Carpet Tiles
17 ranges
Carpet tiles prices, supplied and installed
All prices include GST. Supply is charged on the floor area plus 8% for offcuts; installation and extras are charged on the floor area. Supply only is available too, for builders and fit-out companies.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Carpet tiles, supply only | $35 to $60/m², depending on the range |
| Installation (with tiles we supply), including adhesive | $15/m² |
| Supplied and installed, per m² of floor | About $52.80 to $79.80 |
| Take up and dispose of old carpet tiles | $15/m² |
| Take up and dispose of old carpet | about $8/m² |
| Furniture moving | $8/m² |
| Floor preparation, and removing ceramic tiles, timber or vinyl | Quoted at the measure |
Installed prices for typical jobs
| Job | Supplied and installed |
|---|---|
| 100 m² open-plan office | $5,280 to $7,980 |
| 250 m² office, with the old carpet taken up and furniture moved | About $17,200 to $23,950 |
| 18 m² consulting room, including the $450 small-job charge | $1,400.40 to $1,886.40 |
All before floor preparation, which every carpet tile job is subject to. The range depends on the tile you choose. The workings are in our carpet tiles price guide. In apartment and body corporate buildings, any extra for access is quoted on request.
Where carpet tiles work
- Offices and fit-outs: open-plan floors, meeting rooms and corridors, with zones or brand colours in a second tile.
- Retail and hospitality: front-of-house areas that need to look sharp and keep trading.
- Schools and childcare: classrooms and learning spaces, where a damaged tile can be swapped out. See school and childcare flooring.
- Healthcare: consulting rooms and waiting areas. See healthcare flooring.
- Large floors: tiles carry only an 8% offcut allowance, while broadloom carpet is cut from a 3.66 m roll, so on a big open floor tiles can come close to mid-range broadloom on total cost. Read carpet tiles vs broadloom carpet.
The tiles we supply
We carry 17 carpet tile ranges from Airlay, a Melbourne-based supplier. There are two formats, 50 × 50 cm tiles and 25 × 100 cm planks, all in solution-dyed nylon, in loop and patterned loop textures.
- Backing: most have a PVC backing with recycled content, and some ranges offer a cushion back for more give underfoot. Carpet tiles have their own backing, so there’s no separate underlay.
- Laying patterns: tiles can be laid quarter turn, brick or ashlar, and most of the plank ranges can also go down in herringbone.
- For offices: Corporate (textured loop, plus the Zero walk-off mat), Elegance, Lakeside and Altitude.
- Pattern and colour: Mystique multi-level loop, Dynamic, Nova, Sierra, Como and Paragon for zoning and brand colours.
- Carpet planks: Metro, Pebble, Geoform, Horizon, Iron and Empire.
When we bring the samples to your site, we’ll show you where each range sits in the $35 to $60 spread, so you can weigh look, feel and price together.
Recent commercial carpet tile jobs
| Job | Area | Tiles | When we worked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two side-by-side office buildings in Dandenong | 380 m² | Airlay Lakeside | During normal working hours |
| A medical centre | 165 m² | Airlay Sierra | After hours |
| A school | 160 m² | Airlay Dynamic | Over the school holidays |
We plan the timing around you: after hours for the medical centre, over the holidays for the school, and during normal working hours for the Dandenong offices. Other commercial work includes the Balenciaga boutique in Melbourne and carpet tiles in the classrooms of a primary school in Melbourne’s north. See our projects and commercial flooring. Builders, architects and fit-out companies can order supply only or supplied and installed.
Preparing the floor for carpet tiles
- The floor: carpet tiles need a flat, clean, sound floor. Old adhesive, cracks, uneven concrete or patched areas can show through over time, so every carpet tile job is subject to floor preparation. We check the floor at the measure and quote what it needs.
- Layout: columns, alcoves, borders and feature zones in a second colour change how many offcuts there are. The 8% allowance covers a typical layout, and we confirm the exact quantity at the measure.
- Access: lifts, loading areas, parking and working hours are part of the job, and we talk them through at the measure.
- Furniture: our team can move it for $8/m², or you can clear the area before we start.
Taking up the old floor
- Old carpet tiles: $15/m² to take up and dispose of.
- Old carpet and underlay: about $8/m².
- Ceramic tiles, timber or vinyl: quoted at the measure, because tiles on a mortar bed and layered vinyl are slower to lift than they look.
What carpet tile installation includes
- We visit the site, measure, bring samples and plan the layout, including the laying pattern and any borders or zones.
- The old floor comes up, if removal is in your quote, and the floor is prepared as quoted.
- The tiles we supply are laid in adhesive, which is included in the $15/m², in the pattern you’ve chosen. We don’t lay tiles bought elsewhere.
- We work when it suits you, including after hours or at weekends, and large floors can be laid in sections around your trading hours.
A few spare tiles from the same order mean a damaged tile can be swapped later with a close colour match: tell us at the measure and we’ll include them in the quote. Your written quote is emailed within 24 hours of the measure.
Frequently asked questions
How much do commercial carpet tiles cost in Melbourne, installed?
At CarpetAce, carpet tiles are $35 to $60/m² supply only and $15/m² to install, including adhesive and GST: about $52.80 to $79.80 per m² of floor supplied and installed. A 100 m² office comes to about $5,280 to $7,980, before floor preparation.
Do you supply carpet tiles without installation?
Yes. We supply carpet tiles to builders, architects and fit-out companies, supply only or supplied and installed.
Can you work around our business hours?
Yes. We install after hours or at weekends for offices, shops and hospitality venues, and large floors can be laid in sections, so you can keep trading.
Have you laid carpet tiles in medical centres, schools and offices?
Yes. Recent jobs include 165 m² of Airlay Sierra in a medical centre, laid after hours; 160 m² of Airlay Dynamic in a school, laid over the school holidays; and 380 m² of Airlay Lakeside across two side-by-side office buildings in Dandenong, laid during normal working hours.
Do carpet tiles need underlay?
No. Carpet tiles have their own backing, so there’s no separate underlay. Some of our ranges have a cushion back for more give underfoot.
Should we order spare tiles?
Yes. A few spare tiles from the same order mean a damaged tile can be swapped later with a close colour match. Tell us at the measure and we’ll include them in the quote.
Carpet tiles or broadloom carpet?
Tiles are easier to get into the building, waste less on large areas and can be swapped one at a time. See carpet tiles vs broadloom carpet for the full comparison.
Which areas do you install in?
Melbourne’s inner, northern, eastern and south-eastern suburbs, from Port Melbourne, Essendon and Preston across to Monbulk, and down to Cranbourne South and Safety Beach. See the suburbs we cover.