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LVT Wood Collection

Wood-Look LVT Flooring — The Volume Line

LVT wood flooring in oak, walnut, hickory, and ash — the décor category that moves the most volume for our distribution partners worldwide.

Available in light, mid-tone, and dark colorways with grain textures from smooth satin to hand-scraped. Click-lock and dry-back formats, 2mm–5mm thickness, wear layers from 0.2mm to 0.7mm. Produced on our own calender lines in Changzhou and Rayong.

14 yrs
Production
8
Calender Lines
12M
sqm / year
4
Certifications
FloorScore CE REACH
Wood-look LVT flooring samples showing oak, walnut, and hickory décors in light to dark tones
Catalog Strategy

What Wood-Look LVT Does for Your Product Mix

Wood grain LVT flooring is the single highest-volume subcategory in luxury vinyl tile. Not because it's exciting — because it's what your customers reorder.

Oak in three shades, walnut in two, a hickory and an ash to round out the range, and you've covered the décor preferences that account for 60–70% of residential vinyl flooring sales in most markets we ship to.

Continuous Production on Core SKUs

We keep our most popular wood-look décors in continuous production. That means your reorders pull from active inventory rather than waiting for a new print run to be scheduled, approved, and queued. For your supply chain, continuous production on core SKUs translates to shorter lead times and fewer stockout gaps on your best sellers.

We learned early on that running wood-look décors in campaign batches — produce a big run, then switch to something else — created exactly the kind of reorder delays that push distributors to dual-source. Continuous production solved that.

Where this line sits relative to our other LVT collections: wood-look is the mid-catalog workhorse. It doesn't carry the premium pricing of our luxury LVT line or the specialty-margin positioning of geometric LVT. It carries volume. If you're building or expanding an LVT catalog, wood-look is where you start because it's where your sell-through is most predictable.

Predictable Reorder Cycles

Wood-look is what your customers reorder. Predictable sell-through means predictable purchasing — easier inventory planning for your team.

Active Inventory, Not Print Queues

Core SKUs stay in continuous production. Reorders ship from live stock — no waiting for a new run to be scheduled and approved.

Mid-Catalog Anchor

Not the premium tier, not the specialty margin play — the volume foundation. Build your LVT catalog here first, then layer in luxury and geometric lines.

60–70% of Residential Sales

Wood-look décors account for the majority of residential vinyl flooring sales in most markets we ship to. The demand base is broad and stable.

Species & Colorways

Décor Range and Colorway Strategy

We produce wood grain LVT flooring across four species families and three tonal ranges. The species aren't just visual labels — each one has a distinct grain structure, knot pattern, and color variation that affects how the product is perceived at point of sale and which end-use segments it sells into.

Oak LVT flooring showing light blonde, mid-tone honey, and dark smoked colorways Best Seller
Oak 3 tonal ranges

Oak — The Broadest Family

The universal seller. Works in every market, every application, every price tier.

Light Oak

Blonde, natural, whitewashed — dominates Northern European & Oceanian markets

Mid-Tone Oak

Honey, classic, warm grey — the universal seller across all markets

Dark Oak

Smoked, espresso, charcoal — strong in contemporary residential

If you're testing a new market with a limited SKU count, mid-tone oak is your safest first order.

Walnut LVT flooring in natural warm-brown and dark formal tones with pronounced grain contrast
Walnut 2 tonal ranges

Walnut — Warm & Rich

Runs warmer and richer than oak, with more pronounced grain contrast. North American buyers pull walnut harder than any other region.

Natural Warm-Brown

Fits traditional and transitional interior styles dominant in U.S. & Canadian renovation

Dark Formal

Works in both residential and light commercial settings

Primary demand: North America — traditional and transitional interior styles.

Hickory LVT flooring showing dramatic heartwood-sapwood grain variation and hand-scraped texture Premium Visual
Hickory 2 variants

Hickory — Most Dramatic Grain

Wide variation between heartwood and sapwood tones, heavy grain movement, visible knot features. Commands a slight premium at retail.

Rustic Mid-Tone

Heavy grain movement, visible knots — reads as more "natural" at point of sale

Dark Hand-Scraped

Textured surface variant with enhanced tactile character

Visual complexity reads as more "natural" and less "printed" — supports slight retail premium.

Ash LVT flooring in light natural and grey-washed tones with tight straight grain for contemporary interiors
Ash 2 tonal ranges

Ash — Clean & Contemporary

Tight, straight grain with minimal knot variation. Reads as clean and modern — strong in Scandinavian-influenced and minimalist interior styles.

Light Natural

Almost white-blonde — dominant in Nordic, Japanese, and Australian contemporary markets

Grey-Washed

Cool-toned, pairs with white walls and concrete finishes — strong in new-build residential

Preferred species for minimalist and Scandi-influenced interiors across Europe and Oceania.

How We Approach Colorway Strategy

We don't produce every possible colorway — we produce the ones that move. Each décor in our range has been validated against actual sell-through data from distributor partners across at least two markets before it enters the standard catalogue. Slow-moving colorways get retired on a rolling basis.

If you're building a range for a specific market, we can advise on which species and tonal combinations have the strongest track record in that region. We can also produce custom colorways at sufficient volume — typically 5,000 m² minimum per décor for a bespoke print run.

Species Light Tones Mid Tones Dark Tones Primary Markets
Oak Blonde, whitewashed, natural Honey, classic, warm grey Smoked, espresso, charcoal All regions
Walnut Natural warm-brown Dark formal North America, UK
Hickory Rustic mid-tone Dark hand-scraped North America
Ash Light natural, grey-washed Europe, Oceania
Construction & Spec

Construction and Technical Specification

LVT is a layered composite product. Each layer has a specific function, and the specification choices you make — wear layer thickness, core type, locking system — determine which applications the product can be sold into and at what price point.

Product Layer Structure

Top
UV Coating Scratch & stain resistance
Wear Layer (PVC) 0.3 mm / 0.5 mm / 0.7 mm
Décor Film HD printed wood grain
Core Layer SPC / WPC / Rigid PVC
Bottom
Backing / Underlay IXPE foam or cork (optional)

Wear Layer Thickness Guide

0.3 mm (12 mil) Residential Light

Suitable for low-traffic residential areas — bedrooms, guest rooms. Lower cost, thinner protection. Not recommended for kitchens, hallways, or any commercial use.

Typical warranty: 10–15 years residential

0.5 mm (20 mil) Most Ordered

The standard specification for full-home residential and light commercial. Covers kitchens, living areas, hallways, and low-traffic retail. This is the wear layer most distributors stock as their core SKU.

Typical warranty: 20–25 years residential / 5–10 years light commercial

0.7 mm (28 mil) Commercial Grade

Specified for medium-to-heavy commercial environments — offices, hospitality, healthcare, retail. Carries the wear layer thickness required by most commercial project specifications and FM contracts.

Typical warranty: 10–15 years commercial

Core Type Comparison

SPC Core

Stone Plastic Composite

Limestone powder and PVC binder. Extremely rigid, 100% waterproof, dimensionally stable under temperature fluctuation. The dominant core type in our range and in the global market.

  • Best dimensional stability
  • Suitable over radiant heat
  • Thinner profile, lower weight
  • Harder underfoot than WPC

WPC Core

Wood Plastic Composite

Wood fibre and PVC with a foamed core structure. Softer and warmer underfoot than SPC. Preferred in markets where comfort underfoot is a key selling point — particularly North America.

  • Softer, warmer underfoot
  • Better acoustic performance
  • Slightly less dimensionally stable
  • Heavier, thicker profile

Rigid PVC Core

Standard Rigid

Traditional rigid LVT without the mineral filler of SPC. Still widely specified in commercial projects and glue-down applications. Lower cost than SPC at equivalent thickness.

  • Lower cost per m²
  • Proven in glue-down commercial
  • Less stable than SPC
  • More sensitive to temperature

Installation Methods

Click-Lock Floating

The dominant installation method for residential and light commercial. No adhesive required. Planks interlock via a tongue-and-groove click system — faster to install, easier to replace individual planks. Compatible with most SPC and WPC cores.

Glue-Down

Full-spread adhesive bonding to the subfloor. Preferred in commercial applications where floor stability under heavy rolling loads is required. Also used in renovation projects where height restrictions prevent a floating installation.

Loose Lay

Heavy backing creates friction with the subfloor — no adhesive, no click system. Fast installation and easy removal. Suited to temporary installations, rental properties, and situations where the floor may need to be lifted periodically.

Product Data

Technical Specifications for Wood-Look LVT

Standard specification ranges for our wood-look LVT line. Exact values depend on the specific SKU configuration — wear layer, format, and installation method.

Overall thickness
2.0mm – 5.0mm
2.0–3.0mm for dry-back; 4.0–5.0mm for click-lock with pad
Wear layer
0.2mm – 0.7mm
0.2–0.3mm residential; 0.5–0.7mm commercial
Plank width
152mm – 228mm
Wide-plank (228mm) available for premium positioning
Plank length
914mm – 1524mm
Longer planks reduce visible seams, improve visual realism
Installation method
Click-lock / Dry-back
Click-lock for retail; dry-back for commercial glue-down
Surface texture
EIR, hand-scraped, satin, matte
EIR aligns grain texture with printed pattern
Attached underlayment
IXPE or EVA, 1.0–1.5mm
Pre-attached on click-lock SKUs
Dimensional stability
≤0.15% (EN 434, 6h at 80°C)
Tested per batch before production release
Fire rating
Bfl-s1 (EN 13501-1)
Standard for European commercial specification
Slip resistance
R9–R10 (DIN 51130)
R10 on hand-scraped and textured surfaces
VOC emissions
FloorScore / CDPH 01350 compliant
Required for LEED-contributing projects
Residual indentation
≤0.10mm (EN 433)
Commercial-grade performance across all wear layers ≥0.5mm

Specifications shown are industry-standard values for this product type. Actual specifications may vary by SKU and production run.

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Distributor Strategy

How Wear Layer Drives Your Margin and Warranty Strategy

The LVT category page covers wear layer selection at the category level. Here's what matters specifically for wood-look LVT, where wear layer choice directly shapes your product positioning and warranty exposure.

Entry-level residential wood-look LVT plank showing 0.2–0.3mm wear layer surface
0.2–0.3mm
Entry Residential

Entry-Level Price Point

Bedroom and light-traffic residential — the segment where your competition is laminate and low-cost vinyl plank. Margins are thinner per square meter, but volume is high and reorder cycles are short because residential renovation is a continuous market.

Recommendation

Choose 0.3mm over 0.2mm even for budget lines. The per-square-meter cost difference is marginal, but 0.3mm lets you offer a 10-year residential warranty instead of 5 — which meaningfully affects sell-through at the retail shelf.

Bedroom Light Residential High Volume
Sweet Spot
Commercial-grade 0.5mm wear layer wood-look LVT in office and light commercial setting
0.5mm
Commercial Grade

The Margin Sweet Spot

Covers residential kitchens, hallways, and all light commercial applications — offices, small retail, serviced apartments. Position as "commercial grade" and price it 20–30% above the 0.3mm tier while your actual cost increase is closer to 10–12%.

Margin Math
Price premium vs 0.3mm
20–30%
Actual cost increase
10–12%
That spread is where your margin lives.
Kitchens Hallways Light Commercial Offices
Heavy commercial 0.7mm wear layer wood-look LVT in hotel corridor or high-traffic retail
0.7mm
Heavy Commercial

Heavy Commercial Specification

Hotel corridors, restaurant dining areas, retail chains with high foot traffic. Buyers in this segment purchase on project specs, not retail price comparison — so price sensitivity is lower and your margin per square meter is the highest in the range.

Important Note

Volume per order depends on project pipeline rather than steady retail pull. We produce 0.7mm wood-look LVT in a narrower décor selection (oak and walnut only) — commercial specifiers prioritize performance documentation over décor variety.

Hotel Corridors Restaurants Retail Chains

Wear Layer at a Glance

0.2–0.3mm
Entry Residential
  • Bedroom & light traffic
  • High volume, short reorder cycles
  • 5-yr warranty (0.2mm) / 10-yr (0.3mm)
  • Thinner margins per m²
0.5mm
Best Margin Spread
  • Kitchens, hallways, light commercial
  • Price 20–30% above 0.3mm tier
  • Cost increase only 10–12%
  • "Commercial grade" positioning
0.7mm
Heavy Commercial
  • Hotels, restaurants, retail chains
  • Highest margin per m²
  • Spec-driven, low price sensitivity
  • Oak & walnut décors only
Surface Engineering

Surface Texture: The Difference Between "Looks Like Wood" and "Sells Like Wood"

We produce wood-look LVT with four surface treatments. The choice affects your retail positioning more than most spec decisions.

Strongest Recommendation

Embossed-in-Register (EIR)

EIR is our strongest recommendation for any wood-look LVT you plan to position above entry level. The surface grain physically aligns with the printed wood pattern underneath — run your hand across the plank and the ridges follow the grain lines in the image.

We develop EIR texture plates in-house, matched to each specific décor film, using CNC-engraved steel rollers with grain depth of 0.3–0.5mm. The alignment precision matters: misregistered EIR — where the texture doesn't match the print — actually looks worse than a flat surface because the mismatch is visible under raking light.

We check registration alignment on every production run and reject planks where the offset exceeds 0.5mm.

The Margin Case for EIR

EIR is the single most effective way to justify a higher retail price point on wood-look LVT because the tactile realism is immediately obvious to anyone who touches the sample. Distributors report their retail close rate went up noticeably after switching from flat-press to EIR on their oak range. The product essentially sells itself off the sample board.

Close-up of embossed-in-register LVT surface showing grain alignment with printed wood pattern
0.3–0.5mm
Grain depth
<0.5mm
Max offset tolerance

Hand-Scraped Texture

Creates an irregular, artisan-look surface that works particularly well with hickory and rustic oak décors. The texture is deeper and more random than EIR — it reads as "reclaimed" or "heritage" flooring, which is a distinct retail niche with premium pricing potential.

Process

Secondary embossing pass after the standard calender process.

Hickory Rustic Oak Heritage Niche

Satin Finish

Mid-Range

Standard option for budget and mid-range positioning. Satin has a slight sheen that photographs well for e-commerce listings — an underrated advantage when your buyers are evaluating products online before ordering samples.

Best For

E-commerce catalog photography. Budget to mid-range retail positioning.

Matte Finish

Current Trend

The current trend in contemporary interiors. Matte hides micro-scratches better than any gloss finish, which reduces the appearance of wear over time — fewer complaints from your downstream customers about floors "looking tired" after a year of use.

Key Advantage

Conceals micro-scratches. Reduces post-sale complaints. Aligns with contemporary interior design trends.

Buyer Segments

Light LVT and Victorian LVT — Two Segments Worth Understanding

Two search patterns in the wood-look LVT space represent distinct buyer segments with different commercial dynamics. Understanding both helps you position SKUs and set pricing expectations before you place an order.

Light LVT flooring in whitewashed oak and natural ash tones showing bright, open-plan interior aesthetic

Light LVT

Light-toned wood-look vinyl

Light LVT is the dominant aesthetic in Northern Europe, Oceania, and increasingly in North American new construction. The demand driver is interior design trends: open-plan living spaces with light floors that make rooms feel larger.

For your catalog, light LVT in oak and ash tones should be your lead SKUs if you distribute into these markets. We produce light wood-look LVT across the full wear layer range, with whitewashed oak and natural ash as our highest-volume light décors.

Commercial Selling Point

Light tones show dirt less than dark floors in high-traffic settings, which matters for commercial maintenance — a selling point your contractor customers can use when specifying for offices, retail, and hospitality.

Primary Markets
Northern Europe Oceania North America New Build Whitewashed Oak Natural Ash
Victorian LVT flooring in dark walnut with narrow plank format referencing period property heritage aesthetics

Victorian LVT

Heritage & period-property renovation

Victorian LVT targets the heritage and period-property renovation market — a niche but high-margin segment. Victorian-style wood floors feature rich, dark-toned species (walnut, mahogany-look, dark oak) often in narrower plank widths that reference traditional strip flooring proportions.

We produce Victorian LVT in 152mm-wide planks with deep EIR grain texture and warm, saturated colorways. The buyers in this segment are typically renovation contractors and interior designers working on period properties where the floor needs to reference historical aesthetics without the maintenance burden of actual reclaimed wood.

Why This Segment Pays Premium

Order volumes per project are smaller, but per-square-meter pricing is premium, and the segment has almost no price competition from commodity LVT because the décor specificity creates a natural barrier.

Format & Décor Specs
152mm plank width Deep EIR grain Walnut Mahogany-look Dark Oak

Segment Comparison at a Glance

Attribute
  • Volume per project
  • Price competition
  • Primary buyer
  • Lead décors
  • Plank width
Light LVT
  • High — new construction projects
  • Moderate — broad market
  • Developers, distributors, retail
  • Whitewashed oak, natural ash
  • Standard range
Victorian LVT
  • Smaller — per-project niche
  • Low — décor specificity barrier
  • Renovation contractors, designers
  • Walnut, mahogany-look, dark oak
  • 152mm narrow strip
Repeat Purchase Drivers

Market Segments Where Wood-Look LVT Generates Reorders

Wood-look outsells tile-effect and geometric LVT combined in residential channels. Here's where it specifically outperforms other visual categories — and why these segments sustain repeat purchasing for your business.

Wood-look LVT installed in residential renovation project
Primary Volume Driver

Residential Renovation & New Construction

Continuous, non-cyclical demand

Wood-look outsells tile-effect and geometric LVT combined in residential channels because wood floors are the default aesthetic preference in most Western markets. Reorder frequency is high because residential renovation is a continuous, non-cyclical market — there's always someone replacing carpet or aging laminate.

What your retail & contractor customers want

  • 3–5 oak colorways
  • 1–2 walnut options
  • Click-lock format with attached pad
Wood-look LVT in multi-family rental housing development
Container-Volume Orders

Multi-Family & Rental Housing Development

Standardized décors across entire projects

Property developers standardize on 2–3 wood-look décors across entire projects — sometimes hundreds of units. They buy on landed cost per square meter and delivery reliability across project phases.

Why our capacity matters here

Our 12M sqm annual capacity means we can supply multi-phase developments without production gaps between phases — so your pricing stays consistent and your developer client doesn't need to re-approve samples mid-project.

Wood-look LVT in hotel and hospitality interior
Higher Per-m² Margins

Hospitality — Hotels, Serviced Apartments, Boutique Accommodations

Warmth of hardwood, none of the refinishing cycle

Interior designers in this segment want specific species and tones matched to their design concept. Hospitality projects have longer sales cycles but higher per-square-meter margins and strong repeat potential across property portfolios.

Your competitive advantage

Our ODM capability and 200+ décor film library let you match specific species and tones to any design concept — giving you a differentiated offer that commodity distributors can't replicate.

Wood-look LVT in commercial office and co-working space
Specification Opportunity

Commercial Office & Co-Working Spaces

Replacing carpet tile in common areas and corridors

The shift from carpet tile is driven by maintenance cost — LVT doesn't stain, doesn't need extraction cleaning, and replacement is plank-by-plank rather than full-area. For your commercial specification business, wood-look LVT in 0.5mm+ wear layer covers the documentation requirements that facility managers need to see in a tender response.

Tender documentation covered

Bfl-s1 Fire Rating FloorScore Certified 0.5mm+ Wear Layer
ODM & Private Label

Customization: What You Can Specify, What Has Limits

Every parameter below is independently specifiable per SKU. Understanding the limits upfront saves time in the quoting process — and helps you build a product ladder that's genuinely differentiated in your market.

Décor Selection

Choose from our existing library of 200+ wood-look décor films, or we develop a custom visual from scratch. Existing décors ship faster because the films are in stock.

Custom décor note

Custom décor development adds lead time for film sourcing and EIR plate production, but gives you exclusivity in your market. Exclusivity agreements available on custom-developed patterns.

Plank Dimensions

Adjustable within our tooling range. Non-standard dimensions are possible on ODM orders — we've produced 235mm-wide planks for a European distributor who wanted to match an engineered hardwood format.

Standard widths

152mm 178mm 228mm

Standard lengths

914mm 1219mm 1524mm

Non-standard sizes require min. 2,000 sqm per SKU — profiling tooling must be set up specifically.

Wear Layer Thickness

Selectable per SKU. Run the same décor across multiple wear layer tiers to create a good-better-best product ladder under your brand without developing separate visuals for each tier.

Available thicknesses

0.2mm
Entry
0.3mm
Mid
0.5mm
Spec
0.7mm
Premium

Surface Treatment

Specified per décor: EIR, hand-scraped, satin, or matte. EIR requires a matched texture plate, so switching an existing décor from satin to EIR involves plate development.

EIR plate availability

We stock EIR plates for our 30 most popular wood décors. Other décors require new plate production — factor this into your development timeline.

Attached Underlayment

IXPE or EVA, 1.0mm or 1.5mm — specified on click-lock SKUs. EVA is the budget option; IXPE provides better sound dampening and moisture resistance.

Distributor default

Most of our distributors default to 1.5mm IXPE because the cost difference is small and it simplifies their product story at retail.

Private-Label Packaging

Your brand, your carton design, your care instructions, your barcodes. We handle carton printing and pallet configuration to your warehouse receiving specs.

Included in scope

  • Brand & carton design
  • Care instructions
  • Barcodes & pallet config

What We Can't Customize

Core formulation is standardized across the wood-look line. We don't run custom PVC/CaCO₃ ratios for individual orders because formulation changes require extensive testing before production release.

If you need a fundamentally different core — lighter weight, higher density — that's a separate development project with its own timeline and MOQ. Raise this early in the quoting conversation so we can scope it correctly.

Standard Collections

1,000 sqm per SKU

Flexible MOQ for standard collections. Ideal for testing new colorways or building out a tiered product range without heavy upfront commitment.

Custom ODM Projects

2,000–3,000 sqm per SKU

Typical starting MOQ for initial ODM orders. Covers custom décor development, non-standard dimensions, and exclusive pattern agreements.

Ready to specify your SKUs?

Send us your spec requirements — décor, dimensions, wear layer, surface, underlayment, and packaging — and we'll return a detailed quote with lead times.

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Compliance Documentation

Certifications Your Wood-Look LVT Ships With

Our wood-look LVT carries the same certification suite as our full LVT range — tested and documented before your container ships. For the complete certification overview, see our LVT category page.

FloorScore

CDPH Section 01350

Indoor air quality — North American market

Required for LEED-contributing projects and increasingly a baseline expectation from North American distributors. Wood-look LVT is the most commonly specified vinyl flooring in residential and light commercial LEED projects, so having FloorScore documentation ready eliminates a common bottleneck in your sales cycle.

CE Marking

EN 16511

European market compliance

Dimensional stability, residual indentation, and slip resistance testing for European market compliance. Required for import and distribution across EU member states.

REACH

EU Chemical Safety

EU, Oceania, Middle East

EU chemical safety compliance. Non-negotiable for European import, and increasingly referenced by Oceanian and Middle Eastern buyers as a quality signal.

ISO 9001:2015

Quality Management

Changzhou & Rayong facilities

Quality management system covering both Changzhou and Rayong production facilities. Consistent process standards across both manufacturing sites.

Test Reports Available Same-Day

Test reports are organized by product line and batch. Your compliance team can request what they need and receive it same-day.

Organized by product line and batch number
Same-day delivery to your compliance team
Covers FloorScore, CE, REACH, and ISO documentation
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What Matters by Target Market

North America
FloorScore is the primary gate. Required for LEED projects and increasingly expected as a baseline by distributors. Having documentation ready removes a common sales cycle bottleneck.
Europe
CE marking (EN 16511) and REACH are both non-negotiable for import. REACH compliance is also increasingly cited as a quality signal by buyers in Oceania and the Middle East.
Oceania & Middle East
REACH referenced as a quality signal. ISO 9001:2015 across both production facilities supports procurement due diligence requirements in these markets.
Product Line Comparison

Choosing Between Wood-Look LVT and Sibling Product Lines

If you're evaluating our full LVT range, here's how wood-look fits relative to the other lines — and when a different line might be the better fit for your specific market.

If your market needs… Consider… Why
Maximum décor realism and premium positioning Luxury LVT Thicker wear layers (0.5mm+), widest plank formats, full EIR — positions against engineered hardwood
Stone, marble, or concrete visuals Tile-Effect LVT Square and large-format rectangular tiles for commercial lobbies, retail, kitchens
Wet-area specific performance Kitchen & Bathroom LVT Enhanced slip resistance, tighter click tolerances for moisture-prone spaces
Statement patterns and specialty SKUs Geometric LVT Hexagons, herringbone, chevron — lower volume but higher margin per square meter
Broad residential and commercial coverage in wood tones Wood-Look LVT This page The volume line — predictable sell-through, continuous production, widest décor selection

The Most Common Distributor Pairing

Most distributors carry wood-look as their base LVT line and add one or two specialty lines based on their market. Wood-look plus Luxury LVT is the most common pairing — it gives you a good-better product ladder in the same visual category.

Distributor FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About Wood-Look LVT

Practical answers to the sourcing, specification, and logistics questions we hear most from distributors evaluating wood-look LVT for the first time or expanding an existing range.

What wood species décors move the highest volume in wood grain LVT flooring?

Oak dominates globally — it accounts for roughly half of all wood-look LVT orders we ship. Within oak, mid-tone natural and honey colorways are the safest first order for any market. Walnut is the second-highest volume species, particularly strong in North America.

Hickory and ash are lower volume but command higher per-square-meter pricing because the décor complexity reads as premium. If you're launching a new wood-look LVT range, start with 3 oak tones, 1–2 walnut, and add hickory or ash once you've validated demand.

How does wood-look LVT compare to wood-look SPC for my product catalog?

Different price points, different performance profiles, different buyers. SPC has a rigid stone-polymer core — superior dimensional stability, better indentation resistance, stronger performance over uneven subfloors. LVT has a flexible vinyl core, thinner profiles, and lower per-square-meter cost.

For your catalog: SPC is the premium wood-look line, LVT is the volume wood-look line. We produce both on the same factory floor, so you consolidate your supply chain. Many of our distributors carry the same oak décor in both SPC and LVT formats — same visual, different price tier, different target buyer.

Can I get exclusive wood décors that my competitors can't source?

Yes. Our R&D team develops custom décor films — specific species, specific colorways, specific grain character — and we offer exclusivity agreements on custom-developed patterns.

The development process starts with your visual direction (reference images, Pantone targets, or competitor samples you want to differentiate from), and we produce samples within 7 days of design confirmation. Custom décor MOQ is typically 2,000–3,000 sqm for the initial order. Your investment in décor development stays yours.

What causes color variation between LVT wood production batches?

Batch-to-batch color variation in wood-look LVT comes from two sources: décor film print consistency and UV coating thickness. We control print consistency by running color density checks against a master reference at the start of every print run and at 30-minute intervals during production.

UV coating thickness is monitored inline — variation in coating thickness changes the perceived color because the coating acts as a filter over the printed image. Our tolerance is ±0.01mm on UV coat thickness, which keeps color shift within a range that's imperceptible when planks from different batches are installed side by side. For large projects spanning multiple containers, we recommend ordering the full quantity in a single production run to guarantee batch consistency.

What is the container loading capacity for wood-look LVT?

Depends on thickness and format. General guide:

2.5mm Dry-Back
1,800–2,000 sqm
per 20GP container
4.5mm Click-Lock + IXPE
900–1,100 sqm
per 20GP container

We optimize carton dimensions and pallet configurations for maximum container utilization — our logistics team provides exact loading plans with every quotation so you can calculate landed cost per square meter before committing. If freight economics are a primary concern, thinner dry-back formats significantly improve your cost per container.

How do I prevent wood-look LVT from fading in direct sunlight?

UV-stabilized wear layers and coating are standard on all our wood-look LVT — they resist color shift under normal indoor UV exposure. The risk scenario is floor-to-ceiling south-facing windows with sustained direct sunlight on the same area for hours daily.

For those installations, we recommend specifying our ceramic-bead-enhanced UV coating (standard on 0.5mm+ wear layer SKUs) and advising end users to use UV-filtering window treatments. Fading claims are rare on our product — our UV coating formulation is tested for 500 hours of accelerated UV exposure per ASTM G154 — but setting correct expectations at the point of sale prevents the occasional callback.

Still have sourcing questions?

Our product team answers specification, MOQ, and logistics questions directly — no sales scripts, no runaround.

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Start with Your Best-Selling Décors

Most new wood-look LVT partnerships start with samples. Tell us your target market, your price positioning, and whether you're leaning toward light, mid-tone, or dark colorways. We'll send production samples — not marketing mock-ups — within 7 days so you can evaluate print quality, grain texture, click engagement, and surface finish against whatever you're currently sourcing.

If You Already Know Your Specs

Send us the details and we'll come back with pricing, a sample timeline, and container loading calculations for your destination port.

  • Species — oak, walnut, hickory, or your target décor reference
  • Colorway direction — light, mid-tone, or dark
  • Wear layer — 0.2 mm through 0.7 mm
  • Format — plank dimensions and overall thickness
  • Installation system — click-lock or dry-back
  • Target volume — container quantity or annual m² estimate

What We Send Back

Pricing

FOB & CIF options for your destination port

Sample Timeline

Production samples dispatched within 7 days

Container Calc

Loading calculations for your port

Wood-look LVT production samples showing grain texture and surface finish

Email

Send specs or sample requests

sales@eleflooring.com

Phone / WhatsApp

Speak directly with our team

+66 82 145 1999
Request Wood-Look LVT Samples & Pricing