How to find matching vinyl flooring for a discontinued plank
Major home improvement stores like Home Depot and Lowe's typically cannot identify or match discontinued flooring products. Without the original brand and color records, homeowners are left with mismatched floors across rooms because they cannot find a compatible replacement.
What the numbers show
Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count
- The most recent one is from October 2026.
- This comes up 52.7× more often in r/Flooring than across the site as a whole.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Taking a plank piece to various flooring stores to search for a visual matchDid this help you?
- 2Accepting that the exact product is discontinued and finding a close color or alternative optionDid this help you?
- 3Searching online using photos and physical characteristics to find close brand matchesDid this help you?
- 4Using a different LVP style in the bedrooms and managing the transitions between rooms.Did this help you?
- 5Switching to a different product line or material when the original color or flooring is discontinuedDid this help you?
- 6Searching online or visiting local stores to look for a close match.Did this help you?
- 7looking for cheap alternative materialsDid this help you?
- 8using a smooth surface coat with a rugDid this help you?
- 9choosing a material that looks intentionally differentDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I am looking for an exact match to extend the flooring into a new room if possible, but have been struggling on how to proceed.”source ↗
“I have been to a Home Depot, Lumber Liquidators, Floor and Decor, and Lowe’s with no luck matching.”source ↗
“I’m really hoping somebody can help me find the specific brand/color vinyl we have in our house so I can go back to having a normal-looking house”source ↗
“ripped out half our flooring, ghosted us, and we ended up replacing their chop job with vinyl that just does NOT match.”source ↗
“Before ripping out the flooring of an entire house... Does anyone have a few spare boxes of Quick-Step NatureTEK Plus Styleo Barrel Oak, SKU UT9903 or know where to find them?”source ↗
“We have a barn wood LVP through most of our house that still looks great (but is discontinued and can’t be found).”source ↗
“W’ere looking to replace flooring in bedrooms and bathrooms. Potentially whole house. Would you go SPC or WPC? How thick? We are on a slab.”source ↗
“Rest of house is Shaw 8mm WPC that has held up fantastic for 7 years but they discontinued the color or we would just match it.”source ↗
“Hi everyone, does anyone have any idea where I might be able to find this flooring, or something very similar?”source ↗
Where this came up
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