What floating floor means
A floating floor is not nailed or glued to the subfloor. The planks lock to each other and rest on an underlayment as one sheet.
Where it matters on a flooring job
Floating floors are fast to install, which keeps labor down, but they need a flat subfloor and room to move. Heavy cabinets go before the floor or the floor must stop around them.
What it costs
Jobs that involve floating floor are priced in the laminate flooring installation cost guide: about $2,600 typical, usually $1,500 to $4,100. The guide shows its sources and what moves the price. The flooring cost calculator prices a job line by line.
Work it out
- Free calculator: Flooring cost calculator
- Cost guide: Laminate flooring installation cost
- Tools, templates and guides: Free flooring resources