Flooring Installer Invoice Example
An LVP flooring installation invoice billed per square foot, with subfloor prep and trim priced separately.
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| Description | Qty | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture moving and floor protection | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Subfloor prep and self-leveling compound (per sq ft) | 620 | $1.25 | $775.00 |
| LVP flooring, supplied and installed (per sq ft) | 620 | $4.75 | $2,945.00 |
| Trim, transitions and quarter round | 1 | $385.00 | $385.00 |
Ohio sales tax at 7.5 percent applies to materials; installation labor is not taxable when billed separately. Furniture must be emptied of contents before crew arrival.
A flooring invoice for an LVP job is priced per square foot for both material and labor, since that's how flooring is bought and how the crew thinks about a room. Subfloor prep is what turns a rough concrete or old tile floor into something flat enough for plank to sit right, and it's worth showing as its own line since it's the part customers most often ask to skip.
What should a flooring installer invoice include?
- Your business name and contact details
- The property address and which rooms or areas were floored
- Square footage for subfloor prep and for the flooring install, since they can differ
- The flooring product installed, brand and line if it matters for warranty
- Trim, transitions and quarter round
- Furniture moving, if you did it
How to create a flooring installer invoice
- 1Add your business details. Your name, address, contact details and tax number if you are registered.
- 2Add the client. Their name and billing address. Save them to reuse next time.
- 3List the work. Break the job into clear line items the way a flooring installer bills (see below).
- 4Add tax. Apply your tax rate (this example uses 7.5%).
- 5Set payment terms and a due date. State when payment is due and how the client can pay.
- 6Download or send. Export a clean PDF, or email it to the client. No signup, no watermark.
How do you itemise a flooring installer invoice?
Price subfloor prep and flooring installation as separate per square foot lines even though they cover the same area, the rates are different and customers sometimes want to do their own prep to save money. Trim and transitions can be one flat line since they don't scale simply with square footage. Furniture moving is worth its own line too, it's real time and liability and shouldn't be assumed as included.
What do flooring installers typically charge?
| Region | Typical billing |
|---|---|
| United States | $4 to $9 per sq ft installed LVP, subfloor prep $0.75 to $2 per sq ft |
| Canada | C$5 to C$10 per sq ft installed |
| United Kingdom | £20 to £35 per m2 supply and fit |
| Australia | A$45 to A$75 per m2 supply and fit |
Indicative ranges for guidance. Your rate depends on experience, location and the job.
Do flooring installers charge tax on invoices?
Ohio taxes the materials in a flooring job, and the combined state and county rate in the Columbus area runs around 7.5 percent. Installation labor billed as a separate line is generally not taxable in Ohio when it's genuinely broken out from the materials, so keeping subfloor prep, flooring and labor as distinct lines isn't just clearer for the customer, it matters for how much tax is owed. Rules differ by state, some tax the whole job as one bundled service, so check local treatment before assuming labor is exempt.
What payment terms should a flooring installer use?
A material deposit upfront is standard since flooring has to be ordered before the crew shows up, often a third to half the job total. The balance is due on completion, after the customer has walked the floor and checked the transitions.
Frequently asked questions
Why are subfloor prep and installation two separate charges?+
They're different work with different rates. Prep, leveling compound, moisture testing, removing old adhesive, can take as long as laying the new floor on a bad subfloor, and separating it means the customer isn't surprised by a bigger number than the flooring price alone suggested.
Is furniture moving really worth billing separately?+
Yes. It's time your crew spends not installing floor, and it carries its own risk of damage to furniture, which is exactly why it should be a line the customer agreed to rather than an assumed freebie.
Do I charge tax on the whole invoice or just the flooring material?+
Check your state's rule, but in states like Ohio that only tax materials, keep labor on its own line so it's clear what the tax is being calculated against.
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Use this exampleLast reviewed June 2026
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