I Need TrafficMaster Flooring: How to Find a Match When Home Depot Doesn’t Carry It Anymore
If Home Depot discontinued your TrafficMaster flooring mid-project, you’re not stuck. Post what you need below (brand, pattern name, SKU if you have it) and other homeowners with leftover boxes will reach out directly. This page has connected people looking for the exact same discontinued patterns since 2005, and it still works the same simple way.
Why this happens more than you’d think
TrafficMaster is made by Shaw Industries and sold exclusively through Home Depot. Patterns rotate in and out of production fast, sometimes within a single year. Most people don’t find out their flooring is discontinued until they’re three rooms into a project and short four boxes.
I’ve run this site long enough to see the same story repeat. Someone buys 12 boxes, uses 9, and puts the rest in the garage “just in case.” Two years later they need to patch a water-damaged spot, and that exact pattern is gone from every Home Depot within driving distance. Multiply that by thousands of homeowners over twenty years, and you end up with a lot of matching boxes sitting unused in garages across the country. That’s the whole idea behind this page. It connects the people who have extra with the people who need it.
What to include in your request
The more specific you are, the faster someone can match you. Include as many of these as you can find:
- Brand and product line (TrafficMaster Allure, TrafficMaster Estate, TrafficMaster Interlock, etc.)
- Color or pattern name (Baytown Oak, Lakeshore Pecan, Hampton Honey Oak)
- SKU number, usually printed on the box end panel
- How many boxes or square feet you need
- Your general location, since local pickup saves everyone on shipping
If you don’t have the box anymore, a clear photo of the flooring itself works too. A lot of people in the comments below have identified patterns just from a picture.
If you have extra boxes instead
Post that too. I’ve seen people sit on unopened boxes for years not realizing someone three states away has been searching for that exact pattern. It costs you nothing to list it, and you might make back some of what you spent.
A few things that actually help
Dye lots matter more than people expect. Even the same SKU can shift slightly in color between production runs, so if you’re patching an existing floor, ask whoever’s selling which year they bought theirs. It’s not a perfect science, but getting close on the dye lot makes a visible difference once it’s installed.
Also worth checking: some TrafficMaster patterns were later sold under a different name after Shaw repackaged a line. If you’re striking out searching one name, try the SKU number instead of the pattern name. Numbers don’t change even when marketing names do.
Post your request below
Leave a comment with what you need. Check back for responses, since most people here reply directly through email rather than the comment thread itself.
Have you found a match through this page before? Let others know what worked, it helps the next person searching.
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