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Flooring & Tiling Guides for Cape Town Homeowners

Laminate, vinyl and tiling installation costs and advice for Cape Town homes.

Floor tiles set out with levelling clips across a living room — tilers near meFlooring & Tiling
October 5, 2026

Tilers Near Me: How to Choose a Cape Town Tiler

Searching tilers near me? The questions that separate a good Cape Town tiler from a cheap one: substrate prep, waterproofing, levelling and setting out.

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Polished terrazzo tiled floor, large format — tiling cape townFlooring & Tiling
October 5, 2026

Tiling Prices Per m² Cape Town 2026

Tiling Cape Town prices in 2026: labour R150-R250/m2 for floors, R200-R350 for large format, and R300-R1,500 per m2 supply and fit.

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Fitting herringbone flooring in passageFlooring & Tiling
September 18, 2026

Best Flooring for Cape Town’s Coastal Climate

The best flooring Cape Town homes can take is not the same as the best floor anywhere else. Three local conditions decide it: coastal humidity, salt and sand carried inland, and hard UV through large windows. Most flooring advice online ignores all three. This guide is written for a house within a few kilometres of […]

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Laying out herringbone floor boards with malletFlooring & Tiling
September 17, 2026

Flooring Installation in Cape Town: Options and Costs

Flooring installation in Cape Town covers four main materials, and they price very differently. This is the overview: what each option costs, where it suits, and which detailed guide to read next. If you already know the material you want, skip to the relevant section and follow the link. If you are starting from scratch, […]

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Herringbone floor being fitted in corner roomFlooring & Tiling
September 17, 2026

Engineered Wood Flooring Prices in South Africa: 2026 Guide

Engineered wood flooring prices South Africa wide run from roughly R800 to R2,000 per square metre for the material in 2026, with most mainstream oak ranges landing between R940 and R1,425 per square metre before fitting. Supply-and-install quotes for real wood commonly start around R1,300 per square metre including VAT for a 10mm board with […]

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Herringbone floor installation at doorwayFlooring & Tiling
September 17, 2026

Laminate vs Vinyl Flooring: Which One for Your Home?

The laminate vs vinyl flooring question comes down to one thing more than any other: will the floor ever see water? Almost everything else is a preference. That single answer decides most homes. This guide compares the two on the points that actually change how you live with the floor, and gives a straight verdict […]

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Completed herringbone floor in finished roomFlooring & Tiling
September 16, 2026

Vinyl Flooring Installation Cost South Africa: 2026 Price Breakdown

Vinyl flooring installation cost in South Africa sits at roughly R450 to R800 per square metre installed in 2026 for luxury vinyl planks and rigid-core SPC. Sheet vinyl is cheaper, around R300 to R500 per square metre. That is the all-in figure. The useful thing is to split it, because supply and labour move for […]

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Timber deck partly boarded beside a Cape Town home
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