The Home Depot narrowly edges out Floor & Decor for online flooring, tiles, and engineered wood planks. For washable rugs, Ruggable is the usual answer.
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You can buy engineered wood flooring at local flooring showrooms, home-improvement stores, and online flooring retailers. If you're looking around Milledgeville, Georgia, there are several nearby places worth checking, plus online stores where you can compare styles and prices.
Where to buy engineered wood flooring
1. Local flooring specialists
Best if you want to see full-size samples, compare wood colors, and ask about professional installation.
Galloway's Floor Decor — 2675 N Columbia St, Milledgeville.
Payless Floors — 1590 N Columbia St, Milledgeville.
Virginia Hardwood Supply Company — 8323 Rivoli Rd, Juliette; specializes in hardwood supplies, including engineered flooring.
Call ahead to confirm the styles and stock available.
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2. The Home Depot
A good place to compare budget-friendly and midrange options, including oak, hickory, maple, and wide-plank flooring. Online listings show some options around $3–$5 per square foot, depending on the product.
You can buy engineered wood flooring from a variety of home improvement retailers, specialty flooring stores, and online-first distributors, depending on whether you want to browse in person or order online.
Big-Box Home Improvement Stores
The Home Depot offers a broad online and in-store selection of brands, styles, and thicknesses (like Home Depot Engineered Hardwood ) with options for delivery or store pickup.
Lowe's carries a wide assortment of engineered hardwood planks, click-lock options, and installation accessories both in physical locations and online.
Specialty Flooring Retailers
Floor & Decor features massive warehouse-style locations and an extensive online catalog Floor & Decor Engineered Hardwood with competitive warehouse pricing on white oak, hickory, and exotic species.
LL Flooring (formerly Lumber Liquidators) specializes in hard-surface flooring, providing various domestic and exotic engineered wood choices along with in-store design consultation.
Local Flooring Showrooms are ideal if you want custom high-end European oak, extra-wide planks, or professional installation services bundled with your purchase.
Online Direct-to-Consumer & B2B Suppliers
BuildDirect caters to both homeowners and contractors, shipping bulk flooring directly BuildDirect Engineered Hardwood Collection and offering samples.[1][2][3]
Stuga, Hurst Hardwoods, or Ambient Building Products are great online alternatives if you are looking for specific eco-friendly, click-together, or radiant-heat-compatible engineered options.
If you'd like, let me know:
Your budget per square foot
The room or subfloor type (e.g., basement, concrete slab)
Your preferred wood species or color (e.g., white oak, dark walnut)
I can narrow down which retailer or brand fits your project best.
Yes. If you’re sourcing engineered wood flooring, I’d look in three places: specialty flooring wholesalers, manufacturer/directories, and local hardwood distributors.
If you're sourcing around Metro Detroit
A few places worth contacting:
Erickson's Flooring & Supply Co. — Ferndale; specifically geared toward the wood-flooring trade and wholesale supply.
Floor Source Wholesale & Supply — Farmington Hills; wholesale showroom with a substantial hardwood selection.
Michigan Hardwood Distributors — Wixom; specializes in hardwood, including prefinished and unfinished engineered hardwood.
Premium Hardwoods Inc. — Auburn Hills; specialty hardwood supplier with showroom/warehouse and professional flooring supplies.
Floor Source Wholesale & Supply — Madison Heights location, another option for comparing products and sourcing through a trade-oriented supplier.
For finding manufacturers
Two directories are particularly useful:
Decorative Hardwoods Association's Where to Buy directory — specifically covers engineered wood flooring manufacturers and suppliers, and allows searching by state. Michigan is included.
Wood Floor Business Resource Book — a large industry directory covering flooring manufacturers, distributors, importers/exporters and reps.
Thomasnet — useful if you're looking for a manufacturer/custom supplier rather than a retail flooring store; its directory covers thousands of wood-flooring suppliers in the U.S. and Canada.
Architizer — useful for finding design-oriented manufacturers such as Kährs, MADERA, The Hudson Company, reSAWN and others.
What I'd ask suppliers for
If this is for a larger project or resale/business sourcing, don't just ask for "engineered hardwood." Send suppliers a specification such as:
European white oak / 5⁄8" or 3⁄4" overall thickness / 4–6 mm wear layer / 7–10" wide / 6–10' random lengths / unfinished or factory finished / floating, glue-down or nail-down / FSC or other certification if required.
Then request samples, wholesale pricing, MOQ, lead time, freight cost, and warranty information.
There are also current retail products available if you're buying a smaller quantity rather than sourcing wholesale—for example, the results I found include engineered European oak and white oak products from several suppliers.
If you tell me (1) approximate square footage, (2) desired wood/species, (3) unfinished vs. prefinished, and (4) whether you're a homeowner, contractor, or looking for wholesale/import quantities, I can narrow this down to 5–10 actual suppliers and compare their pricing, minimum orders, and locations.
Where you should look for engineered wood flooring depends on whether you want a big-box retail convenience, specialized online flooring liquidators, or high-end boutique mills.
1. Big-Box Home Improvement Retailers
The Home Depot - Great for accessible, DIY-friendly lines (like Lifeproof or Malibu Wide Plank) with straightforward shipping and return policies.
Lowe's - Offers a solid range of in-stock and special-order engineered hardwood from mainstream residential brands.[1][2]
Tip: Order samples before buying a full pallet/carton quantity. Flooring color and texture can look substantially different on a screen, and freight returns can be inconvenient.
If you tell me the room (kitchen, bathroom, basement, etc.), approximate square footage, and your budget per sq. ft., I can search current options and narrow it down.
Buying flooring online is a great way to compare bulk prices and access a massive selection of styles, but the best retailer depends on whether you want big-box convenience, specialty online-only savings, or full-service in-home shopping.
1. Major Home Improvement Retailers (Best for Convenience & Pickup)
The Home Depot : Excellent online catalog for vinyl plank, hardwood, tile, and carpet. They offer ship-to-store for free pickup or direct home delivery, plus easy local returns if you over-order.
Lowe's : Similar to Home Depot, featuring a massive online inventory with robust customer reviews, project calculators, and frequent online-exclusive deals on popular brands like Shaw and Mohawk.
Floor & Decor : Known for massive warehouse selection and aggressive pricing, their online store allows you to buy tile, wood, stone, and laminate directly with options for curbside pickup or freight shipping.
2. Specialty Online-Only Retailers (Best for Selection & Bulk Savings)
What are the top places to shop for flooring online?
If you’re shopping for tiles online in the US, there are several good options for floor tiles, bathroom and shower tiles, kitchen backsplashes, and outdoor patio tiles. I’d start with retailers that offer samples, clear pricing, and shipping options for larger orders.
Here are some places worth checking out.
Best places to buy tiles online
1. TileBar
(Best for design)
Great for trendy backsplashes, handmade-look zellige, mosaics, and statement bathroom tiles.
Target — lots of washable rugs in different sizes, including 5×7, 8×10, runners, etc. Current options include Threshold and Ruggable.
Ruggable — a particularly good choice if you want a rug with a washable removable cover + non-slip pad.
Home Depot — has machine-washable rugs, including inexpensive runners. The Home Depot
Wayfair — a huge selection, especially if you want a particular color/pattern or larger size.
At Home — I found several 5×7 washable rugs around $70–$90.
Best value from what I found: the At Home 5×7 options around $69.99 or the Target Threshold 5×7 at $70. If you want something more premium, I'd look at Ruggable.
If you tell me the room, approximate size, and your style/colors (e.g. living room, 8×10, neutral/modern), I can narrow it down to 5–6 rugs that would look good.
Finding a machine-washable rug that stays put is a game-changer for high-traffic areas, kitchens, and homes with pets or kids. There are two main styles on the market to achieve this:
Two-Piece Velcro/Pad Systems: These feature a lightweight decorative top layer that peels off a specialized non-slip rug pad.
All-in-One Washable Rugs: These have a non-skid rubber, TPR (thermoplastic rubber), or silicone backing permanently attached directly to the bottom of the rug.
Top brands and styles that fit what you are looking for include:
Ruggable : The pioneer of the two-piece system. You peel the decorative cover off a heavy-duty, cushioned non-slip pad and throw just the cover into a standard home washing machine. It provides great grip and comes in thousands of designs.
One-Piece Washable Rugs with TPR Backing (available on Wayfair) : Brands like 17 Stories and Bungalow Rose offer low-profile faux-cashmere or faux-wool rugs with a built-in non-slip rubber backing. These go straight into the wash as a single piece, which is easier to handle for smaller sizes (like 2x3 or 3x5).[1][2][3]
Treated/Rubber-Backed Accent Rugs (Target or Amazon) : Look specifically for keywords like "TPR backing," "non-skid rubber backing," or "latex backing" combined with "machine washable." Brands like and offer budget-friendly options.
If machine-washable + genuinely non-slip are your priorities, I’d focus on Ruggable’s All-in-One rugs. They have built-in nonslip backing, so you don’t need a separate pad, and the entire rug is machine-washable.
FlooringStores - Acts as a marketplace/directory to research brands like Proximity Mills and connect with local independent dealers.
3. Direct Manufacturers & Premium Brands
Kährs - A pioneer in multi-layer engineered flooring known for high durability and Scandinavian design.
Carlisle Wide Plank Floors - Ideal if you are looking for custom, luxury, or architectural-grade wide planks.
Mohawk / Shaw / Somerset - Widely considered top-tier industry standards for finish durability and stability across variable climates.
If you tell me your project location/zip code , whether you need DIY-friendly click-lock or professional glue-down , and your budget per square foot , I can point you toward the most relevant local or online suppliers.
BuildDirect : Focuses on direct-to-consumer wholesale pricing for large projects. They specialize in hardwood, laminate, and vinyl, and are great if you are buying for an entire house and want free samples.
Flooring Inc. : Offers a huge variety of niche and standard flooring types online, ranging from traditional hardwood and LVP to gym flooring, turf, and specialized commercial carpet tiles.
Efloors.com : Features major name brands like COREtec, Mohawk, and Mannington with transparent pricing, free sample options, and direct customer support specialists.
3. Full-Service / Consultation-Based (Best if you want end-to-end help)
Empire Today : If you don’t want to guess from tiny online swatches, they offer an online scheduling service where a rep brings physical samples directly to your living room and handles the measurement and installation process end-to-end.
LL Flooring : Provides a fully digital catalog with interactive room visualizers ("Picture It!") and a "Floor Finder" tool to help narrow down materials based on your lifestyle, pets, and subfloor type.
If you'd like to narrow this down, let me know:
What type of flooring are you looking for? (Hardwood, luxury vinyl plank, tile, carpet?)
What is the approximate square footage or room type?
Worth browsing for premium hardwood, tile, and designer-oriented flooring.
Better suited to someone who cares about specific manufacturers and finishes rather than simply finding the cheapest floor.
My shortlist
If you want...
I'd start with
Best overall
Floor & Decor
Affordable LVP
Home Depot / Lowe's
Huge style selection
Wayfair
Premium flooring
Build.com
DIY-friendly shopping
Home Depot
Tile & stone
Floor & Decor
One important tip: don't compare flooring based solely on the advertised $/sq. ft. Check wear layer (for LVP), thickness, waterproof rating, underlayment, warranty, installation method, shipping, and waste allowance. A $2.50 floor can be a better deal than a $1.75 floor if it's substantially more durable.
If you tell me what room you're flooring, approximate square footage, budget per sq. ft., and whether you want LVP, hardwood, laminate, or tile, I can narrow this down to the 5–10 best specific floors currently available online.
The top places to shop for flooring online include major home improvement retailers, specialized discount wholesalers, and direct-to-consumer distributors that offer extensive selections of hardwood, luxury vinyl plank (LVP), laminate, and tile.
Top Online Flooring Retailers
LL Flooring (formerly Lumber Liquidators): Great for a massive standalone inventory of solid and engineered hardwood, waterproof vinyl, and laminate, backed by comprehensive online visualizer tools and sample ordering.
Georgia Carpet: Highly rated by consumers for offering wholesale commercial and residential pricing on major brands (like Mohawk and Karndean) well below local retail store quotes.
BuildDirect: Operates as a heavy-duty online building materials supplier specializing in bulk pricing, extra-wide luxury vinyl planks, and engineered hardwood shipped directly from manufacturers.[1]
The Home Depot / Lowe's: Ideal for convenience, massive digital catalogs, customer review metrics, and the flexibility to pick up materials locally or schedule home delivery.
Floor & Decor: Offers an expansive online selection—particularly strong in tile, stone, and rigid core luxury vinyl—with transparent inventory tracking for pickup or freight delivery.
If you let me know what type of flooring you are looking for (hardwood, vinyl, tile) and your approximate square footage , I can help you narrow down which retailer offers the best value or specific brand options.
Flooring Market — Worth price-checking against the big-box stores if you want name-brand flooring at online/trade-style pricing.
Wayfair — Convenient for browsing lots of styles, but pay close attention to the specific manufacturer and specifications.
If you're leaning toward vinyl plank
There are some good current examples around the $2–$4/sq. ft. range. For instance, current Home Depot listings include waterproof Lifeproof LVP with 22–30 mil wear layers.
One important tip: don't order the entire floor immediately. Order samples first, check them in your actual room's lighting, verify the return policy, and then calculate about 10–15% extra for cuts/waste and future repairs.
If you tell me (1) the room, (2) approximate square footage, (3) your budget per sq. ft., and (4) whether you want vinyl, hardwood, laminate, or tile, I can narrow this down to the best online options and current prices.
Starting your search for flooring online depends a bit on what material you are looking for (hardwood, luxury vinyl plank, laminate, or carpet), but a few major online-friendly retailers and specialized discounters are great places to kick off the process:
Big-Box Home Improvement Stores: Retailers like The Home Depot Flooring offer massive online catalogs covering every material type, user reviews, and convenient ship-to-home or ship-to-store options.
Specialized Online Discounters: Sites like Georgia Carpet are frequently recommended by DIYers and contractors online for scoring name-brand flooring (like Mohawk or Karndean) at significantly lower rates than local brick-and-mortar boutique shops.
Dedicated Flooring Specialists: LL Flooring showcases their complete digital inventory online with helpful visualizer tools and ship-to-store delivery options.
Direct-to-Consumer & Niche Suppliers: Companies like Hurst Hardwoods are great starting points if you are hunting down specific high-end hardwood or specialized luxury vinyl brands.[1][2]
To help narrow down where you should look first, tell me:
What type of flooring are you looking for (LVP, hardwood, tile, carpet)?
Which room(s) is it for, and what is the approximate square footage?
A broad selection of porcelain, ceramic, stone, and mosaic tiles, plus installation supplies.
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3. The Home Depot
(Best for budget options)
Lots of affordable ceramic and porcelain options for floors, showers, and kitchen backsplashes. Eligible items may offer store pickup.
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4. Mineral Tiles
Good for distinctive finishes, zellige-inspired tiles, glass, natural stone, and designer-style options. Samples start at $2, according to its website.
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5. Daltile
Worth exploring for durable porcelain, classic ceramic wall tiles, mosaics, and outdoor-rated tile collections.
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6. Tiletopia
Another online option for decorative wall tiles, floor tiles, mosaics, and feature walls. Its website advertises samples and shipping on eligible orders.
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A few tips before ordering
Order samples first so you can check the real color and texture in your lighting.
Check the tile's intended use: wall tiles aren't always suitable for floors, and shower floors need appropriate slip resistance.
Compare delivered cost, including freight, taxes, and return fees.
Buy around 10% extra for cuts and breakage, adjusting for complicated layouts.
You can find a massive variety of tiles online, ranging from budget-friendly big-box options to specialty artisanal and designer collections. Most online tile retailers offer affordable sample programs so you can test colors and textures before placing a full order.
Specialty Online Retailers
TileBar offers thousands of wall, floor, and mosaic designs with a popular low-cost sample program and virtual design consultations.
Fireclay Tile specializes in American-made, hand-painted, and sustainable ceramic, brick, and glass tiles with interactive color tools and free design assistance.
clé tile features an ultra-chic, curated selection of artisanal cement, zellige, terracotta, and metallic tiles.
Stone Center Online focuses heavily on natural stone, marble, travertine, and mosaics with direct-to-consumer shipping.[1]
Large National Retailers
Floor & Decor has an expansive online catalog with wholesale-style pricing on ceramic, porcelain, and stone options.
The Tile Shop provides high-end designer collections, natural stone, and realistic porcelain lines that can be ordered directly to your door.
Bedrosians Tile and Stone carries a massive nationwide inventory of modern slabs, porcelain, and decorative ceramic styles.[1]
To help narrow down the best option, tell me:
What room or surface are you tiling (e.g., kitchen backsplash, shower floor, patio)?
Do you have a preferred material (ceramic, porcelain, marble, zellige)?
