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Houston Residential Pricing · May 2026

Subfloor Repairs Estimator

Enter house, repair, patch, replacement, underlayment, leveling, wet-area, damage, joist, and transition conditions, then choose whole-house, patch, replacement, underlayment, leveling, bathroom/kitchen/laundry, water/termite damage, squeak, joist coordination, transition, room-based, moisture, foundation, cleanup, and permit allowances.

Subfloor repair pricing is a baseline estimate. Verify moisture, water damage, termite damage, joist condition, foundation movement, floor levelness, access, planned flooring type, underlayment requirements, and subcontractor pricing before final use. Soft floors, sagging floors, or joist damage may require framing/structural review. This scope may overlap with room-level flooring, flooring demo, floor prep, bathroom subfloor, kitchen subfloor, framing, joist, and water damage items.

Subfloor Repairs Dimensions

Subfloor repairs may overlap with flooring demo, flooring install, bathroom floor repair, kitchen floor repair, framing/structural repairs, joist repairs, and water/termite damage items.

Use this section when estimating subfloor conditions across the whole house or after major demo.

Subfloor pricing changes based on moisture, termite damage, joist condition, foundation type, access, floor levelness, and planned flooring type.

Soft floors, sagging floors, or joist damage may require framing/structural review.

Subfloor Repairs Quantities
House sqft
1800
Repair sqft
350
Patch sqft
150
Replacement sqft
250
Underlayment sqft
800
Leveling sqft
500
Bathroom sqft
120
Kitchen sqft
180
Laundry sqft
80
Water dmg sqft
150
Termite dmg sqft
100
Squeak sqft
300
Floor joist LF
120
Transitions
8
Rooms
8
Stories
1
Foundation
pier-and-beam
Access
partial
Flooring
mixed

Subfloor Packages

Whole-House Subfloor Repair Packages
Subfloor Packages
package
Requires verification
subfloorflooringfloor-repair
Total
$5,000
1.00
Material
$1,500
Labor
$3,500
Allowance
$0
Includes: small subfloor repair allowance, patching, fasteners/adhesive, minor leveling prep, verify actual conditions

Subfloor Repair

Subfloor Patch Repairs
Subfloor Repair
sqft
Requires verification
subfloorfloor-repairflooring
Total
$1,650
150.00
Material
$488
Labor
$1,163
Allowance
$0
Includes: plywood/OSB patch material, remove damaged area, install patch, fasteners/adhesive

Subfloor Replacement

Subfloor Replacement
Subfloor Replacement
sqft
Requires verification
subfloorflooringfloor-repair
Total
$4,250
250.00
Material
$1,125
Labor
$3,125
Allowance
$0
Includes: plywood subfloor allowance, remove existing damaged subfloor, install replacement, fasteners/adhesive

Underlayment

Underlayment
Underlayment
sqft
Requires verification
subfloorunderlaymentflooring
Total
$2,400
800.00
Material
$1,000
Labor
$1,400
Allowance
$0
Includes: basic underlayment allowance, install underlayment, fasteners/tape as needed

Floor Leveling

Floor Leveling / Prep
Floor Leveling
sqft
Requires verification
subfloorfloor-levelingflooring
Total
$1,250
500.00
Material
$425
Labor
$825
Allowance
$0
Includes: minor floor prep material, scrape/skim low areas, prep for flooring

Wet Area Subfloor

Bathroom Subfloor Repairs
Wet Area Subfloor
sqft
Requires verification
subfloorbathroomwater-damagetile
Total
$2,400
120.00
Material
$660
Labor
$1,740
Allowance
$0
Includes: bathroom subfloor patch material, remove damaged area, install replacement, prep for waterproofing/flooring

Kitchen Subfloor

Kitchen Subfloor Repairs
Kitchen Subfloor
sqft
Requires verification
subfloorkitchenwater-damageflooring
Total
$2,880
180.00
Material
$810
Labor
$2,070
Allowance
$0
Includes: kitchen subfloor patch material, remove damaged area, install patch, prep for flooring

Laundry Subfloor

Laundry Subfloor Repairs
Laundry Subfloor
sqft
Requires verification
subfloorlaundrywater-damageflooring
Total
$1,600
80.00
Material
$440
Labor
$1,160
Allowance
$0
Includes: laundry subfloor patch material, remove damaged area, install patch, prep for flooring

Damage Repairs

Water Damage Subfloor Repairs
Damage Repairs
sqft
Requires verification
subfloorwater-damagefloor-repair
Total
$2,550
150.00
Material
$675
Labor
$1,875
Allowance
$0
Includes: remove water-damaged subfloor, install replacement material, fasteners/adhesive, rough cleanup
Termite Damage Subfloor Repairs
Damage Repairs
sqft
Requires verification
subfloortermite-damageframingstructural
Total
$2,100
100.00
Material
$550
Labor
$1,550
Allowance
$0
Includes: remove termite-damaged subfloor, install replacement material, fasteners/adhesive, rough cleanup

Squeak Repair

Floor Squeak Repair
Squeak Repair
sqft
Requires verification
subfloorfloor-repairflooring
Total
$600
300.00
Material
$135
Labor
$465
Allowance
$0
Includes: screw-down allowance, adhesive where accessible, reduce floor squeaks

Joist Coordination

Floor Joist Coordination
Joist Coordination
lf
Requires verification
subfloorfloor-joistsframingstructural
Total
$4,800
120.00
Material
$1,440
Labor
$3,360
Allowance
$0
Includes: joist sistering lumber allowance, fasteners/adhesive allowance, install sister joist

Flooring Prep

Transition Prep / Room-to-Room Prep
Flooring Prep
each
Requires verification
subfloorflooringfloor-leveling
Total
$600
8.00
Material
$144
Labor
$456
Allowance
$0
Includes: prep transition area, minor leveling/patching, prep for flooring transition

Room-Based Prep

Room-Based Subfloor Prep
Room-Based Prep
each
Requires verification
subfloorflooringfloor-repair
Total
$2,400
8.00
Material
$600
Labor
$1,800
Allowance
$0
Includes: inspect/prep room subfloor, minor scraping, minor patching allowance, prep for flooring

Verification Allowances

Moisture / Mold / Unknown Conditions
Verification Allowances
allowance
Requires verification
subfloorwater-damagefloor-repair
Total
$650
1.00
Material
$0
Labor
$0
Allowance
$650
Includes: moisture testing allowance only, verify flooring requirements, slab/subfloor moisture, and source of moisture

Structural Coordination

Foundation / Structural Movement
Structural Coordination
allowance
Requires verification
subfloorstructuralfloor-leveling
Total
$950
1.00
Material
$0
Labor
$0
Allowance
$950
Includes: floor slope review allowance only, verify foundation movement, joist sag, levelness, and flooring requirements

Cleanup

Cleanup / Disposal
Cleanup
sqft
subfloorcleanupdemo
Total
$720
1800.00
Material
$90
Labor
$630
Allowance
$0
Includes: collect subfloor debris, sweep work area, prep for next trade

Permit / Misc

Permit / Inspection / Miscellaneous
Permit / Misc
allowance
subfloorpermit
Total
$1,000
1.00
Material
$0
Labor
$0
Allowance
$1,000
Includes: miscellaneous subfloor allowance only, verify extra fasteners, adhesives, small repairs, transitions, and field adjustments
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Subfloor repair pricing is a baseline estimate. Verify moisture, water damage, termite damage, joist condition, foundation movement, floor levelness, access, planned flooring type, underlayment requirements, and subcontractor pricing before final use. Soft floors, sagging floors, or joist damage may require framing/structural review. This scope may overlap with room-level flooring, flooring demo, floor prep, bathroom subfloor, kitchen subfloor, framing, joist, and water damage items.