Independent, even-handed guides to the flooring brands homeowners actually shop — manufacturers, big-box house brands, installed-sales companies, and franchises. No brand pays to appear here and none can edit what we say; FloorRelay makes its living connecting you with licensed local installers, not selling product. Use the guides to ask sharper questions, then call (866) 849-1030 for the measured quote that settles them.
Brand & equipment guides
Manufacturer — Shaw is one of the two giants of American flooring manufacturing — carpet, LVP (including the…
Manufacturer — Mohawk is the other American flooring giant — carpet (SmartStrand is theirs), RevWood laminate, Pergo (a…
Retailer — LL Flooring — the renamed Lumber Liquidators — built its business on warehouse-priced hardwood, bamboo, and…
Retailer — Floor & Decor is the big-box category killer for hard surfaces: warehouse stores stocked deep in…
Installed-sales company — Empire Today is the shop-at-home installed-sales giant — the jingle, the next-day installation promise, and a…
Installed-sales company — 50 Floor runs the shop-at-home installed-sales model in a growing list of metro markets — in-home…
Installation franchise — Footprints Floors is a labor-only franchise: local owner-operators who install, refinish, and repair floors you buy…
House brand — LifeProof is Home Depot's exclusive house-brand LVP (plus carpet lines) — the orange-aisle default that a…
Manufacturer — COREtec invented the rigid-core LVP category — the original WPC 'waterproof wood-plastic composite' plank that every…
Equipment guide — Every spring, rental counters hand drum sanders to optimistic homeowners — and every summer, refinishing pros…
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