Dublin floor fitting frequently asked questions.

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.

A typical 45 m² to 55 m² Dublin 3-bed semi ground floor (hall, sitting room and kitchen-diner) costs €950–€1,500 in labour for straight-plank laminate/engineered wood, or €1,800–€3,200 in labour and latex screed for seamless herringbone or glue-down LVT.

Yes — for single rooms or small hallways under 12–15 m², Dublin floor fitters usually charge a minimum 1-day rate of €280–€420 to cover travel, tool setup, door undercutting and threshold trims.

For engineered oak herringbone and 2.5mm LVT herringbone, full-surface glue-down onto a primed, latex-levelled screed is the gold standard — it feels solid underfoot, eliminates hollow tapping sounds, and works seamlessly with underfloor heating. Click AC5 laminate and SPC herringbone can be floated over a thin, high-density 1.5mm–2mm compressive underlay on an SR1-flat floor.

Always order 12% to 15% extra over your net room area for diagonal 45-degree herringbone cuts (compared with 7% for straight planks). If your hallway has multiple angled doors or alcoves, allow 15%.

Yes! Rather than jackhammering up old kitchen tiles, we degrease the tiles, apply a neat gritted epoxy/acrylic grip primer, pour a 3mm–4mm fibre-reinforced latex smoothing screed to bury the grout lines completely flat, and bond or click the new LVT on top.

Over suspended timber floorboards, we screw down all loose boards, fix 6mm or 9mm SP101 flooring-grade plywood with ring-shank nails/screws at 100mm centres, skim the plywood joints and screw heads with Ardex Feather Finish, and bond the LVT on top.

A 14mm or 15mm engineered oak plank (with a 3mm or 4mm solid oak top layer on a multi-ply birch core) offers the ideal balance of structural stability and low thermal resistance (~0.11 m²K/W when glued down). Up to 18mm–20mm can be used if fully bonded, provided the UFH surface temperature never exceeds 27°C.

Matt UV-lacquered oak (such as Bona Traffic HD finish) is virtually maintenance-free and resists kitchen spills. Brushed and UV-oiled oak has a warm, natural matte texture and allows local spot-repairs with maintenance oil without sanding the whole room.