Floor fitters in Dublin (D1–D24).

In 2026, professional floor fitters in Dublin charge €18 to €30 per m² (labour only) for straight-plank laminate flooring, €25 to €45 per m² for engineered wood planks (floating or glued), and €35 to €65 per m² for herringbone laminate, LVT or engineered oak. If you book full supply and installation, laminate runs €45–€75/m², LVT runs €68–€115/m², and herringbone engineered oak runs €95–€155/m². See our 2026 Dublin floor fitting cost guide.

Herringbone blocks are 3 to 4 times smaller than standard planks, require a laser-struck centre spine through hallways and doorways, involve twice as many 45-degree mitred waste cuts at every wall, and demand an SR1-flat subfloor (within 2mm–3mm over a 2-metre straightedge) so the interlocking short end-joints never gape or click.

For glue-down LVT (Amtico, Karndean, Moduleo) and click or glued herringbone, yes in almost every Dublin home. Builder's concrete slabs and older screed floors typically dip by 5mm–12mm across a room. Pouring a 3mm–5mm fibre-reinforced latex smoothing compound (€18–€32/m²) eliminates bounce, hollow spots and lippage.

Removing existing skirting boards and refitting them (or fitting new 125mm–150mm primed MDF skirtings at €12–€24 per linear metre) gives a far cleaner, architectural finish where the expansion gap is hidden beneath the skirting board. Stick-on scotia beading (€5–€8/m) is a budget option when you do not want to touch freshly painted walls.

Full-surface glue-down installation using an elastic silane/MS polymer adhesive (such as Bona R848 or Wakol MS 260) or dryback LVT eliminates the insulating air pocket underneath the floor, cutting thermal resistance to ~0.05–0.10 m²K/W so your heat pump runs 15%–20% more efficiently. If floating a floor over UFH, always use a low-tog perforated underlay (0.30–0.50 tog). See flooring over underfloor heating.

Yes — roughly half of our enquiries are from Dublin homeowners who have already purchased flooring from Noyeks Newmans, TileStyle, Des Kelly, Woodie's, Canadia or Whiteriver and need an experienced carpenter/floor layer for subfloor prep and labour-only fitting. We also arrange full trade supply-and-fit quotes if you haven't bought packs yet.

Unopened packs of laminate and LVT should acclimatise flat in the room for 48 hours at normal living temperature (18°C–22°C, 45%–65% relative humidity). Engineered oak and solid hardwood should acclimatise for 3 to 7 days, and the subfloor moisture content must be verified with a hygrometer or carbide bomb meter before a single plank is laid.

One local floor fitting specialist covering your Dublin postcode or commuter county. Floor Fitters Dublin does not carry out installation work itself — when you submit our quote form, your job details go to one local specialist covering your area (never a multi-trader bidding list), who arranges a measurement check and gives you a fixed written price.