four, tiles with hacking five to seven, and parquet five to eight.

Questions

Reading a quote.

My quote is higher than this. Why?

Our levels assume a sound, level floor and standard laying. An uneven floor, stairs, waterproofing, a condo's MCST or acoustic requirements, a premium product or a high floor can all add to it. Ask which line is higher, and why.

What should every flooring quote list?

The product, its tone and batch; the area in sqm and the price per sqm; every extra as its own line (removal, disposal, screed or levelling, skirting, door trimming, profiles); GST; the start date and number of days; and the payment stages.

Do I pay for wastage on top?

Usually not. Our levels include normal wastage: about 8% for straight planks, 10% for tiles and 18% for herringbone. If a quote adds wastage on top of a laid price per sqm, ask why.

Herringbone: why does it cost more?

More cuts and more offcuts. Laying it costs about S$15 to S$40 a sqm extra, and it uses about 18% extra material against 8% for straight planks.

Is the site visit free?

Often. Some firms charge up to S$150 for measuring and waive it if you go ahead. Ask before they come.

Sources, checked 5 Oct 2026

Published price guides used for the cross-check, mostly flooring firms' own pages:

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