Timber Flooring Cost in Australia: 2026 Prices per m²
Timber flooring costs $110 to $280 per m² supplied and installed in Australia: $110 to $200 for engineered timber and $150 to $280 for solid timber. Hybrid Floors Australia sells engineered timber flooring from $78.83/m².
With underlay and a floor layer at the typical $35/m², our engineered planks cost $116 to $146/m² laid. We checked our prices on 31 October 2026. Price your own room at today's prices in the calculator below.
How much does timber flooring cost per m²?
Rows marked "our price" use our own prices. Solid timber uses market prices.
| Floor type | Boards per m² | Laying per m² | Laid total per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineered oak planks (our price) | $78.83 to $92.99 | $25 to $55 | $106 to $150 |
| Engineered Australian hardwood (our price) | $108.99 | $25 to $55 | $136 to $166 |
| Solid timber (market) | $50 to $150 | $80 to $140 | $150 to $280 |
| Hybrid (our price) | $33.99 to $49.99 | $25 to $55 | $59 to $105 |
| Laminate (our price) | $24.90 | $25 to $55 | $52 to $82 |
- Our prices are the box price divided by the m² in the box. Most were Black Friday prices when we checked them on 31 October 2026, and the sale ends 27 November. The calculator below always uses today's price.
- Laying is the market rate to float a floor: $25 to $55/m², and $35 for a typical job. Laid totals add $2/m² of foam underlay for engineered timber and laminate. Our hybrid has underlay built in.
- Solid timber boards cost $50 to $150/m². Laying costs $40 to $80/m², and sanding and coating $40 to $60/m².
Our engineered oak comes in two plank ranges: Classique Oak at $78.83/m² and 15mm engineered oak at $92.99/m². Every Australian hardwood colour is $108.99/m². Oak herringbone is $103.99/m² and oak chevron is $113.99 to $123.13/m². For a timber look for less, see our hybrid flooring and laminate flooring.
Timber flooring cost calculator
Pick a floor and type your room's size. The calculator uses today's box prices, adds 10% for cuts (15% for herringbone, 20% for chevron) and rounds up to whole boxes. It adds foam underlay and moisture film for a floating floor, and laying at market rates.
Your floor, laid
$5,876.96
40 m² of 15mm oak planks, floated. That's $146.92/m² with a floor layer at the typical $35/m².
- Boards: 16 boxes
- $4,296.96
- 44 m² with 10% extra for cuts, in boxes of 2.888 m² at $268.56 a box ($92.99/m²).
- Foam underlay: 2 rolls
- $80
- 20 m² rolls at $40. The joins butt together.
- Moisture film: 1 roll
- $100
- 100 m² rolls at $100, with 10% for overlaps and the walls.
- Materials from us
- $4,476.96
- Today's prices. Checkout adds delivery to your suburb.
- Laying
- $1,000 to $2,200
- Floating costs $25 to $55 a m² to have laid, typically $35. Labour only.
- Total, laid
- $5,476.96 to $6,676.96
- $136.92 to $166.92 a m² of floor.
This floor is on sale: $268.56 a box, down from $310.83. The calculator always uses today's price.
An estimate to help you budget. Trims, skirting, adhesive, floor preparation and delivery are extra. Buy every box in one order so the batch matches.
How much does a 20, 40 or 60 m² room cost?
We priced three room sizes in our engineered timber. Each adds 10% for cuts, rounds up to whole boxes and floats the boards on a concrete slab.
Worked example: a 40 m² living room in 15mm oak planks
- Boards: 40 m² plus 10% is 44 m². At 2.888 m² a box, that's 16 boxes at $268.56: $4,296.96.
- Foam underlay: 2 rolls of 20 m² at $40: $80.
- Moisture film for the slab: 1 roll of 100 m²: $100.
- Laying at $35/m²: $1,400.
- Total: $5,876.96, or $146.92/m².
| Room | Classique Oak 14mm | Oak planks 15mm | Australian hardwood 14mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 m² | 8 boxes: $2,661 | 8 boxes: $2,988 | 12 boxes: $3,431 |
| 40 m² | 16 boxes: $5,223 | 16 boxes: $5,877 | 23 boxes: $6,546 |
| 60 m² | 23 boxes: $7,556 | 23 boxes: $8,497 | 34 boxes: $9,661 |
Each total covers the boards at $78.83, $92.99 or $108.99/m², plus underlay, film and laying at $35/m². Both oak ranges come in 2.888 m² boxes, and the hardwood column uses Blackbutt's 1.981 m² box. Bigger rooms cost less per m², because the film roll and the last box spread over more floor.
How big is a typical floor? Half the floors we sold in the last 12 months covered more than 48 m², and half covered less. The middle half ran from 21 to 72 m². (Our own orders, November 2025 to October 2026, all floor types.) In 15mm oak planks, a 48 m² floor takes 19 boxes and costs $7,003 floated on a slab, laid at the typical $35/m².
The same 40 m² room costs $3,641 in our 9.5mm hybrid, with underlay built in, and $2,678 in laminate with underlay and film. Price your own room in the calculator above, or work out a whole house room by room with our flooring calculator.
What drives the price of timber flooring?
Five things set the price. Here is what each one adds, using our own floors where we can.
Species
Our Australian hardwood costs $108.99/m². That's $16/m² more than our 15mm oak planks, or $669 more on a 40 m² room. For that you get a harder floor. Spotted Gum rates about 11 kN on the Janka hardness test and Blackbutt about 9, against 5 to 6 for oak. In solid timber, the grade matters more. Boards with lots of knots start at $50/m². Boards with few marks cost $100 to $150/m². Our rustic Blackbutt and Spotted Gum cost the same $108.99/m² as the plain colours.
Board size and pattern
Board width doesn't change our hardwood price: 136mm, 180mm and 190mm boards all cost $108.99/m². The pattern does. Oak herringbone costs $103.99/m², $11 more than oak planks. Oak chevron costs $113.99 to $123.13/m², $21 to $30 more. Patterns need more spare boards too: 15% for herringbone and 15 to 20% for chevron, against 10% for planks. They are always glued down, and they take longer to lay: about $45/m² for a parquetry pattern, or $50 with a border.
Top layer thickness
The top layer is the real timber you see and walk on. Our Classique Oak has a 2mm oak layer and costs $78.83/m². Our 15mm oak planks have a 3mm layer and cost $92.99/m². Both boards are 1900 x 190mm, so the extra 1mm costs $14.16/m², or $654 on a 40 m² room. A thicker layer can be sanded back more times. Our 3mm layer can be sanded and recoated one to three times.
Finish
All our engineered boards come from the factory with a UV lacquer finish, so there is nothing to sand or coat once they are down. Raw solid boards are sanded and coated after laying. That adds $40 to $60/m², and the job takes 2 to 3 days in an average home, mostly waiting for each coat to dry.
Laying method
- Floating: the boards join to each other and sit on foam underlay. Laying costs $25 to $55/m², plus $2/m² for underlay and $1/m² for moisture film on a slab. All our engineered planks can be floated.
- Glue-down: every board is glued to the floor below. It takes longer than floating and needs adhesive, so it costs more to lay. Herringbone and chevron must be glued.
- Secret nailing: solid boards are nailed through the edge, so no nails show, into the timber frame or floor below. Then they are sanded and coated. Laying solid boards costs $40 to $80/m² before sanding.
Each floor's installation guide is on its product page, so check the individual product description before you book a floor layer. Need a floor layer? Buy your floor from us and get a $30 coupon for an Airtasker installer.
What else should you budget for?
- Taking up the old floor: $8 to $25/m².
- Levelling a bumpy slab or timber floor: $20 to $90/m², only where it needs it.
- New skirting boards to cover the gap at the walls: $10 to $30 a metre, laid.
- Stairs: priced per step rather than per m², and slow to lay.
- Delivery: checkout prices it to your suburb. Floors arrive 1 to 7 business days after they ship, depending on your location.
Foam underlay and moisture film are in our underlay range.
How can you save on timber flooring?
- Order samples first. Get up to 3 free samples for $15 flat shipping. The wrong colour for a 40 m² room is a $4,297 mistake in our 15mm oak.
- Buy in a sale. Our Black Friday sale takes 10 to 17% off 34 engineered timber floors until Friday 27 November. On a 40 m² floor, that's $592 to $931 off the boards. Found the same floor cheaper? We'll beat the price.
- Float instead of glue. Floating needs no adhesive and goes down faster, so it costs less to lay. Floating labour runs $30 to $35/m².
- Pick planks over a pattern. Herringbone adds $11/m² for boards, 5% more spare boards and $10 to $15/m² more labour than floating planks.
- Choose the top layer you need. Classique Oak's 2mm layer saves $654 on a 40 m² room, against our 3mm oak.
- Lay a click floor yourself. Classique Oak and our Australian hardwood click together and float. Laying them yourself saves $35/m², or $1,400 on 40 m². Read how to install engineered timber flooring first.
Does solid timber cost more than engineered?
Yes, once it's laid. Solid boards can cost less to buy, from $50/m². But they take longer to lay, and they need sanding and coating on site. Typical laid prices are $200/m² for solid timber and $140/m² for engineered. That's $60/m² more for solid, or $2,400 more on a 40 m² room.
Solid timber lasts longer: 30 to 50+ years, against 20 to 30 years for engineered. It can be sanded back more times than a 3mm top layer. Engineered timber moves less when the weather changes, so it suits concrete slabs and humid Queensland homes.
How much does timber flooring cost in each city?
Laying costs more in Sydney and Canberra, and less in Adelaide and Hobart. Our board prices are the same Australia-wide.
| City | Engineered timber, laid | Solid timber, laid | Floating labour only |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | $160 | $230 | $40 |
| Melbourne | $145 | $210 | $37 |
| Brisbane | $140 | $200 | $35 |
| Perth | $145 | $210 | $37 |
| Adelaide | $130 | $185 | $32 |
| Canberra | $155 | $220 | $38 |
| Hobart | $125 | $180 | $32 |
Timber flooring cost questions
How much does engineered timber flooring cost in Australia?
Engineered timber flooring costs $110 to $200 per m² supplied and installed in Australia, and $140/m² for a typical job. Our boards cost $78.83/m² for Classique Oak, $92.99 for 15mm oak planks, $103.99 for oak herringbone, $108.99 for Australian hardwood and $113.99 to $123.13 for oak chevron.
How much is wood flooring per square metre?
Real timber boards cost $50 to $150 per m² before laying, and $110 to $280 per m² once laid. Timber-look floors cost less: our laminate is $24.90/m² and our hybrid is $33.99 to $54.98/m².
How much should labour cost to install a wood floor?
Labour costs $25 to $55 per m² to float a timber floor and $40 to $80 per m² to nail or glue solid boards. Solid boards then need sanding and coating for another $40 to $60 per m². A herringbone or chevron pattern costs about $45 per m² to lay.
Is timber flooring cheaper than carpet?
No. Engineered timber costs about twice as much as carpet to put down. Laid, carpet costs $45 to $110 per m² and engineered timber $110 to $200. In a 40 m² room at typical prices, that's $2,800 for carpet and $5,600 for engineered timber. Timber lasts longer: 20 to 30 years for engineered, against 8 to 12 years for carpet.
Is timber flooring more expensive than tiles?
Engineered timber costs about the same as tiles, and solid timber costs more. Laid prices are $80 to $200 per m² for floor tiles, $110 to $200 for engineered timber and $150 to $280 for solid timber. At typical prices, that's $130, $140 and $200 per m².
How much does timber flooring cost for a whole house?
A 140 m² house (about 1,500 sq ft) costs $17,674 to $22,221 in our engineered timber, laid, or $21,000 to $39,200 in solid timber. Ours uses 54 to 78 boxes with 10% extra, plus underlay, moisture film and laying at $35/m². Solid timber uses the market laid range of $150 to $280/m².
Last updated: October 2026 · Prices checked 31 October 2026 · Written by the team at Hybrid Floors Australia
