Commercial Cost Guide

How much does commercial flooring cost in Sydney?

By The WTD Editorial Team · Last reviewed November 2026 · Methodology

Updated November 2026·Independently researched·12 min read

Commercial flooring in Sydney is priced $35-$150/m2

per m² by system - safety vinyl, LVT, epoxy, carpet tile and subfloor prep priced separately

Sydney rates per m² vary by system: commercial or safety vinyl at $35–$90, vinyl plank or LVT at $55–$110, and an anti-static floor for a Mascot data or comms room at $60–$125. Weekend or overnight installs add a loading of $1,800–$2,900 per project for 300 m² of vinyl.

+3.5% Commercial flooring costs in Sydney are up around 3.5% over the past year, re-verified against 90+ sources in November 2026. Year on year

Typical Commercial Floor in Sydney

$85/m2

per m² supplied & installed

Carpet tile / commercial carpet

$40-$110/m2

Safety vinyl / LVT

$35-$90/m2

Epoxy / polished concrete

$50-$150/m2

$35/m2$85/m2$150/m2

Sydney commercial flooring is priced at $35–$150 per m², from commercial vinyl at the entry point to ground-and-polished concrete at the top. The product chosen sets the base, and access, building rules and night-shift labour often move a quote as far as the finish does.

Much of the work is office refits in the CBD, North Sydney, Parramatta and Macquarie Park, where carpet tile goes down floor by floor around working tenants. Inner-city venues in Surry Hills and Newtown lean on polished concrete and kitchen epoxy, and the distribution estates out west, from Eastern Creek to Moorebank, buy coated slabs, with aisle and bay lines at $3–$15 per metre.

Read each table line as a separate cost: lifting old carpet and adhesive runs $8–$25 per m², screed to flatten a slab $25–$60 per m², and only then the finish. Every price on this page includes GST.

Quick answerCommercial flooring in Sydney is priced per square metre and varies widely by system - carpet tile, safety vinyl, LVT, epoxy or polished concrete - plus subfloor prep and removal scope. Verified bands are $35-$150/m2. Get free Sydney quotes →

Commercial Flooring Prices in Sydney 2026: Cost Table and Price List

Service	Low	Typical	High
Moisture testing (measure and quote usually free)	$200per job	$350	$500
Commercial vinyl & safety vinyl (supply + install)	$35per m²	$60	$90
Vinyl plank / LVT (supply + install)	$55per m²	$85	$110
Carpet tile (supply + install)	$40per m²	$75	$110
Broadloom / commercial carpet (supply + install)	$40per m²	$75	$110
Epoxy floor coating system (supply + install)	$30per m²	$70	$90
Polished concrete (grind & seal)	$50per m²	$100	$150
Anti-slip treatment or coating (existing floor)	$30per m²	$55	$100
Subfloor prep & floor levelling / screed	$25per m²	$45	$60
Removal & disposal of old floor	$8per m²	$15	$25
Line marking on floors	$3per metre	$9	$15
After-hours / weekend install loading (300 sqm commercial vinyl install)	$1,800per project	$2,200	$2,900
Anti-static (ESD) floor system (supply + install)	$60per m²	$95	$125
Timber floor sanding & refinishing (commercial)	$30per m²	$45	$60

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Prices include GST. Sydney metro, November 2026.

Commercial Flooring Costs by Sector in Sydney

CBD, North Sydney and Parramatta office floors

$40–$110/m²

Carpet tile covers most leased office floors in Sydney, from older CBD and North Sydney towers to the newer commercial blocks around Parramatta. A make-good or lease-start refresh usually lands at $40–$110 per m² laid, and broadloom tends to be kept for boardrooms and reception.

Kitchens and bars in Surry Hills and the beaches

$35–$90/m²

Surry Hills restaurants and the venues along Bondi and Manly need floors that shrug off grease, mop water and beach sand. Safety vinyl for kitchens and back-of-house runs $35–$90 per m², and an existing tiled floor that has gone slippery can be treated at $30–$100 per m² instead of replaced.

Western Sydney logistics and Port Botany sheds

$30–$90/m²

Distribution centres across Eastern Creek, Wetherill Park and Moorebank, plus the freight yards near Port Botany, run forklifts all day on bare slabs. An epoxy coating system costs $30–$90 per m², and walkways and pallet bays are painted at $3–$15 per metre so pedestrians and trucks stay apart.

Hospitals, aged care and school campuses

$35–$90/m²

The Westmead and Randwick health precincts, aged-care homes on the North Shore and suburban school campuses favour seamless sheet vinyl that cleans easily. It is priced at $35–$90 per m², and older slabs are usually checked first with a moisture test at $200–$500 per job so the adhesive bonds.

What Sydney Commercial Flooring Jobs Actually Cost

Whole-floor carpet tile refresh in a CBD tower

$57,600–$162,000 total

A typical 1,200 m² floor plate in the CBD or North Sydney, with the worn tiles stripped at $8–$25 per m² and new carpet tile laid at $40–$110 per m². Crews usually work nights and weekends so neighbouring tenants and the lifts keep running. After-hours and weekend labour loadings are quoted on top of this figure.

Parramatta medical suite in welded vinyl

$20,000–$48,400 total

A 300 m² specialist suite in Parramatta: moisture test at $200–$500, levelling at $25–$60 per m², sheet vinyl at $35–$90 per m², plus the weekend loading of $1,800–$2,900 that the table prices on a 300 m² vinyl install, so the clinic loses no weekday appointments.

Surry Hills cafe kitchen and dining room

$5,975–$12,850 total

A terrace-row cafe with a 45 m² kitchen in safety vinyl at $35–$90 per m² and an 80 m² dining room in vinyl plank at $55–$110 per m². Old Surry Hills shells often hide uneven boards or patched slabs, which can add levelling to the bill.

Wetherill Park warehouse epoxy with forklift lanes

$62,700–$193,500 total

A 2,000 m² warehouse slab coated in epoxy at $30–$90 per m², then 900 metres of aisle, crossing and pallet-bay lines at $3–$15 per metre. Most western Sydney sheds are coated in halves over two weekends so dispatch never fully stops, with any weekend labour loading quoted on top.

Polished concrete for a Bondi showroom

$9,000–$27,000 total

A 180 m² ground-floor showroom or gallery a block back from the Bondi beachfront, its slab ground and sealed at $50–$150 per m². Salt air and tracked-in sand dull a soft sealer quickly, so ask about a harder-wearing top coat.

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What Affects Commercial Flooring Costs in Sydney

Sydney commercial flooring is driven by labour, traffic and access as much as by product. CBD and North Sydney towers, the Parramatta office core, warehouse conversions in Surry Hills and Alexandria, beachside venues, and logistics estates such as Eastern Creek and Wetherill Park each change how a job is run. These drivers explain the spread between quotes.

CBD access and traffic

Towers in the CBD and North Sydney need booked loading docks, goods lifts and after-hours work. Traffic, parking costs and limited dock time reduce daily output and lift labour costs.

Inner-city warehouse conversions

Converted buildings in Surry Hills, Alexandria and Redfern often have uneven slabs, old adhesive and timber floors. Preparation and levelling typically run $25–$60 per m² and can rival the cost of the finish.

Logistics estates in western Sydney

Large warehouses in Eastern Creek, Wetherill Park and Smithfield need epoxy coatings and line marking for forklifts. Line marking runs $3–$15 per metre, with bay layouts and pedestrian walkways adding set-out time.

Beachside venues

Venues in Bondi, Manly and other coastal suburbs face sand and moisture at their entries. Harder-wearing vinyl, entry matting and sealed concrete add cost up front but reduce early replacement.

Occupied office floors

Refits in Parramatta and the CBD often happen floor by floor while staff stay on site. Staged handovers, furniture moves and night shifts add labour beyond what a vacant tenancy needs.

Specialist anti-static systems

Data centres, labs and hospital areas may need anti-static floors, which run $60–$125 per m². These systems involve testing and careful detailing that a standard vinyl floor does not.

How to Control Commercial Flooring Costs in Sydney

For Manly and Mosman sites, ask crews to time deliveries around peak traffic on Military Road and the Spit Bridge, or group several Lower North Shore and Northern Beaches jobs into one run.

Terraces and shopfronts in Surry Hills often load from a rear lane, so confirm lane access and parking for deliveries and skip bins when booking.

Bondi and Manly venues can book refloors for the cooler months, after the summer holiday crowds, so a closed night or two costs less trade.

Book epoxy work on western Sydney sheds at Eastern Creek or Wetherill Park outside summer heatwaves, which shorten how long a mixed resin stays workable.

Ask whether travel, parking and tolls are built into a Sydney quote, since a crew crossing the city on toll roads adds cost on every visit.

Commercial flooring cost by floor area in Sydney

Quick answerIn Sydney, commercial floors are priced by the square metre: carpet tile at $40–$110 per m² for offices and safety vinyl at $35–$90 per m² for kitchens and clinics, times the area covered.

Sydney work ranges from a narrow Newtown shopfront to a full Parramatta floor plate, and a bigger area shares crew setup and dock time over far more metres. A 400 m² Alexandria showroom ground and sealed at $50–$150 per m² comes to $20,000–$60,000, and an old industrial slab with patches sits towards the upper figure.

Access is a big Sydney variable: CBD and Parramatta towers allow only booked dock and lift times, and occupied floors laid after hours carry a loading of $1,800–$2,900 on a 300 m² vinyl job. Older slabs add levelling at $25–$60 per m². New slabs should be tested at $200–$500 before any glue-down floor.

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Commercial flooring cost in Sydney across towers, strip shops and western estates

In Sydney, commercial carpet tile costs $40–$110 per m² supplied and installed and typically lands near $75 per m², while commercial vinyl runs $35–$90 per m² with a typical job near $60 per m². Epoxy floor coatings cost $30–$90 per m², and polished concrete sits at $50–$150 per m², usually around $100 per m².

Where the job is matters as much as the finish. Tower floors in the CBD, North Sydney and Parramatta are refitted to tenancy design packages and usually installed at night, with loading dock bookings, lift protection and building rules adding to labour. Hospitality and boutique retail in Surry Hills, Bondi and Manly want polished concrete, timber-look vinyl or kitchen epoxy that copes with heavy cleaning. Distribution centres in Wetherill Park, Eastern Creek and Moorebank need coated slabs and line marking at $3–$15 per metre. Ripping out old carpet and glue costs $8–$25 per m², and screed to fix uneven slabs costs $25–$60 per m².

Comms rooms and labs needing anti-static flooring sit at $60–$125 per m². A good Sydney commercial flooring quote should set out each floor or zone with its own per-m² rate, the specified product and any proposed alternative, preparation and removal lines, the after-hours and access allowances, and the handover sequence so tenants know which areas reopen first.

What a Compliant Commercial Flooring Quote Includes — Cost in Sydney

A Sydney commercial flooring quote should put access and timing next to the m² rates, because getting material into a Surry Hills terrace, a Parramatta tower or a Bondi shopfront takes different amounts of time. Ask for the quantities, preparation and disposal as their own lines so the quotes can be lined up.

Area per level in m², plus stair nosings, thresholds and trims in metres, with attic stock stated
Tower access in the Sydney CBD or Parramatta: dock bookings, lift protection, induction hours and after-hours security, each priced or confirmed as included
Narrow-street deliveries and parking for Surry Hills or Mosman shopfronts, with trolley distance considered
Slab moisture testing at $350 per job or shown as free, with the result recorded
Old flooring removed and disposed of at $8–$25 per m², including any skip or hoist hire
Night or weekend installs, $1,800–$2,900 per project, with the shift hours that figure buys
Each line ex GST or inc GST, and a defects inspection with the tenant before the final claim

Frequently Asked Questions — Commercial Flooring Cost in Sydney

How much is heavy-duty vinyl flooring in Sydney?

Our Sydney table puts commercial or safety vinyl at $35–$90 a square metre and vinyl plank or LVT at $55–$110 a square metre.

What does commercial carpet cost per m² for a Sydney office fit-out?

A Sydney office pays $40–$110 per m² for commercial carpet, supplied and installed, whether broadloom or carpet tile, with a typical job near $75 per m². Entry-grade tile on a flat floor sits low, while heavy-wear ranges, acoustic backing and patterned layouts sit high. Office towers in the CBD, North Sydney or Parramatta usually get new carpet laid overnight, and removal of the existing floor adds $8–$25 per m².

How much is commercial flooring per sqm in Sydney?

Our Sydney table puts commercial or safety vinyl at $35–$90 a square metre, carpet tile at $40–$110 a square metre and an epoxy coating system at $30–$90 a square metre.

What flooring do Sydney restaurant kitchens use, and what does it cost?

Sydney restaurant kitchens mostly use a seamless epoxy or resin system at $30–$90 per m², or heat-welded safety vinyl at $35–$90 per m², both supplied and installed. Resin handles hot oil and heavy washdown, while vinyl is quicker to lay and kinder underfoot. Kitchens in Surry Hills terraces and warehouse conversions often need a new screed with falls to the floor wastes, adding $25–$60 per m².

What does polished concrete cost per square metre in Sydney?

Polished concrete in Sydney costs $50–$150 per m² for grind and seal, with many jobs around $100 per m². Showrooms in Alexandria, inner-west cafes and creative offices in old warehouses use it for durability and an industrial look. A honed, low-sheen finish sits toward the lower figures and a high-gloss finish with fully exposed aggregate toward the top, and occupied CBD sites may need dust-controlled or after-hours grinding.

How much does levelling an old warehouse slab cost in Sydney?

Levelling an old slab in a Sydney warehouse conversion costs $25–$60 per m², typically about $45 per m². Ex-industrial buildings around Marrickville and Alexandria commonly hide dips, patched service trenches and glue residue, all of which are ground and filled before vinyl or carpet tile goes down. Removing the existing floor first adds $8–$25 per m², and deep fills over sunken areas push levelling toward the top.

What is the after-hours loading for a Sydney tower office floor?

Sydney CBD, North Sydney and Parramatta towers rarely allow a flooring crew in before the building empties. For a 300 sqm commercial vinyl install the after-hours or weekend loading is $1,800–$2,900 per project, around $2,200. It pays for overtime labour, dock and goods-lift bookings and building security, and it is scaled up for larger carpet tile floors. A strip-shop tenancy in Surry Hills with its own door can usually be done in daytime and skip it.

What does anti-slip flooring cost for a Sydney beachside cafe or club?

Sand and seawater on tiles are a daily problem for venues at Bondi and Manly, and a non-slip treatment of the existing floor is the usual fix. In Sydney it costs $30–$100 per m², typically $55 per m². Chemical etching of ceramic or stone sits at the lower end, while a broadcast-aggregate resin coating for a kitchen, bar or pool deck sits at the upper end. Small entries and bathrooms are usually priced at a minimum charge rather than by area alone.

How much is an anti-static floor for a Sydney data room or laboratory?

Hospitals, universities and the data centres across western Sydney fit anti-static, or ESD, flooring where a discharge could damage equipment or corrupt a test. Installed in Sydney, the system costs $60–$125 per m², with $95 per m² the usual quote, covering conductive vinyl or resin, earthing connections and a resistance test at completion. Staged work in a live room, raised-floor tiles and tight access in older Surry Hills buildings move the price toward the upper figure.