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Cost to Install Laminate Flooring: Quote Worksheet

Separate the flooring boxes from the prep, underlayment and finishing work in each laminate quote.

Put your quotes side by side

A price difference helps only after the work matches.

Quote A
Costs outside the quote & your reserve

This is money you set aside. It is not a contractor charge or a recommended percentage.

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Quote B
Costs outside the quote & your reserve

This is money you set aside. It is not a contractor charge or a recommended percentage.

Enter a quoted price

Quote C (optional)
Costs outside the quote & your reserve

This is money you set aside. It is not a contractor charge or a recommended percentage.

Enter a quoted price

Two quotes or three; the third is optional. Type the price of each written quote, then mark what each one includes. A cheaper quote often leaves work out: mark that work Extra with its price and the totals add it back, so you compare the same job.

Before you sign: six checks
  • Get three written quotes, and do not pick the lowest on price alone.
  • Hire a licensed, insured contractor. Your state or local building department says which licence the work needs; ask for current insurance certificates.
  • Get a written contract with the contractor’s name, address and licence number, start and finish dates, the payment schedule and who gets the permits.
  • Do not pay it all up front: tie payments to finished stages, never pay in cash or by wire transfer, and make the last payment when the work is done. Some states limit the down payment.
  • If you sign at home, you have three business days to cancel, and the contract should say so in writing.
  • Be wary of a contractor who knocks on your door, pushes you to decide now, or asks you to get the permits yourself.

From the Federal Trade Commission’s advice: How to avoid a home improvement scam.

Check what each quote includes

Leave anything unclear as “Ask.” Choose “Extra” to add a separately priced item to that quote’s budget. Do not also put it in the general left-out costs below.

Materials

Flooring and delivery

Record box coverage, purchase allowance, delivery and who keeps unopened boxes or spare planks.

Underlayment

Confirm the underlayment or moisture layer required by the selected product. An attached pad does not answer every substrate question.

Labor

Old floor removal

Identify each existing covering and whether underlay, tack strips or adhesive removal is included.

Subfloor preparation

Ask how flatness and moisture are checked and what repair or leveling allowance is priced.

Transitions and trim

Count doorways, height changes, baseboards and shoe molding. Name who removes, reinstalls and finishes them.

Furniture and stairs

Separate occupied-room moves, appliance moves and stairs from flat-room installation.

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Before asking for a price

List measured rooms, the exact laminate, whether its pad is attached, and the areas that need removal.

Reading the totals

Compare the price per square foot of floor, with underlayment, trim and removal of the old floor either included or added as Extra in both quotes.

The budget adds the quoted price, separately priced Extra items, other costs left out and any tax not already included. Your chosen reserve is added to that subtotal. Treat every “Ask” row as work that is not yet confirmed as included. Get the answer in writing before comparing totals.

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