Flooring for South Yarra homes and apartments
South Yarra stretches from the Yarra River and Fawkner Park through Toorak Road and Chapel Street, about 16 km by road from our Huntingdale showroom. Grand Victorian homes, period terraces and Como House sit among the apartment towers around South Yarra station and Forrest Hill.
We also cover Hawksburn, around the Malvern Road shops.
Apartment buildings and their rules
Apartment jobs go smoothly when the building’s requirements are sorted out first:
- Acoustic rules: many buildings set a minimum rating for hard floors. Resiplank hybrid’s 9.7mm plank carries a 6 Star acoustic rating; carpet over a good underlay is quieter again.
- Lifts and loading docks: building managers usually need bookings for deliveries and installation. Tell us the rules when you book and we’ll plan around them.
- Pricing: apartment and body corporate jobs in homes add 10% to the installed price, confirmed in your written quote.
For the finish, premium wool (about $110/m²) and engineered oak in plank or herringbone (from $89/m²) suit the area’s higher-end apartments. Our About page explains how we work.
About CarpetAce
- Family-owned, with more than 40 years in flooring.
- Founded in 2010 by Tony Chalhoub, a carpet installer for more than 20 years.
- Every job measured and quoted by people who know how to install it.
- Rated 5.0 from more than 300 Google reviews, with floors in thousands of Melbourne homes.
What the flooring costs
| Flooring | Supply price per m² |
|---|---|
| Premium wool carpet | About $110 |
| Designer and patterned wool carpet | About $123 |
| Engineered oak, plank or herringbone | From $89 |
| Engineered Australian species, plank or herringbone | About $130 |
| Terra Mater Resiplank hybrid, 7mm / 8.5mm / 9.7mm | $45 / $55 / $65 |
Herringbone and patterned carpet installation are quoted at the measure. Apartment and body corporate jobs in homes add 10%. Prices include GST. For a rough figure for your own rooms, try our instant price guide.
South Yarra flooring questions
Will I need body corporate approval?
Changing from carpet to a hard floor often needs approval, because of noise between apartments. Check your building’s rules before you choose.
Do you work on high-end fit-outs?
Yes, for homes and businesses. Our commercial work includes a fit-out for Balenciaga.
Do you lay herringbone in apartments?
Yes, within the building’s rules on hard floors. Herringbone boards cost the same per m² as plank, and installation is quoted at the measure.
From first call to finished floor
Book a time that suits you, Monday to Saturday between 7am and 7pm. We bring the mobile showroom to your home, help you narrow down the samples and measure up. You’ll have a written quote by email within 24 hours, and once you’re happy with it, our installation team takes it from there.
Nearby areas we service
Other suburbs near South Yarra that we cover: Prahran, Toorak, Windsor, Armadale, Richmond, Cremorne and Melbourne CBD. See every suburb we service.
Start with a free measure
For carpet, timber, hybrid or vinyl in South Yarra, call 0425 552 816 or contact us online. Your written quote follows within 24 hours of the measure.