Discontinued Vinyl Plank Flooring: Identify It and Find Boxes

Discontinued vinyl plank flooring is harder to match than it looks, because the same wood-look color is often sold in more than one thickness, wear layer and lock. To find a true match, read three numbers off the carton end: the model or SKU, the total thickness in millimeters, and the wear layer in mil. Once a store drops a color it does not come back, so leftover boxes from other owners are usually the only exact match. FlooringFX lists those requests and spare boxes for free. It does not sell flooring.

This page covers vinyl plank and vinyl tile in plank format, often called LVP. For fiberboard-core floors, see discontinued laminate flooring. Not sure which you have? The six quick tests settle it in a few minutes.

The three kinds of vinyl plank

The industry standard for rigid-core plank, ASTM F3261, defines the rigid core as the layer that gives the plank its thickness and stiffness, and the wear layer as the clear top layer that protects the print (ASTM F3261-20 summary). The Resilient Floor Covering Institute describes WPC as an expanded polymer core that is lighter underfoot (RFCI, read 13 November 2026). A flexible plank and a rigid-core plank never join in one continuous floor.

Thickness and wear layer are different numbers

This is the mistake that ruins most vinyl repairs. Total thickness is printed in millimeters. The wear layer is printed in mil, and one mil is a thousandth of an inch (0.0254 mm). So a 6.5 mm plank with a 6 mil wear layer and a 6.5 mm plank with a 22 mil wear layer are different products, even under the same color name.

• ASTM F3261 sorts rigid-core vinyl by wear layer: Grade 1 (commercial) has at least 20 mil (0.5 mm), Grade 2 has less.
• LifeProof sold Fresh Oak as I96711L (6 mil) and I96711LP (22 mil). The two should not be mixed in one room.
• LifeProof Seasoned Wood I114813L is 6.5 mm thick with a 6 mil wear layer and a pre-attached pad. A Home Depot shopper question mixed up "6 mil" and "6.5 mm", which shows how easy the slip is.
• TrafficMaster Allure Ultra is a 5.0 mm, 12 mil click plank, so it will not sit flush with a 6.5 mm LifeProof floor.

Every number for the Home Depot vinyl lines is collected in LifeProof vs TrafficMaster thickness and wear layer.

Identify your vinyl plank before you buy

1. Read the carton end. Copy the brand strip, color, model or SKU, UPC, thickness, wear layer, square feet per case and any lot or batch stamp. The LifeProof carton decoder and the decoder for other brands show where each field sits.
2. Check for a pad. Look at the underside of a spare plank. An attached foam or cork pad changes the finished height and means the floor should not go over a second underlayment.
3. Count the widths. Some colors mix plank widths in one case. Seasoned Wood, for example, has three widths in every case, so a single-width plank in a similar gray is a different product.
4. Photograph the lock. Drop-lock, angle-angle and adhesive-strip edges do not mix. See locking systems.
5. Look at the bevel and texture. Straight edges versus a painted micro-bevel, and smooth versus embossed-in-register, show up immediately in a patch.

Discontinued vinyl plank by brand

LifeProof launched around 2018 as Home Depot moved its mid-range vinyl away from the Allure name. Both brands come from the same supplier, but that does not make their planks interchangeable. Compare the two in LifeProof vs TrafficMaster vinyl plank, and Lowe's against Home Depot in Style Selections vs LifeProof.

Single-color pages

• LifeProof Seasoned Wood I114813L, once sold as Allure ISOCORE Harrison Pine Dark
• Allure Ultra Aspen Oak and Stratford Oak and Allure Ultra Vintage Oak Cinnamon 517115
• Allure Diamond Plate Graphite, a garage and utility look
• Home Decorators Java Hickory 1001819025, a 4.2 mm, 6 by 36 in. click plank
• Karndean Opus Atra WP317, where a store confirmed two boxes

Vinyl plank requests on the Match board now

As of 13 November 2026, owners are asking for these vinyl floors. If you have spare cases, a free Have listing reaches them directly:

• Home Decorators Collection Java Hickory 1001819025
• NuCore Grey Blonde 101007912 and NuCore Maison Classico 101063550
• SMARTCORE Putnam Oak LX61700562
• CoreLuxe Rattan Maple RVP7RM
• Duralux Windmill Oak 100582899 and Duralux Astoria 100956937
• LifeProof Seasoned Wood, requests #3 and #5, both marked Likely match

Requests close as they are filled, so open the listing for the latest status. All of them are on the Match board.

How to find matching vinyl plank boxes

1. Post the three numbers. Model or SKU, thickness in mm and wear layer in mil, with a photo of the carton end. Replies are faster when a seller can compare numbers instead of photos. The carton photo guide shows the shot list.
2. Search old names too. Vinyl colors are often renamed. Seasoned Wood was sold earlier as Harrison Pine Dark, and trim makers may list both names on one molding.
3. Try the store while a color is being cleared. A flooring desk can sometimes search remaining stock by SKU in other stores. Once the SKU is inactive company-wide, that window closes.
4. Look beyond the original store. Liquidators, reuse centers, online resale listings and local classifieds all carry leftover cases. Searching by model number catches listings with a misspelled color name.
5. Dry-lay before you install. Vinyl is printed in runs, and a new lot can be slightly lighter or warmer. Read dye lots and batch codes, then lay a few planks next to the floor in daylight.

Moving cases between states: shipping leftover flooring boxes. Working out how many cases a repair needs: calculate boxes of flooring.

Repairs that need fewer new planks

• Swap one plank. A click floor can be unclicked from the nearest wall, or a single plank cut out and replaced: replace a damaged vinyl plank.
• Close gaps first. Gapping is often a heat or subfloor issue, not a missing plank: fix gapping vinyl plank.
• Use closet planks. Move planks from a closet to the visible area and fill the closet with a near match: reuse closet flooring planks.

Frequently asked questions

Can I mix vinyl plank brands in one room?

Only if thickness, pad, lock and bevel all match, which is rare across brands. Even two products from the same supplier can use different cores and locks. A doorway transition is the safer way to join two floors.

Is 6 mil the same as 6 mm?

No. Mil measures the wear layer in thousandths of an inch. Millimeters measure the whole plank. A 6 mil wear layer is about 0.15 mm.

Does waterproof vinyl still need matching boxes from the same lot?

Yes. Waterproof describes the core, not the print. Shade can still differ between production runs, so check the lot stamp when you can.

My carton only says "luxury vinyl" and a color. What now?

Measure the plank, check for a pad, photograph the lock and surface, and post those with the color name. Owners with the same floor can often read the missing model number off their own box.

Sources: FlooringFX carton records and brand pages linked above; ASTM F3261-20 summary; Resilient Floor Covering Institute rigid-core page. Page updated 13 November 2026.

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