Floor installation in Amsterdam — material, levelling, underlay and skirting in one all-in price per m²
Work out your complete floor in 60 seconds, waste included — no phone number. See it in a photo of your own room.
All-in guideline prices Amsterdam 2026
incl. 21% VAT. This includes: the floor itself with 7% cutting waste, underlay, priming, levelling up to 3 mm and installation. Where others advertise “from € 19.95”, that is usually materials only or labour only.
Old floor removed and taken away plus new MDF skirting: + € 13.15 to € 24.03 per m². Stairs, a new screed, underfloor heating and herringbone are added separately in the calculator.
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You see the price before we know anything about you.
Which property is this about?
Which floor do you want?
What is there now?
When should it happen?
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See the floor in your own room
Take a photo, mark the four corners of the floor and choose your floor. The photo stays on your device.
Your four corners and one known dimension give the floor area.
- Mark the four corners of the floor
- Room width (m)
- Choose your floor
The floor is drawn with correct perspective, real plank size and the shadows of your own room. The same four points yield the floor area. Photograph as square-on as you can; final measurements follow at the free site survey.
The 10 dB rule: the topic that causes most Amsterdam HOA disputes
More than half of Amsterdam’s housing stock sits in an owners’ association (VvE), and almost every deed of division sets a rule for hard floors. The usual wording: impact-sound insulation of the bare floor, including the covering, must reach 10 dB or more (insulation index Ico ≥ +10 dB). In the modern European unit that is LnTA ≤ 49 dB.
Three things to know before you buy anything:
1. The Building Decree is not a defence. Meeting national building rules does not help if your deed is stricter. The deed comes first.
2. The requirement applies when you install new. Amsterdam District Court ruled in 2018 that an existing floor need not be brought up to the rule — but as soon as you lay a new hard floor, it applies in full.
3. Ten decibels is not reached with a standard underlay. Typical 2 mm PE foam is about 8 dB. In the same Amsterdam case an acoustics firm measured indices from 0 to 6 dB for residents who thought they were fine.
What we do: before quoting we ask for your deed and house rules, choose a build-up with a certified value, and attach the manufacturer’s test report to the invoice. That report is what the board will ask for.
Underfloor heating: why your floor choice decides whether the house gets warm
Floor and underlay together act as a blanket over your heating. The thicker the blanket, the less heat comes through. The industry limit is a thermal resistance of Rd 0.15 m²K/W for floor plus underlay together. Where underfloor heating is the only main heat source, 0.13 is used; as secondary heating 0.18 is allowed. Combined heating and cooling: 0.10.
In practice this is where it fails: 20 mm solid oak is already about 0.11, plus a 5 mm wood-fibre board (0.12) reaches 0.23 — one and a half times over the limit. The floor never warms up, the boiler runs continuously, and nobody understands why.
The calculator on this page adds the Rd of your floor and underlay and warns as soon as you exceed 0.15. It costs you nothing and saves a winter of frustration.
What we put in writing
Seven promises with a number in them. What we cannot deliver, we do not promise.
All-in price in 60 seconds, no phone number
Floor, cutting waste, levelling, underlay, skirting and disposal — one amount on screen before we know anything about you. No flooring shop in Amsterdam does this.
10 dB achieved, or we replace the underlay free of charge
Does your deed require a 10 dB insulation index? We supply the build-up with a test report. If a measurement shows it fails, we fix it at our cost.
We charge 21% VAT — and explain why
Floor installation is not on the 9% list; that rate covers insulating, painting, plastering, wallpapering and cleaning only. Anyone promising 9% on laminate or vinyl risks a tax assessment — and so do you. Poured floors do qualify for 9%, and we split that correctly.
Fixed price after the survey — extras only on your say-so
What is on the quote after the free survey is what is on the invoice. If more levelling compound is needed, you hear that before we start, not afterwards.
Cutting waste shown up front, leftovers are yours
With herringbone, 18 to 20% of the material goes to waste. We calculate that openly instead of billing it later as “extras”. Full leftover packs we take back or leave with you — your choice.
2, 5 or 10 years guarantee on the installation — you choose
Note the difference: the factory warranty on the floor covers the product only, never labour. We also give a written guarantee on the installation. Almost nobody in this market does that.
Free second opinion on someone else’s quote
Send us another firm’s quote. Line by line we say whether it is sound: whether the waste allowance is realistic, whether the underlay meets the HOA rule, whether VAT is correct, and what is missing. Even if you do not hire us.
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| Service | Unit | Price | VAT |
|---|
Guideline prices, not a quote. Below € 280 excl. VAT a call-out fee applies: set-up, measuring and clearing then outweigh the work itself. Surcharges: evening +30%, Saturday +50%, Sunday and public holiday +100%, night +100%, rush within 48 hours +35% — always on labour only. Parking and access in Amsterdam are itemised separately instead of being buried in the m² rate.
Materials: what we use where
Which floor belongs where, what it costs, and where it fails. Including underlays, preparation and sealants — the parts nobody sees that decide whether your floor lasts five years or twenty-five.
Types of floor covering
| Laminate | Pressed fibreboard with a printed photo layer. Affordable, hard and keep dry. Not repairable: one damaged plank means the whole row comes out. | Bedroom, living room, rental | € 9,50–38/m² |
| Click vinyl (floating) | Floats on the underlay, so it can be lifted when you move. Waterproof and quiet. Slightly less flat than glued. | Apartment, rental home, kitchen | € 19,50–52/m² |
| Dryback vinyl (glued) | Fully glued to a flat, dry substrate. The quietest and flattest floor, and the best over underfloor heating. Needs perfect levelling. | Living room, underfloor heating, commercial space | € 24–50/m² |
| Rigid / SPC | Click vinyl with a stone core. Does not expand in sun and bridges small unevenness. A version with an acoustic backing already reaches 10 dB on its own. | Conservatory, sunny side, HOA apartment | € 30–52/m² |
| Engineered plank and lamparquet | A real oak wear layer on a stable core. With 3 mm wear layer sandable once; with 4 mm two to three times. | Living room, bedroom, over underfloor heating | € 42–135/m² |
| Solid parquet | Solid wood, lasts decades and can be sanded repeatedly. Not over underfloor heating: thermal resistance is too high and the wood moves too much. | Canal house, townhouse | € 65–110/m² |
| Carpet | The quietest floor there is: 18 to 22 dB impact-sound reduction on its own. In an HOA apartment carpet solves the noise issue without debate. | Bedroom, stairs, office | € 8,50–55/m² |
| Carpet tiles | Replaceable tile by tile and DIY-friendly. Standard in offices and home offices. | Study, office, basement | € 22–42/m² |
| Sheet vinyl | Seamless in small rooms and fully waterproof. The cheapest solution for a store or utility room. | Kitchen, store, utility room | € 11–22/m² |
| Marmoleum and linoleum | Linseed oil, cork flour and jute on a jute backing. Antibacterial, biodegradable and very durable. Needs a perfectly flat substrate. | Kitchen, care settings, school | € 28–46/m² |
| Cork | Warm, resilient and naturally sound-damping. Often meets an HOA 10 dB rule on its own. | Bedroom, study, apartment | € 32–52/m² |
| Poured floor | Seamless, any colour, over almost any substrate. The only floor type at 9% VAT, because the tax office classifies it as painting. | Living room, bathroom, loft | € 50–110/m² installed |
Underlays: the part nobody sees and everyone forgets
| PE foam 2 mm | The minimum under click laminate. About 8 dB — so it does not meet the HOA 10 dB rule. | House, ground floor | € 1,20–1,95/m² |
| PE foam with vapour barrier | With foil against rising damp. Required on concrete and above a crawl space. | Ground floor, concrete slab | € 1,80–2,90/m² |
| XPS 5 mm, 10 dB | Certified at 10 dB. Meets most Amsterdam deeds. Not suitable over underfloor heating: Rd 0.09 is too insulating. | HOA apartment without underfloor heating | € 4,50–6,50/m² |
| Rubber 6 mm, 14 dB | The quietest option. Heavy, expensive and the definitive fix for neighbour noise. | Apartment with complaints from below | € 8,50–12,50/m² |
| Heat-conductive foil | Rd 0.014: heat goes up instead of into the slab. Acoustically it barely helps. | Over underfloor heating | € 3,50–5,50/m² |
| Combi 10 dB and underfloor heating | The only build-up that meets both: 10 dB acoustics at Rd 0.045. Dearer than either alone, and without alternative if you need both. | HOA apartment with underfloor heating | € 9,50–14,50/m² |
Preparation, sanding and levelling
| Levelling 1–3 mm | The standard pass. Flatness under vinyl and parquet: max 2 mm deviation over 2 metres (NEN 2747); under laminate 3 mm. | Almost every screed | € 12,50–16,50/m² |
| Levelling over tiles | Fibre-reinforced compound plus bonding primer. Saves hacking out the tiles and a skip. | Old kitchen or hall floor | € 18–24/m² |
| Underlayment or OSB on timber | The right solution over an old joist floor. Compound does not belong there: it cracks with the moving timber. | Pre-war upper floor | € 15–25/m² |
| Sanding an existing timber floor | Three passes: coarse, medium and fine, to grit 120. Then oil or lacquer. Often half the cost of a new floor. | Pine boards, old parquet | € 20–32/m² |
| Removing adhesive residue or milling | Underestimated and almost always needed after a glued floor. Without it neither compound nor adhesive bonds. | After carpet or old sheet vinyl | € 8–18/m² |
| CM moisture test | Cement screed max 2.0 CM%, anhydrite max 0.5 CM%. Laying too early costs the whole floor, and no manufacturer covers that. | New build, new screed | € 75–145 per meting |
Adhesive, sealant, acrylic and finishing
| Dispersion floor adhesive (vinyl, carpet, marmoleum) | Water-based, low odour, for indoor dry rooms. Coverage about 350 g/m². | Dryback vinyl, carpet | € 3,20–4,80/m² |
| Parquet adhesive (MS polymer or PU) | Stays slightly elastic so the wood can move without pulling the floor loose. Required for glued parquet and herringbone. | Timber floor, herringbone | € 5,50–9/m² |
| Acrylic sealant | Overpaintable. For the joint between skirting and wall, and around door frames. | Skirting, frame, interior | € 4–8/m¹ |
| Silicone sealant | Permanently elastic and waterproof, but not overpaintable. For junctions at shower, bath and kitchen units. | Bathroom, kitchen | € 6–12/m¹ |
| Expansion gap and movement joint | Every floating floor needs at least 10 mm clearance along all walls, and above 8 m length a movement profile. Without it the floor buckles. | Every click floor | in the installation |
| Care: cleaner, felt pads, dirt-trap mat | Sand is sandpaper. A dirt-trap mat catches 80% of it and pays for itself in two years. The wrong cleaner attacks the vinyl wear layer and voids every warranty. | Every floor | € 18–95 per set |
Amsterdam building types
A canal house from 1680 and a new-build apartment on IJburg need a completely different floor build-up. That is not a detail: it decides whether your floor stays flat.
Canal house and listed building (before 1900)
Timber joists that visibly sag, floors that slope two to four centimetres, and sometimes an original pine board floor worth sanding instead of replacing. Compound does not belong here: it cracks with the moving timber. We lay underlayment or OSB and only then the floor. On listed buildings the finished floor height often may not change.
Pre-war home (1900–1940)
De Pijp, Oud-West, Oost. Timber upper floors with a single board layer, where sound goes straight through to downstairs neighbours. Here the underlay matters more than the floor itself: plan a 10 dB build-up and allow for thresholds that are rarely level.
Post-war gallery and porch flat (1950–1975)
Nieuw-West, Noord, Zuidoost. Concrete floors, usually flat, which makes the work predictable and affordable. Almost all HOAs from this period enforce the 10 dB rule. Having five apartments in one porch done together saves everyone money.
1970s–90s and Vinex
Sand-cement screeds, often slightly hollow or crowned. One levelling pass of 1 to 3 mm is usually enough. Watch the crawl space: without a vapour barrier, moisture rises through the concrete and lifts your laminate.
New build (IJburg, Zuidas, Houthavens, Sluisbuurt)
Anhydrite screed with underfloor heating — that needs two things: a CM moisture test before laying (anhydrite max 0.5 CM%) and an Rd calculation of the floor build-up. In a home younger than two years everything is 21% VAT, poured floors included.
HOA, landlord and commercial space
For HOAs we install whole porches in one pass and supply the acoustic test report for the file. For landlords: rental-ready between tenants, with a photo report, and material that survives a move. For commercial spaces we work outside opening hours.
Work we have done
Eight Amsterdam projects with real size, duration and amount. Addresses on request and with residents’ consent.
Apartment De Pijp — PVC herringbone, HOA rule met
- Deed requested: 10 dB impact-sound requirement
- Old laminate and PE foam removed and taken away
- Screed primed and levelled 2 mm
- Rigid SPC with acoustic backing, herringbone, all-in
- 10 dB test report supplied to the HOA board
New build IJburg — dryback vinyl over underfloor heating
- CM test anhydrite: 0.4% — green light to lay
- Rd calculation: floor 0.02 + foil 0.014 = 0.034, well within the limit
- Fully glued dryback vinyl 0.55 mm
- Invisible transition profiles at four doorways
- Heat-up protocol supplied in writing
Canal house Herengracht — pine board floor sanded
- Floor assessed: 80% of boards worth keeping
- Loose boards screwed down, 14 boards replaced from stock
- Three sanding passes to grit 120
- Finished with hardwax oil, two coats
- Historic look kept, half the price of a new floor
Porch flat Nieuw-West — five homes in one week
- Five identical layouts, measured once
- Levelling and 10 dB underlay in all five
- Laminate klasse 33, wildverband
- Neighbour discount 8% for all five owners
- Stairwell done in the same week
House Watergraafsmeer — oak engineered plank plus stairs
- Old tile floor removed, skip arranged
- Underlayment on the timber upper floor
- Oak engineered plank 4 mm wear layer, glued
- 13-tread stair in the same oak with overlays
- Tall MDF skirting 120 mm, mitred and sealed
Rental apartment Oost — rental-ready in three days
- Carpet en lijmresten verwijderd
- One levelling pass, 2 mm
- Rigid SPC class 33, survives tenant moves
- Stick-on skirting, doors shortened
- Photo report for the rental file
Office floor Zuidas — laid overnight
- Worked 19:00–02:00, office in use every morning
- Old carpet tiles removed, screed repaired
- New carpet tiles, block pattern
- Evening and night surcharge specified up front in the quote
- Workstations clear and clean every morning
Basement Jordaan — moisture first, floor after
- Moisture test: values too high due to missing foil
- Vapour barrier and new sand-cement screed installed
- Three weeks drying, re-tested
- Dryback vinyl stone look glued
- Client warned about the wait before the job, not after
Construction waste disposal: price per m³ and floor
We carry waste in bags to the skip. The price depends on volume, waste type and floor level. Heavy waste means tiles, tile adhesive, screed and concrete. All amounts per m³, including 21% VAT.
| Floor | Stairs, mixed waste | Stairs, heavy waste | Lift, mixed waste | Lift, heavy waste |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground floor | € 105 | € 145 | — | — |
| 1st floor | € 150 | € 205 | € 120 | € 170 |
| 2nd floor | € 195 | € 270 | € 120 | € 170 |
| 3rd floor | € 240 | € 340 | € 120 | € 170 |
| 4th floor | € 290 | € 405 | € 120 | € 170 |
| 5th floor | € 335 | € 465 | € 120 | € 170 |
From the 3rd floor up, a window hoist is often cheaper: € 105 per m³, minimum € 305 per hire. A rubble chute costs € 65 per m³ plus € 435 for installation; usually only possible at the rear.
If the skip is more than 15 metres from the front door, add € 12 per m³ for every extra 10 metres. Minimum disposal job: € 180.
Skip hire and placement permit (Hartog Amsterdam)
| Skip | Hire, all-in | Placement permit | Together |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m³ | € 305 | € 125 | € 430 |
| 6 m³ | € 423 | € 150 | € 573 |
| 10 m³ | € 534 | € 200 | € 734 |
| 15 m³ | € 1,020 | € 250 | € 1,270 |
Hire all-in: delivery, hire period, collection and tipping (Hartog Amsterdam). Moving furniture and putting it back: € 38 per m³. Overweight and wrong waste (plaster, insulation, asbestos) are passed on at cost. You pick a skip in the calculator at step 3.
Us against the market
Checked in September 2026 against the best-findable flooring shops and fitters in Amsterdam and on Werkspot, Trustoo, Homedeal and Zoofy.
| What | Us | The rest of the market |
|---|---|---|
| All-in price visible before you give contact details | Only “from” prices; four of ten Amsterdam suppliers show nothing | |
| Calculator with floor, pattern, cutting waste, levelling, underlay, skirting and stairs | One competitor has a calculator: m² times one rate | |
| The floor in a photo of your own room, with the correct pattern | No supplier in Amsterdam; nationally only at manufacturers | |
| Measure area from the same photo | Nobody, including Roomvo | |
| HOA check at 10 dB, with test report | Nobody — there is not a single commercial page about it | |
| Rd warning with underfloor heating | Nobody | |
| Cutting waste per laying pattern shown up front | Nobody; it appears afterwards as extras | |
| Correct VAT: 21% on installation, 9% only on poured floors | Several suppliers wrongly advertise 9% | |
| Own guarantee on the installation, with a number | Almost everyone leans on the factory warranty, which excludes labour | |
| Eleven languages, including Turkish, Arabic, Polish and Papiamentu | No flooring shop in Amsterdam even has an English version with prices |
अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न
35 questions, answered honestly — including where the answer saves you money elsewhere.
What does laying a floor cost per m² in Amsterdam?
Do I pay 9% or 21% VAT?
My HOA requires 10 dB. What does that mean exactly?
Can I combine 10 dB and underfloor heating?
How much cutting waste should I allow?
Why is herringbone so much more expensive?
Does my floor need levelling?
How long must a new screed dry?
What is the difference between click vinyl and glued vinyl?
Can a floor go over my existing tiles?
What happens to my doors?
Can I supply the floor myself and only have it installed?
What is in your all-in price?
How long does it take?
Do you work evenings, weekends and public holidays?
Is a floor suitable for a bathroom?
What if my floor is uneven or has settled?
How does the factory warranty work?
Do I get free samples?
Can I see how the floor will look in my home?
How accurate is measuring from a photo?
What is the difference between laminate and vinyl?
What is Rigid or SPC?
Can I have my old timber floor refurbished instead of replaced?
Do you also install stairs only?
What happens to my old floor?
Can I pay in instalments?
Do you work for HOAs and landlords?
Why is Amsterdam dearer than the rest of the Netherlands?
What if there is asbestos under my old floor?
How do I maintain my new floor?
How soon can you start?
Can I return leftovers?
What happens to my data?
What is the difference between you and a job platform like Werkspot?
Where we work
Amsterdam and the ring around it. Outside this area we charge travel time — and we say so up front.
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