How much to budget for the price of carpet or vinyl?

Pricing for carpet and vinyl can vary greatly from range to range, but it is a very affordable way to refresh the look
fully install and our range goes from the more budget end to our top quality carpets.
To help you with a rough guide to the cost of re-carpeting choose the option that best describes your home.
Medium House 110sqm (~30 blm)
Carpet fully installed indicative prices
Good: $49 per sqm = $5390
Better: $59 per sqm = $6490
Best: $75 per sqm = $8250
Large House 154sqm (~42 blm)
Carpet fully installed indicative prices
Good: $49 per sqm = $7,546
Better: $59 per sqm = $9,086
Best: $75 per sqm = $11,550

Blm? What does blm or broadloom metres mean? And how do I calculate the cost of carpet?

Carpet is normally bought by the lineal/broadloom metre (usually 3.66 metre wide) so youll see this term or blm
are converted to square metres so an easy comparison can be made between these flooring options. For examp
you require, divide 110 by 3.66 metres (if thats the width of the carpet), which will give you approximately 30 broa

New flooring will greatly enhance the look and feel of your home. To help with budgeting we have provided indica
Costs are based on square meterage for ease of use but please remember that carpet is bought in broadloom m
How much is Vinyl installed?

Vinyl can be a very inexpensive form of flooring and has the widest variety of styles and designs of all the hard flo

The cost to supply and install sheet vinyl ranges from as little as $49 including GST per square metre up to $80 t

In most cases some form of preparation will also be required before laying the product, the cost of this is not incl
How does floor preparation affect price?
The quality of the floor you are installing over is very Important to the look and performance of your new floor. In
concrete or particle board floors a small amount of work is usually required to get the best finish.

The cost of floorprep varies greatly and can only be properly priced after inspection, however as a rough guide fo
covered add $65 per sqm

Which Fibre?

No fibre is ideal for all situations. It all depends on factors such as budget, moisture, life time and, children and p

Which Carpet Style?

Sisal
Looped
Cut Pile
Textured
Cut & loop
Which Colour?

What lights do you use at home?

I'm 100% LED now - even my fridge light is LED. You don't need to go that far - I'm a little obsessed! It has taken
The most important lesson has been light 'temperature'. This is measured in Kelvin (you'll find it on the packet of
It's interesting that folks from colder climates tend to favour a warm light, while folks from hotter climates prefer s
One of the reasons I switched to LED is that I have solar panels on my roof, which contribute to the electricity de
using a crazy amount of electricity at night - when my panels don't help. With a bit of investigation I realised my li
and upgrading my lighting played a big role in that. Even if you don't have solar panels, lighting uses a lot of pow
Knowing which colour you like is important. My personal preference is for 2700. A nice warm light.

Is it ok to replace bulbs in a circuit (eg a four bulb kitchen light) as they go, or would I have to replace all

I am assuming that these are the spotlight type bulbs.

It depends if they are low-voltage or mains. You can tell this as low voltage bulbs have 'pins' (right - see below) to
them all anyway. Halogen bulbs use so much electricity for the light they produce - just feel their heat - that it's a

If they are low voltage (pins) it's a bit more complicated. They will have a transformer either in the ceiling or light
not all) transformers, so you don't have to change them.

In other cases, you need to replace the transformer with an LED driver. This is because the transformers are too
Do LEDs work successfully in lights with dimmer switches where many energy saving bulbs do not?

Yes dimmable LED lights are very reliable now. There are a few things to bear in mind.

You may have to get your dimmer switch changed to a 'leading edge' or LED compatible dimmer. This is because
go from switching a load of 240 watts to nearer 30 watts.

Some bulbs have built-in circuitry to manage dimmers; some don't. They best way to find out is to install them an
'regular' dimmer switches.

I have dimmable lights in my kitchen and living room and they work perfectly. Just make sure, when you buy bulb