Hardwood flooring prices in Toronto

Published bands

The three bands

Stairs, transitions, furniture moving, removal of existing flooring and moisture mitigation are itemised separately in the written estimate. Nothing above is a starting-from number: the band is the whole published range.

Inside the band

What moves the number

Each band is a range because the work inside it varies. These are the conditions that decide where a job lands, band by band. The estimator confirms them on site, not from a phone description.

• $2.50–$4.00 per sq ft

  Screen & Recoat

  • Applies when the existing finish is intact and the wood does not need to be exposed.
  • Not possible once the finish has worn through to bare wood or the floor has deep scratches, stains or grey boards.
  • Furniture moving, stairs and transitions are priced separately in the written estimate.
• $4.75–$7.50 per sq ft

  Full Sand & Finish

  • Sand to bare wood, optional stain, and finish coats.
  • Requires enough remaining wear layer to sand; the estimator measures it during the in-home visit.
  • Species, stain colour, board repairs, stairs and the finish system move the number within the band.
• $11.00–$18.00 per sq ft

  New Hardwood Install

  • Supply and installation of solid or engineered hardwood.
  • Species, plank width, pattern (straight-lay, herringbone, chevron), substrate preparation and moisture mitigation move the number within the band.
  • Removal of existing flooring, levelling and stairs are itemised separately in the written estimate.

The commodity inputs behind the bands — lumber, finish and labour — are tracked on what moves a hardwood quote, and the decision guide How much does hardwood flooring cost in Toronto and the GTA? sets out what a quote inside these bands should itemise.

From band to number

The fixed written price

Fixed price in writing. It never moves after the free in-home estimate.

The path from a band to a number is a visit. A senior estimator comes to the house, moisture-tests the floor and the subfloor, measures the rooms and the stairs, and writes one price with a committed schedule. That written price is the contract price; there is no unforeseen-conditions clause to reopen it later. Request the free in-home estimate to start.

Where each service sits: Hardwood Flooring Installation — New Hardwood Install · Hardwood Floor Refinishing — Full Sand & Finish · Dust-Free Floor Sanding — quoted per project · Hardwood Floor Restoration — Full Sand & Finish · Stair Refinishing — Full Sand & Finish · Custom Inlays & Borders — quoted per project.

When this is quoted per project

Two services carry no published band, because the work does not reduce to an area: Dust-Free Floor Sanding and Custom Inlays & Borders. Custom inlays are priced on the pattern, the species and the cutting; dust-free sanding is a containment method inside a refinishing scope rather than a separate line. Both are quoted per project after the in-home measure, on the same fixed-in-writing terms as everything else.

What the price buys is documented job by job in the case studies, with the readings taken before the work started; what customers said afterwards is cited to source on reviews.

The question behind this page

Asked most often

How much does hardwood flooring cost in Toronto?

Installed ranges typically run about $11.00–$18.00 per sq ft for new hardwood, $4.75–$7.50 for full sand and finish, and $2.50–$4.00 for a screen and recoat — before stairs, transitions, or moisture remediation. Species, pattern, and substrate move the number. The fixed price is written after a free in-home measure, not from a phone quote.

Turn a band into a number

Get the fixed written price

The bands above are real ranges, not a starting-from number. Book the free in-home measure below, or call (647) 244-5156 and speak to the office.