# COREtec flooring: waterproof vinyl planks and tiles

COREtec makes luxury vinyl planks and tiles built on a waterproof core. It is a Shaw brand. We supply and install the COREtec Originals planks, the COREtec Pro planks and COREtec Tile, each with its pad attached at the factory: cork on nearly every line, COREtec's Soft Step on a few.

- **Brand**: COREtec
- **Maker's site**: https://www.coretecfloors.com
- **What we carry**: 231 colors in 29 lines
  - Luxury vinyl plank and tile: 231 colors in 29 lines
- **Plank widths**: 5" to 9"
- **Shop the floors**: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors?brand=Coretec
- **Canonical URL**: https://www.powellflooring.com/coretec-flooring

## The lines we carry

### Luxury vinyl plank and tile (231 colors)

- COREtec Originals Premium: COREtec Original Premium VV820 (4 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-original-premium-vv820
- COREtec Originals Premium VV457 (10 colors, 9" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-premium-vv457
- COREtec Originals Premium VV458 (7 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-premium-vv458
- COREtec Originals Premium VV662 (15 colors, 9" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-premium-vv662
- COREtec Originals Premium VV704 (5 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-premium-vv704
- COREtec Originals Premium VV810 (10 colors, 9" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-premium-vv810
- COREtec Originals Premium VV880 (5 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-premium-vv880
- COREtec Originals Premium: CT HD 7x60 INTG (6 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/ct-hd-7x60-intg
- COREtec Originals Classics VV023 (19 colors, 5" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-classics-vv023
- COREtec Originals Classics VV024 (15 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-classics-vv024
- COREtec Originals Classics: COREtec Plus XL (4 colors, 9" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-plus-xl
- COREtec Originals Classics: CT O CLSSC 7x48 (2 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/ct-o-clssc-7x48
- COREtec Originals Enhanced 9x72 CR501 (10 colors, 9" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-enhanced-9x72-cr501
- COREtec Originals Enhanced VV012 (10 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-enhanced-vv012
- COREtec Originals Enhanced VV855 (8 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-enhanced-vv855
- COREtec Originals Enhanced: COREtec Plus XLE (6 colors, 9" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-plus-xle
- COREtec Originals: Coastal Luxe (5 colors, 9" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coastal-luxe
- COREtec Originals: Lakehouse Luxe (5 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/lakehouse-luxe
- COREtec Originals: Restored Era (5 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/restored-era
- COREtec Originals: Retro Revival (10 colors, 9" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/retro-revival
- COREtec Tile: CT Plus Tile (9 colors, 12" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/ct-plus-tile
- COREtec Tile: CT Tile SPC 18 (5 colors, 18" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/ct-tile-spc-18
- COREtec Tile: Enduring Base (5 colors, 12" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/enduring-base
- COREtec Tile: Natural Opula (4 colors, 18" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/natural-opula
- COREtec Pro Premium: COREtec Pro Plus Enhanced HD 9" VV488 (10 colors, 9" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-pro-plus-enhanced-hd-9-vv488
- COREtec Pro Premium VV800 (7 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-pro-premium-vv800
- COREtec Pro Classics VV017 (15 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-pro-classics-vv017
- COREtec Pro Enhanced VV491 (6 colors, 9" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-pro-enhanced-vv491
- COREtec Pro Enhanced: COREtec Pro Plus Enhanced Planks (9 colors, 7" wide): https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-pro-plus-enhanced-planks

## Popular COREtec floors

- **Springfield Oak**, COREtec Pro Classics VV017, $4.09 per square foot, material only: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-pro-classics-vv017/springfield-oak
- **Berlin Pine**, COREtec Pro Enhanced VV491, $4.79 per square foot, material only: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-pro-enhanced-vv491/berlin-pine
- **Sonia Marble**, COREtec · Ct Plus Tile, $7.59 per square foot, material only: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/ct-plus-tile/sonia-marble
- **Carolina Pine**, COREtec Originals Classics VV023, $6.39 per square foot, material only: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-classics-vv023/carolina-pine
- **Virtue Oak**, COREtec Originals Premium VV457, $9.09 per square foot, material only: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-premium-vv457/virtue-oak
- **Blended Praline**, COREtec Originals Premium VV704, $8.19 per square foot, material only: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-premium-vv704/blended-praline
- **Marsh Oak**, COREtec Originals Classics VV024, $6.29 per square foot, material only: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-classics-vv024/marsh-oak
- **Conch Ash**, COREtec Originals Premium VV810, $8.89 per square foot, material only: https://www.powellflooring.com/floors/coretec/coretec-originals-premium-vv810/conch-ash

Prices are for the material only. Delivery and installation are not included.

## Why people choose COREtec

- **Water is not the end of it.** COREtec calls its planks 100 percent waterproof and says they will not swell, cup or crack from water, which is why it goes where wood would worry you: a basement, a kitchen, a mudroom, a bathroom.
- **Two cores, two feels.** Originals are built on WPC, a foamed core that COREtec says reads softer, warmer and quieter underfoot. Pro is built on SPC, a denser stone polymer core made for dents and dropped things.
- **Quiet from the start.** Nearly every plank carries its own cork backing, and a few lines COREtec's Soft Step pad instead, so there is no separate underlayment to buy for most rooms.
- **Real plank widths.** Planks run 5, 7 and 9 inches wide, so a room reads as boards rather than strips, and the tiles run 12 and 18 inches.

## The floors

### COREtec Originals

The WPC family, a little thicker and softer underfoot. Originals Classics are the everyday planks, including the 5 inch VV023 for a narrower, more traditional board. Originals Enhanced includes the long 9 by 72 inch planks. Originals Premium is the heaviest build here, with 20 to 30 mil wear layers and planks up to about 0.59 inch thick.

### COREtec Pro

The SPC family, thinner and harder: Pro Classics, Pro Enhanced and Pro Premium, all with a 20 mil wear layer, at 7 and 9 inches wide. It is the one to look at for a busy entry or a room with heavy furniture.

### COREtec Tile

Tile looks at 12 and 18 inches wide, on WPC or SPC, with the grout line built into the tile. The 18 by 36 inch tiles carry a beveled line across the middle, so the floor reads as 18 inch squares.

## The warranty, in plain terms

COREtec backs its residential floors with its own lifetime residential limited wear warranty, and the Pro planks with a COREtec Pro version of it. For light business use, the Originals carry a 10 year medium commercial warranty and Pro a 15 year heavy commercial one. Each line's own page links its warranty, and COREtec's own document governs.

## How we install it

COREtec planks and tiles click together and float over the subfloor, so the floor moves as one piece and nothing is nailed or glued to the house. A floating floor wants a flat, solid base, so we look at the subfloor when we measure. COREtec also allows some lines to be glued down, and its cork backing means no separate pad for most rooms.

## Living with it

Sweep or vacuum, then a damp mop with a cleaner that is pH neutral, which is what COREtec asks for. Felt pads under chair legs and a mat at each door keep the wear layer looking new for longer.

## Questions

**Is COREtec really waterproof?** COREtec says its planks are 100 percent waterproof and will not swell, cup or crack from water. Water on top of the floor will not hurt the planks, though a leak still needs drying out underneath.

**What is the difference between COREtec Originals and COREtec Pro?** Originals are WPC, a foamed core that feels softer and quieter. Pro is SPC, a denser stone polymer core that stands up better to dents. Both come with a pad attached, cork on nearly every line.

**Do I need an underlayment under COREtec?** Most COREtec planks have cork attached at the factory, and a few carry COREtec's Soft Step pad, so most rooms need nothing more.

**Can COREtec go in a basement?** Yes. A waterproof floating floor is the one we are happiest to put on a basement slab, as long as the slab is flat and dry enough.

**Where is COREtec made?** The COREtec lines we carry are imported, as the maker lists them.

## The maker's documents

- Lifetime Residential Limited Wear Warranty: https://pdmsview.shawinc.com/viewer/doc/7323
- Resilient WPC 10 Year Medium Commercial Limited Warranty: https://pdmsview.shawinc.com/viewer/doc/7325
- COREtec Pro 15 Year Heavy Commercial/Limited Wear Warranty: https://pdmsview.shawinc.com/viewer/doc/7326
- COREtec Pro Lifetime Residential Limited Wear Warranty: https://pdmsview.shawinc.com/viewer/doc/7327
- COREtec Commercial Resilient Maintenance Guidelines: https://pdmsview.shawinc.com/viewer/doc/5044
- COREtec Residential Resilient Maintenance Guidelines: https://pdmsview.shawinc.com/viewer/doc/3235
- COREtec Pro Residential Resilient Maintenance Guidelines: https://pdmsview.shawinc.com/viewer/doc/6173

## Contact

Powell Flooring, 1811 Union Valley Rd, West Milford, NJ 07480. Phone 973-728-9717. Free samples and a free measured estimate: https://www.powellflooring.com/estimate