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Having new flooring fitted in the UK typically costs roughly £10–£30 per square metre in labour, on top of the flooring itself, with most fitters working to a day rate of about £150–£300. The figure depends mostly on the floor type: carpet fitting is usually the lowest-priced at around £5–£11/m², laminate around £10–£15/m², while LVT and engineered wood sit higher at roughly £15–£25/m² because they need more careful subfloor preparation. Extras such as levelling the subfloor, underlay, gripper rods and lifting the old floor are usually quoted separately. The honest answer is always a range, because it depends on your room size, the floor you choose and the condition of the subfloor underneath.
Most flooring cost guidance is published by firms selling and fitting it, so the headline number is usually the easy part and the prep is glossed over. The pages below give honest fitting ranges for each floor type, explain what moves the price, and set out what a quote should actually cover — before you take one.