Discontinued Shaw Flooring: Identify It and Find Boxes

Close-up of greyish-brown scraped hickory planks, used to suggest the tone described for Shaw / Anderson Tuftex Picasso Hickory Grigio. Not a FlooringFX carton photo and not a confirmed photo of listing #45.

Shaw is a manufacturer, not a single store brand. Shaw Industries makes floors sold under its own names (including Anderson Tuftex) and, in some eras, floors sold under retailer labels. A discontinued Shaw color is often still searchable by a style number plus a color code, even after a dealer stops stocking it. Leftover cartons with those codes are the usual way to repair the floor. FlooringFX lists those Needs and Haves. It does not sell flooring.

As of 12 November 2026, the Match board has one open Super Search for a Shaw floor: Grigio, recorded by the requester as Picasso Hickory (the listing spells it Picaso) and 3/8 in. thick from about 2017 or earlier. If you have another Shaw color, the same carton-reading steps apply. Free to list at I need / I have.

Shaw is a manufacturer with several labels

Homeowners meet Shaw in more than one place:

Dealer-sold Shaw and Anderson Tuftex hardwood, laminate, and vinyl, identified by a style number and a color or SKU suffix
Retailer programs that Shaw has supplied or warranted. Older TrafficMaster laminates at Home Depot were often Shaw-made, which is why some TrafficMaster UPCs are filed as Shaw numbers in FlooringFX’s TrafficMaster guides. That history does not make every Home Depot floor a Shaw product.
Lowe’s SMARTCORE vinyl, whose Lowe’s-hosted warranty PDFs name Shaw Industries, Inc., and describe USFloors as a selling brand of Shaw. SMARTCORE still has its own model strings and should be searched as SMARTCORE, not as a generic Shaw color.

Because the word “Shaw” can point to a dealer hardwood, a house-brand laminate, or a Lowe’s vinyl, start with the brand strip and the style or model number on the carton, not with the manufacturer name alone.

Picasso Hickory Grigio, the open Super Search

Listing #45 is an open Super Search in ZIP 15025 for two boxes of Shaw Grigio. The requester described a greyish-brown floor, recorded the color name as Grigio and the line as Picasso Hickory (spelled Picaso on the listing), and said the installed product is 3/8 in. thick from about 2017 or earlier, with a note that newer product is thicker. FlooringFX has install photos from that request, including a damaged plank, but it does not have a readable carton label for this floor.

In Shaw / Anderson Tuftex catalogs, Picasso Hickory is style AA797, and Grigio is color 15013, written together as AA797-15013. A Picasso Hickory specification sheet lists:

Construction: engineered hickory hardwood, made in the United States
Width 6.38 in., thickness 3/8 in.
Scraped surface, pillowed edge, Luster-Lock Ultra finish
30.48 sq ft per carton; cartons may include random lengths
Installation methods: nail, staple, glue, or floating; above, on, or below grade
High color variation and light sensitivity

Dealer pages have marked Picasso Hickory colors, including the AA797 series, as discontinued. The 3/8 in. thickness on the sheet agrees with the requester’s measurement. That is still a catalog identification, not a FlooringFX reading of this homeowner’s carton. Anyone offering leftover boxes should confirm that the carton actually prints AA797 and 15013 (or “Picasso Hickory” and “Grigio”), and that the thickness is 3/8 in., before treating it as a match. A later, thicker Shaw hickory in a similar grey-brown is the mix-up the requester already flagged.

How to copy the codes off a Shaw carton

Shaw and Anderson Tuftex boxes typically show a style number (letters and digits, such as AA797) and a five-digit color code (such as 15013). Write both down. Then add the species, thickness, width, and any run or lot stamp. Photograph the full carton end in daylight. If the boxes are already gone, a receipt, an old quote, or a job packet from the dealer may still carry the style and color codes.

Search leftover listings under every form: Shaw Grigio, Anderson Tuftex Picasso Hickory, AA797-15013, and the misspelling Picasso / Picaso. Color names such as Grigio, Crema, Beige, and Marrone were used together on the Picasso Hickory sheet; those other colors are not substitutes for 15013.

What will not match this Shaw floor

A later Shaw or Anderson Tuftex hickory that is thicker than 3/8 in., even if the stain looks close in a photo
Home Depot or Lowe’s house-brand vinyl or laminate with a hickory name and no AA797 style number
Unfinished or solid-sawn hickory that does not share the engineered 3-ply construction and pillowed edge
Other Picasso Hickory colors on the same AA797 sheet (Crema 11017, Beige 12007, Marrone 17003, and the rest). High variation already exists inside one color; a different color code is a different product

Where leftover Shaw boxes turn up

The FlooringFX Match board, starting with listing #45, or a new post at I need / I have
The original dealer or another Shaw dealer, asked by style and color code rather than by a room photo alone
Local classifieds, online marketplaces, contractor leftovers, and building-material reuse centers
Independent liquidators that handle dealer overstock

Engineered hardwood shade moves with light and with the original finish, and the Picasso sheet itself flags high variation and light sensitivity. Dry-lay leftover planks in the repair area before you buy. Super Search ($9.95) is an optional 30-day hunt on a free listing, not a guarantee that cartons remain.

Questions

Is Grigio a vinyl plank? In the Picasso Hickory catalog, Grigio 15013 is an engineered hardwood, 3/8 in. thick. If your carton says vinyl or a different thickness, you may have a different Shaw product that only shares a color word.

Can FlooringFX confirm AA797-15013 for listing #45? Not from a carton, as of this page. The catalog code is the standard style-plus-color identity for Picasso Hickory Grigio, and it matches the requester’s 3/8 in. note. Confirm it on a label before you ship or buy boxes.

What if I have a different discontinued Shaw color? Post it on the Match board with the style and color codes from the carton. This page is a brand hub, not a complete Shaw catalog.