Flooring for Mount Martha homes
Mount Martha faces the bay about 6 km south of Mornington, in the Mornington Peninsula Shire, with The Briars historic park, Balcombe Creek and its foreshore reserve, and the summit park above the town. It’s about 51 km by road from our Huntingdale showroom. Holiday homes first went up on The Esplanade in the 1860s and 70s, more estates followed in the 1950s and 60s, and the former Balcombe army camp became housing in the 1990s.
Many homes here started as holiday houses, and becoming a year-round home often starts with the floors.
From holiday house to year-round home
- Warmth: holiday houses often have hard, cold floors. Carpet over a good 10mm underlay in the bedrooms makes winter far more comfortable.
- Living areas: replace worn lino or laminate with hybrid or engineered timber that will last for everyday living.
- Check what’s underneath: older holiday homes may have uneven floors or tired subfloors, so we check them at the measure.
- Do it in stages if you like: we measure and quote every room at once, so you can plan the order.
Compare the options in our carpet vs hybrid guide.
Supply prices per square metre
| Flooring | Supply price per m² |
|---|---|
| Wool and wool-blend carpet, mid-range | $68.30 |
| Solution-dyed nylon carpet, mid-range | $43.50 |
| Terra Mater Resiplank hybrid, 7mm / 8.5mm / 9.7mm | $45 / $55 / $65 |
| Engineered oak, plank or herringbone | From $89 |
| Vinyl plank, 5mm | About $45 |
Carpet installation is $11–$13.60/m², plus 10mm underlay at $6–$10/m²; hybrid and floating engineered timber install at $28/m². Prices include GST. For a rough figure for your own rooms, try our instant price guide.
Questions about flooring in Mount Martha
Is it worth keeping the old hard floors?
If they’re in good condition, yes. If they’re worn, cold or lifting, a new floor makes the biggest difference to year-round comfort.
Do you travel down the Peninsula?
Yes. Mount Martha is within our service area, and the mobile showroom brings the samples to you.
Can you remove old lino?
Removing old vinyl or lino is quoted at the measure, along with any floor preparation.
Why CarpetAce
We’re not like other flooring stores. In many stores the person who measures and quotes never lays a floor, and the job is handed to an installer on a work order. Tony Chalhoub, a carpet installer for more than 20 years, founded CarpetAce in 2010 so that every job is measured and quoted by people who know how to install it.
We’re family-owned, with more than 40 years in flooring, and rated 5.0 from more than 300 Google reviews.
How a job runs
It starts with a phone call or an enquiry. We arrange a time for the free measure, Monday to Saturday between 7am and 7pm, and bring the mobile showroom so you can compare samples in your own light. Your written quote is emailed within 24 hours of the measure. When you’re ready, our installation team lays the floor, and we can take up the old one and move the furniture first.
Nearby areas we service
Nearby, we also lay floors in Mornington, Safety Beach, Mount Eliza and Baxter. See every suburb we service.
Book your free measure
Call 0425 552 816 or send an enquiry, and we’ll arrange a time to measure up in Mount Martha and bring the samples with us.