Installation

Flooring Installers Who Also Supplied the Floor

Square Flooring installs across Victoria, and we install flooring we supplied. One company owns the product and the workmanship, so there is no argument about which one caused the problem.

The short version

We install hybrid, laminate and SPC flooring across Victoria, for both homes and commercial sites. Installation is priced per square metre with a minimum charge on small jobs, and it is backed by a workmanship warranty separate from the product warranty. We install flooring supplied by Square Flooring only.

What is in the installation, and what is quoted separately

Standard flooring installation is priced separately from additional site works. Everything in the second column can be arranged — it is quoted as its own line rather than folded into a square metre rate, so you can see what you are paying for.

Included

  • Floating installation of SILVA, AXEN, TITAN and EVSPC using their 5G Click or UNICLIC systems
  • Setting out — laying direction, starting wall and expansion allowances
  • Cutting in at doorways, thresholds and around fixtures
  • Colour-matched scotia, trims and stair nosing where they form part of the quote
  • Site cleanup and a post-installation inspection

Quoted separately

  • Moving furniture
  • Removing and disposing of existing floor coverings
  • Subfloor preparation — grinding, high-spot removal, levelling compound
  • Waste removal
  • Stairs
  • Door trimming
  • Skirting, scotia and other accessories supplied as a separate line
An installer tapping a plank into place with a tapping block and mallet over acoustic underlay

We install the flooring we supply

Our installation service is available for flooring supplied by Square Flooring. We do not take install-only work where the flooring came from somewhere else.

That is a deliberate limit rather than a sales tactic. When the same company imports the plank, holds the stock and lays the floor, a failure has one owner. Split the two and every problem becomes a conversation about whose fault it was.

How installation is priced

Installation is priced per square metre. A minimum job charge may apply to smaller projects.

The final figure depends on the scope of work, the site conditions and any preparation or additional services the job needs, and it is confirmed as part of your quotation. We would rather measure your job than publish a rate that turns out not to apply to it.

An installer grinding a concrete subfloor with a dust-extracted grinder, beside a spirit level and levelling compound

How long it takes

The installation itself is usually the shortest part. What sets the date is everything before it — the quote, the site check, and whether the subfloor needs work.

In-stock product can be collected the day you buy it, so on a straightforward job the flooring is rarely the constraint.

Because it is a floating floor, there is no curing time. Nothing is glued or nailed, so the floor can be walked on as soon as it is finished and furniture can go back the same day.

For a sense of scale: a standard 60m² project over a sound, installation-ready subfloor is typically a one-day installation. That is the laying itself — it assumes the subfloor needs no preparation, which is the assumption most worth checking before you plan around it.

When the date lands depends on installer availability and our workload when you confirm. Where availability allows, that can be the following day or within the next few days. Through busy periods and around public holidays it runs longer. We schedule at the earliest date the job allows and work to your preferred timing where we can.

  1. Quote — after we have your measurements or a site visit.
  2. Site assessment — subfloor, levels, thresholds and anything that has to come up first.
  3. Scheduling — you get an expected installation date once the project details are confirmed.
  4. Subfloor preparation, if needed — grinding, levelling or removal, before the install day.
  5. Installation — then a final inspection and cleanup.

Who does the work

Installations are carried out by an established network of experienced subcontracted flooring installers, with capacity for projects from a single room to a full commercial fitout.

They are contractors rather than employees, and we would rather say so than let a page imply a payroll we do not have.

Workmanship warranty

Our installations are backed by a workmanship warranty, which is separate from the manufacturer's product warranty on the flooring itself. The applicable terms are provided with your installation agreement.

The two cover different things. A manufacturing defect in a plank is a product matter; a floor laid without the right expansion allowance is a workmanship matter. Square Flooring's workmanship warranty applies where the installation was arranged or performed through us.

Insurance

Our installation contractors carry their own Public Liability Insurance.

Homes and commercial sites

We undertake both residential and commercial flooring projects, from individual homes through to larger commercial fitouts.

The difference is rarely the laying — it is everything around it. A commercial job runs to a programme, often in stages, frequently out of hours, and usually with a specifier who wants the test reports before anyone orders anything. A home is one conversation, one date and one room order. We quote them differently because they are different jobs.

How a job actually runs

Five steps, and none of them are a surprise.

  1. Choose the flooring. Order free samples, or come to the Reservoir warehouse and handle the real thing.
  2. Send us the project. Room sizes, a plan, or photographs — whatever you have. We will tell you what else we need.
  3. Site assessment. We check the subfloor, the levels, the thresholds and anything that has to come up first.
  4. Quotation. Flooring, installation, and each additional service on its own line, so nothing is buried in a rate.
  5. Schedule and install. You get an expected installation date once the details are confirmed, and a final inspection when it is done.

Recent installations

Photographs from completed installations across Melbourne are on our projects page.

A note on what you will find there: the suburb and floor area are not listed for every job. Several of these images came to us through retail partners rather than direct customers, so we do not hold those details — and we would rather leave a caption off than invent one.

The installation and care guide

Our full installation and care guide covers every collection — acclimatisation, expansion allowances, subfloor requirements, and how to look after the floor once it is down.

It is worth reading before installation day whether we are laying the floor or you are. If you are doing it yourself, it is the document your warranty depends on: a genuine manufacturing defect is not excluded because you laid the floor, but damage from incorrect installation is not a manufacturing defect.

Asbestos in an existing floor

If existing flooring, adhesive, backing or other material is suspected of containing asbestos, our installers will not disturb or remove it until it has been appropriately assessed.

Where asbestos is identified or suspected, you will need to arrange assessment and, where required, removal by a suitably qualified and licensed asbestos professional before the flooring installation proceeds. This is not a step we can work around, and it is not one we will quietly skip to keep a schedule.

Installation questions we get asked

Do you install flooring I bought somewhere else?

No. Our installation service is available for flooring supplied by Square Flooring only.

How far do you travel?

We install across Victoria. Project location is generally not a limitation, subject to scheduling and the requirements of the job.

Do you do commercial work, or only homes?

Both. We undertake residential and commercial flooring projects, from individual homes through to larger commercial sites.

Is furniture moving included?

No. Standard flooring installation is priced separately from additional site works. Furniture moving, removal of existing floor coverings, subfloor preparation, waste removal, stairs, door trimming, skirting and scotia can all be arranged, and each is quoted separately.

How much does installation cost?

Installation is priced per square metre, and a minimum job charge may apply to smaller projects. The final price depends on the scope, the site conditions and any preparation required, so it is confirmed as part of your quotation rather than published as a rate.

Is the workmanship covered?

Yes. Installations carry a workmanship warranty, separate from the manufacturer's product warranty. The applicable terms come with your installation agreement.

Are your installers insured?

Our installation contractors carry their own Public Liability Insurance.

Can you install over existing tiles?

Usually yes. A floating floor can go straight over tiles provided they are sound and well bonded, the surface meets the flatness tolerance in the product's installation documentation, grout lines are not wide enough to leave the floor unsupported, and the added height still works at doors and thresholds. It saves the dust, the disposal and a good deal of labour.

Does the concrete need to be tested for moisture?

Where required, yes. Concrete subfloors must be dry, sound and level, and moisture testing follows the applicable Australian requirements and the installation specification of the product. Where excessive moisture is found it has to be addressed, or an approved moisture barrier system used, before the floor goes down. New slabs are the obvious risk, but an old slab with no membrane can be just as wet.

How soon can furniture go back?

Straight away. These are floating floors — nothing is glued or nailed — so there is no curing time to wait out. Put hardboard down before sliding anything heavy across a new floor, and felt pads under furniture legs before it settles in.

What if there is asbestos under the old floor?

Suspected asbestos material is not disturbed or removed by our installers. It needs to be assessed, and where required removed, by a suitably qualified and licensed asbestos professional before installation proceeds.

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