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Wood-Look Flooring

The warmth and elegance of real wood floors in convenient, budget-friendly materials

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Few things can elevate the look of a room like new wood floors. But even if your budget or lifestyle don’t allow for real wood flooring, you can still live out your design dreams. Available in multiple different materials, wood-look flooring from Empire Today® lets you achieve your style goals with products that are more affordable and easier to clean than genuine hardwood.

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Wood-look flooring is available in three main product categories: wood laminate, luxury vinyl plank, and tile. While each has its own unique benefits, they all offer the look of real wood floors in a durable, easy-to-maintain product.

Engineered Hardwood

Solid Hardwood

Whisperhome®

Wood Laminate

Vinyl Plank

Sheet Vinyl

Luxury Vinyl Tile

Porcelain & Ceramic Tile

Commercial Vinyl Plank

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Wondering how new floors will look in your home? Try on floors in your exact room.

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See A Floor In Your Room

Wondering how new floors will look in your home? Try on floors in your exact room.

See How It Works

Shop by Wood-Look Flooring Color

From white-washed pine to deep, rich mahogany, Empire® offers wood-look flooring in all the same colors and grain patterns as hardwood.

Beige

Brown

Cream

Gray

Natural

Red

White

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Wood-look flooring is prized for offering the aesthetics of genuine hardwood, with advanced features that make it better than the real thing. Features like enhanced scratch resistance, water resistance, or even fully waterproof construction make these products an ideal choice for your busy home.

Easy-To-Clean

Fade-Resistant

Mold & Mildew Resistant

Noise-Reducing

Non-Slip

Pet-Friendly

Scratch-Resistant

Stain-Resistant

UV-Resistant

Waterproof

Water-Resistant

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Wood-Look Flooring FAQs

One of the main advantages of wood substitutes is how easy they are to maintain.Caring for your wood-look vinyl or tile floors is as simple as regularly sweeping or mopping up any messes.No need for any special waxes, cleansers, or sealants.

Although they share a similar appearance, each hardwood substitute offers a different set of benefits. During your in-home estimate, a flooring consultant will learn more about your needs and help you decide which of the products is the best fit.

Wood-look flooring products and installation are available in all of our 70+ service areas across the country. Visit the Empire Today locations page to find professional installers near you.

We pride ourselves on offering service that is low on both stress and wait times. In many cases, we can schedule your new floor installation for as soon as the next day on in-stock styles.

Yes. All of the products we carry, whether wood-look or real wood, are covered by some of the best warranties in the industry. For information on warranties, please click here.

Wood-look flooring from Empire: the look of hardwood without the maintenance needs

When it comes to adding warmth and character to your home, it’s hard to beat real hardwood flooring. Unfortunately, real wood floors may often not be the best choice for your intended application. Whether it’s because you’ve got active kids and pets constantly running through the home, or part of your living space is below grade and encounters moisture, sometimes wood floors just aren’t a good idea. Thankfully, Empire has a vast selection of wood-look tile, vinyl, and laminate that will give you the aesthetic you’re after, but in non-wood materials that can stand up to the rigors of a hectic household.

Wood-look flooring from Empire is available in three main categories: laminate, vinyl, and tile. Each of these products offers the visuals of a wood floor with the durability and easy maintenance of more resilient materials. While wood-look flooring may sound like a compromise, you’ll be giving up very little by choosing one of these alternative floor products.

Vinyl, laminate, or tile floors that look and feel just like real wood

Thanks to advanced printing technologies used by today’s flooring manufacturers, many wood-look flooring products are visually indistinguishable from the real thing. Even upon close inspection, the photorealistic surface of these wood-look tiles, laminate, or luxury vinyl planks will be hard to distinguish from the real thing. You can shop a wide variety of colors, grain patterns, and even find specific wood species look-alikes. And it doesn’t stop just with the visuals. Many wood-look floor products feature textured surfaces which are mapped to the surface image. Run your fingers along the grain of these flooring products and you’ll swear it was hewn from a piece of solid lumber.

Wood-look floors are the best way to get the look of wood without many of its associated maintenance needs. Look for wood-look flooring products that are scratch-resistant, fade-resistant, and even waterproof. Consult a flooring professional from Empire to learn more and find out which features are available in any of the particular wood-look floor products in our catalog.

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Empire Guarantees New FloorsBy Christmas
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We stock hundreds of floors, so we're ready to install whenever you want. Unlike other flooring and home improvement stores, Empire guarantees you'll have new floors before the holiday, or they're FREE*!

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Empire Exclusive Order by December 11

Empire Guarantees New FloorsBy Christmas
 Or They're Free*

We stock hundreds of floors, so we're ready to install whenever you want. Unlike other flooring and home improvement stores, Empire guarantees you'll have new floors before the holiday, or they're FREE*!

Schedule A Free Appointment

*Installation of in-stock styles of carpet, hardwood, vinyl plank, vinyl tile and laminate guaranteed by 12/25/2024 (“guarantee date”) for orders signed and any necessary financing approved between 11/15/2024 and 12/11/2024. Free applies to the uninstalled portion of a qualified order only. Customer must be available for scheduled installation on/before the guarantee date. Order changes made by Customer void the guarantee. Does not apply where circumstances beyond our reasonable control prevent installation by guarantee date, including weather, manufacturer delays/shortages, trucking/shipping delays, discontinuations by the manufacturer, manufacturing quality problems, violence, and labor disturbances. Customer must accept reasonably offered product substitute of equal or greater value as necessary. Residential installations only. Not valid on prior purchases. Not available in all areas. Subject to change.


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