Raw Oak Light Brown Waterproof Vinyl | GemCore Flooring
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What is Raw Oak?
Raw Oak is a waterproof, wood-look LVT floor in a bright golden-tan tone, with a durable, heavy-traffic wear layer for a low-maintenance, practical finish.
Is it waterproof?
Yes — 100% waterproof. Day-to-day life — a dropped glass, a pet bowl, a tracked-in puddle — wipes up without swelling or delamination when cleaned promptly; standing water should not be left to sit. Outdoor use is not approved.
How durable is it, and what traffic can it take?
Raw Oak features a 20 mil wear layer — equivalent to 0.51 mm — recommended for heavy residential use and many light-commercial applications, offering excellent protection against everyday scratches, scuffs, and abrasion. It sits at the thicker, harder-wearing end of the range.
How do I clean and maintain it?
Safe cleaners for Raw Oak's 20 mil wear layer: vinyl-safe cleaners, damp microfiber mops, vacuum on hard-floor setting. The finish rules out abrasive scrubbers, bleach, ammonia, and solvent-based cleaners — these dull the wear layer permanently.
What does the plank surface look like?
Up close, Raw Oak shows an open cathedral grain -- long, mostly straight lines with a few soft arches breaking up the run -- plus small, tight knots scattered at a moderate frequency across the boards. The knots stay compact rather than sprawling, and the color shift from board to board is subtle and closely matched.
Quiet enough upstairs or in a condo?
There's no attached pad on Raw Oak — as a glue-down dryback LVT its underside bonds directly to the subfloor. That full bond lays the floor flat and quiet underfoot, with none of the hollow give a floating floor can have; for a condo or upstairs room that needs a rated sound assembly, ask about an acoustic membrane suited to glue-down LVT.
Is it safe for indoor air?
Yes — Raw Oak carries FloorScore certification, independently tested for low chemical emissions. That matters most for households with allergies, asthma, or young children.
Will this color work in my room?
Raw Oak carries a warm golden-tan base with a light beige undertone, so it reads warm rather than gray or cool in most rooms. In brighter spaces it lifts into a soft honey tone; in rooms with less natural light it reads a touch deeper, closer to caramel, without turning muddy.
Price & availability?
This floor is available by special order. Get in touch by call or text at (408) 753-3220 to check lead time and receive a quote. Pickup, Bay Area delivery, and nationwide shipping are all available. Ask about trade pricing if you're a verified contractor, designer, or architect. Our team is ready to help you move forward.
Overview
Raw Oak's board-to-board variation stays deliberately quiet: the grain runs long and mostly straight, broken only by soft arches and a scattering of small, tight knots that repeat without turning into an obvious pattern. That restraint is the point -- each plank reads close enough to its neighbors that a full room lays down as one calm, continuous field of golden-tan warmth with a light beige undertone, rather than a floor where every third board jumps out. Being waterproof, it stands up to spills and daily traffic in kitchens, entries, laundry rooms, and other busy spots. Right for someone who wants a floor that reads even and unified from across the room -- if you'd rather have plank-to-plank contrast bold enough to notice at a glance, a busier, higher-character print in the lineup is the better fit.
Small knots and soft arches repeat quietly across every plank -- never the same, never jarring.
Specifications
| SKU | advantage-ii-raw-oak |
|---|---|
| Brand | GemCore Flooring |
| Collection | Advantage II |
| Color | Raw Oak |
| Flooring Type | LVT |
| Plank size | 7 inches wide × 48 inches long |
| Thickness | 3mm |
| Wear layer | 20 mil |
| Installation method | Glue-Down (Dryback) |
| SF per carton | 34.98 sq ft |
| Installation grade | Above, On, Below grade |
| Waterproof | Yes — 100% |
| Warranty | By wear-layer tier (6mil=10yr, 8mil=15yr, 12mil=25yr, 20mil & 28mil=Lifetime Residential; Light Commercial 5-20 Years). |
| Certifications | FloorScore |