How to decide between floating floor installers

Finally ended up contacting 3 companies for my floating floor. One is run by very highly qualified flooring specialist (the most expensive quote)...one by a company that supplies all types of flooring (cheapest) and one by a flooring company which specialises in timber but not as experienced as quote 1 and somewhere in between on price.

The cheapest quote is also done in one day using a 2mm foam underlay.

The other quotes do 3mm rubber underlay and take 3 days.

The expensive one is including expansion joints, the others are not. They also want to inspect the slab to see if they need to grind.

2 of the the 3 have suggested bamboo over the engineered oak I originally wanted.

I have to get the companies to take away the existing flooring and move the furniture which makes it a bit more complicated.

Anyone with any experience with floating floors, I'd appreciate your thoughts.
 
problem with floating floor installers!

Installation of floating floors is NOT covered by any trade.
What this means is that ANYONE can buy a saw and call themselves a floating floor installer.

Problem is that floating floors have to be installed in accordance with manufacturers specs, and you have to be aware of Australian Standards and building codes, as these WILL play a role in the installation.

Best thing to do is ask for the installers trade license
Every state issues them to tradesmen.
If they are not able to produce a license, then they are NOT qualified tradesmen, and you will never be sure of their experience.

i hope this helps somewhat!

good luck!
 
Installation of floating floors is NOT covered by any trade.

Cert 3 in Flooring Technology covers all timber flooring installations, floor prep, subfloors, sanding & polishing etc


What this means is that ANYONE can buy a saw and call themselves a floating floor installer.

but you are correct here. pretty much anyone can get into this type of work unqualified.

the guys that actually want to inspect the slab for any necessary grinding or leveling first would be the guys I'd be leaning towards
 
Installation of floating floors is NOT covered by any trade.
What this means is that ANYONE can buy a saw and call themselves a floating floor installer.

Thanks.....that is a bit scary. The guy who gave the most expensive quote is a flooring inspector so he definitely knows all the rules. From the quote I think he is laying it as he would a proper floor with all the details covered which may be that its overkill and adding 25% to the price.

One of the companies only does wood so they probably have reasonable experience and the other does everything (the cheapest nd quickest) so probably the most risk.
 
It can be done by almost anyone with a saw, its not really something a apprentice needs to do 4 years of study for. Where are you purchasing your floor from? Get them to install (via their contractors) so that product AND install job is covered by warranty. I was pleasantly surprised when I had a creaky corner that they came back out without any arguments, trimmed a few boards and job done.
 
Haven't decided on the supplier but I will get them to do install definitely. In fact that is the main reason the choice is hard....working out whether the cheaper company will do a good install.
 
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