SMARTCORE Discontinued Flooring at Lowe's: Putnam Oak

Representative photo of an open carton of wood-look flooring planks on a table. Used to illustrate leftover SMARTCORE boxes; not a manufacturer photo of Putnam Oak LX61700562.

SMARTCORE is a waterproof luxury vinyl plank brand sold at Lowe’s. Current cartons are often titled “SMARTCORE by COREtec Floors.” It is not Floor & Decor’s NuCore line, and it is not Lowe’s Style Selections or allen + roth. Individual SMARTCORE colors are discontinued on a regular cycle. Once Lowe’s and the manufacturer stop restocking a color, leftover cartons with the same model string are the way to repair that floor.

As of 12 November 2026, FlooringFX has an open request for SMARTCORE Putnam Oak, model LX61700562. If that is your floor, or you have spare boxes, you can use the Match board below. Free to list. FlooringFX does not sell flooring.

Who sells SMARTCORE, and who stands behind it

Lowe’s is the retail channel for SMARTCORE. Warranty documents that Lowe’s hosts for SMARTCORE lines state that the limited warranty is provided by Shaw Industries, Inc., and that USFloors is a selling brand of Shaw Industries. COREtec, the name that appears on many SMARTCORE product titles, is also a USFloors/Shaw flooring brand, usually sold through independent dealers rather than as the Lowe’s SMARTCORE label.

That parentage matters when you are reading a carton, and it does not mean a dealer COREtec plank will lock into a SMARTCORE floor, or the other way around. Confirm the brand strip, the model string, the thickness, and the joint before you buy a “close” COREtec or Shaw vinyl plank for a repair.

Lowe’s has sold SMARTCORE in more than one tier over the years, including names such as SMARTCORE Pro, SMARTCORE Ultra, and SMARTCORE Naturals. Those lines do not share one thickness or wear layer. Copy what is on your carton rather than assuming a later SMARTCORE color in the same oak family will fit.

Putnam Oak, model LX61700562

FlooringFX listing #38 is an open request for SMARTCORE Putnam Oak, model LX61700562, in ZIP 37804. The requester recorded Lowe’s as the store. Quantity and plank size were not supplied on the listing, so use the published retailer specifications below as a check, not as a substitute for measuring your own floor.

Lowe’s product page for Putnam Oak (item 1001050576) describes a 12-mil wear layer, 5 in. by 48 in. (48.03 in.) click-lock luxury vinyl plank, 18.35 sq ft per carton, 11 pieces in the carton. The listing also states that SMARTCORE is waterproof, uses a click installation over existing hard-surface floors, has an attached pad, and is associated with a GREENGUARD Gold emissions claim and a lifetime limited residential warranty plus a five-year light commercial warranty. Those warranty terms are the retailer’s published figures for that product page; a discontinued color does not automatically keep a store stocked for a claim.

A Lowe’s question on that page asked when Putnam Oak would be back in stock. On 24 August 2021, a reply posted as Manufacturer said the color “was discontinued in the Spring of 2021.” A later Lowe’s question about Putnam Oak item 1344177 received a similar manufacturer reply in January 2022, that the color had been discontinued the previous year and that they no longer had inventory. Those dated replies are the discontinuation evidence used here. They are not a live stock check of every Lowe’s warehouse in 2026, so it is still worth asking a local store whether any unmarked leftover cartons remain.

A sample SKU associated with the same color on Lowe’s is LX617-562-SAMP. A sample is useful for a visual check and is not a repair carton.

How SMARTCORE differs from NuCore and Style Selections

NuCore is Floor & Decor’s vinyl brand. A NuCore SKU such as 101007912 will not be the same product as a SMARTCORE LX-number, even if both are rigid-core vinyl in a grey or blonde oak.
Lowe’s also sells Style Selections and allen + roth flooring. Those house brands have their own model strings and, for many laminate colors, appear on Mohawk depleted lists. They are not SMARTCORE.
Dealer-sold COREtec planks can look similar in a photo because they share a corporate family with SMARTCORE. The lock, thickness, and visual still have to be compared in person.

Finding leftover SMARTCORE boxes

After a color leaves Lowe’s regular stock, remaining boxes tend to sit with homeowners, contractors, reuse centers, and liquidators. With the model string in hand:

Post or answer a request on the FlooringFX Match board (I need boxes or I have boxes). Listing is free.
Search local classifieds and online marketplaces under Putnam Oak, LX61700562, and the Lowe’s item number 1001050576
Ask Habitat ReStores and building-material reuse centers near the original job
Call independent liquidators that buy big-box vinyl closeouts
Ask the original Lowe’s whether any cartons remain in a back room or at a nearby store, especially soon after a color is marked discontinued

Photograph the full carton end and dry-lay a plank next to the installed floor in daylight before you pay. Attached pads and joint profiles should match. Super Search ($9.95) is an optional 30-day hunt on a free listing, not a promise that boxes exist.

Questions homeowners ask

Is SMARTCORE a Floor & Decor brand? No. SMARTCORE, as used on the Putnam Oak carton and Lowe’s product pages, is sold at Lowe’s. Floor & Decor’s similar-sounding vinyl brand is NuCore.

Will a newer SMARTCORE oak click into Putnam Oak? Only if the joint, thickness, and pad match, and only if you accept the shade after a daylight comparison. A later oak in the same brand is not automatically a patch.

Who do I call about a warranty? The Lowe’s SMARTCORE warranty PDFs name Shaw Industries and point customers to the manufacturer’s support path. FlooringFX cannot file that claim for you, and a discontinued color may no longer be in the manufacturer’s replacement inventory.