Quoted per square metre, so the number you're given depends entirely on being measured properly.
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Floor Sanding and Polishing Brisbane connects Brisbane and greater Brisbane property owners with qualified, connects Brisbane property owners with licensed local floor sanders for prices. Tell us the rough floor area and what condition the boards are in and we'll match it to a licensed contractor covering your suburb. Firm per-square-metre price after an inspection.
$35 to $60 a square metre for sand and polish, which covers the sanding plus coats. A typical three-bedroom house of around 110m² lands between $3,800 and $6,500.
A single room runs $700 to $1,200 — small jobs carry proportionally more setup, so the per-metre rate is worse on little areas.
Carpet lift and staple removal, $8 to $15 a square metre and genuinely slow work. Board replacement, $90 to $200 each. An extra coat, $8 to $14 a metre. Stain, $10 to $20.
Get these itemised in the quote. A cheap headline rate with the carpet lift discovered afterwards is the most common way these jobs blow out.
A **recoat** at $18 to $30 a metre instead of a full sand, if the timber is sound. Ask the question directly.
And doing the whole house at once rather than room by room — the setup cost is spread and the finish matches, which it won't if you stage it over years.
Brisbane.
Where this job typically sits. Access is usually a bigger cost driver than size.
| Job | Indicative price | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Sand and polish, per square metre | $35 – $60 /m² | The standard way this is quoted. Covers sanding plus coats. |
| Typical 3-bedroom house (~110m²) | $3,800 – $6,500 | Whole floor, sanded and finished. Condition drives the range. |
| Single room (~15m²) | $700 – $1,200 | Small jobs carry proportionally more setup. |
| Carpet lift and staple removal | $8 – $15 /m² | Often quoted separately. Staples and tack strips take real time. |
| Board replacement | $90 – $200 per board | Matching an old profile costs more than the timber does. |
| Extra coat of finish | $8 – $14 /m² | Three coats is standard; a high-traffic hallway may want four. |
| Stain or colour change | $10 – $20 /m² | On top of sanding. Sample it on your actual timber first. |
| Parquetry restoration | $70 – $120 /m² | Slower and more skilled than strip flooring. |
| Recoat only (no full sand) | $18 – $30 /m² | Where the finish is worn but the timber is sound. Far cheaper. |
| Moisture assessment | $150 – $300 | Worth it on any floor that has been wet or looks cupped. |
Prices are indicative only and usually quoted per square metre. What a floor costs depends on its condition, the timber, how many coats it needs and whether boards have to be replaced. You get a firm price after an inspection.
The core job — taking a tired timber floor back to bare wood.
Read more →The finish itself — water-based or solvent, and how many coats.
Read more →Lifting carpet to find — and rescue — the original boards underneath.
Read more →Replacing damaged, cut or borer-affected boards before sanding.
Read more →Tell us the suburb and the floor area and we'll get it to the right person.
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