Caspian Oak Rustic Waterproof WPC | COREtec Floors

Neutral-toned waterproof flooring in soft weathered greige with muted cool undertones. Caspian Oak from COREtec Floors — 6.5mm, 12 mil wear.
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COREtec Floors Brand
COREtec Originals Classics Wpc Collection
Multi-tone/Rustic Color Tone
Wpc Flooring Type
6.5mm+ Thickness
Yes Water Resistant

Quick Answer

What is Caspian Oak?

Caspian Oak is a wood-look WPC floor built around a soft weathered greige color, with a hard-wearing residential wear layer for a low-maintenance, practical finish.

Is it waterproof?

Yes — 100% waterproof. Kitchen reality — dropped pots, splashes, and daily mop-and-go cleaning — won't faze the planks, as long as you wipe spills up promptly and dry any standing water. Not approved for outdoor installation; test the subfloor for moisture before installing.

How durable is it, and what traffic can it take?

Caspian Oak is protected by a 12 mil wear layer — approximately 0.30 mm — built for everyday residential use across the busy areas of most homes, providing solid everyday scratch and scuff resistance. A middle-of-the-range wear layer that balances durability with value.

Will it hold up to daily life?

Dog nails, cat claws, litter grit, water-bowl splash — Caspian Oak's 12 mil wear layer and finish resist the scratches and scuffs a pet household puts on a floor, whereas a thinner LVT wear layer marks more easily.

What does the plank surface look like?

Up close, the plank surface is where Caspian Oak earns its rustic label. Long weathered splits and fine fissures run with the grain, broken by small knots at a moderate scatter. The mixed grain shifts direction and tightness from plank to plank, and the greige tone varies too, some boards leaning paler and some a touch greyer, so the printed surface avoids any repeating pattern. It is a heavily character-marked look, closer to reclaimed, salvaged boards than to a clean modern floor.

Quiet enough upstairs or in a condo?

The attached acoustic layer damps the hollow "click" sound characteristic of floating floors. Caspian Oak is quieter underfoot than LVT with a loose pad — both for the walker and for rooms below in multi-story homes.

Is it safe for indoor air?

Yes — Caspian Oak carries GREENGUARD Gold 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?

Under the bright midday daylight of a window-lit room, Caspian Oak reads bright and cool: the greige lifts toward a clean pale grey and its cool undertones stay crisp rather than warming up. Because it is a neutral, it pairs easily with white and whitewashed furnishings and with soft coastal blues and greens, since there is no strong brown or gold to compete with your other colors. In a darker or north-facing room the same greige deepens a shade toward stone, which reads cozier without losing its cool cast.

Price & availability?

This flooring is supplied on a special-order basis. For today's lead time and a quote, call or text (408) 753-3220. We can arrange nationwide shipping, Bay Area delivery, or pickup. Contact us to learn about trade pricing for verified contractors, designers, and architects. Our team is ready to help you move forward.

Overview

Heavy weathering runs the length of every board, with long splits, fine fissures, and small knots scattered a few to a plank, giving Caspian Oak its salvaged, hand-worn character. The color is a soft greige, a pale grey-beige with cool undertones that keep it from turning warm or yellow. Board-to-board variation is dramatic, so no two planks look alike across the floor. In a bedroom it reads calm and airy, a light neutral that suits coastal-cottage and current-farmhouse rooms where you want the floor to stay quiet and let the room feel open.

A soft weathered greige with real salvaged character, calm enough to let a bedroom breathe.

Specifications

SKU VV585-50008
Brand COREtec Floors
Collection COREtec Originals Classics
Color Caspian Oak
Flooring Type WPC
Plank size 6 inches wide × 48 inches long
Thickness 6.5mm
Wear layer 12 mil
SF per carton 31.51 sq ft
Installation grade Above, On, Below grade
Waterproof Yes — 100%
Warranty Lifetime Residential / 10 Years Medium Commercial
Certifications GREENGUARD Gold

Installation, Care & Warranty

Frequently asked questions

What does it look like installed in a real room?
In the photographed room, Caspian Oak runs through a coastal-cottage bedroom lit by a garden window. A rustic driftwood accent chair and a white slipcovered armchair sit on the floor beside the bed, with a woven basket, a hanging heart ornament, and a string of lights adding the cottage detail. The whitewashed timber and pale upholstery keep everything soft and light, and against them the greige floor reads as the warmest tone in an otherwise pale room, without ever going dark. The overall look is serene and put-together, current farmhouse with a coastal ease.
Will it match my cabinets?
There are no kitchen cabinets in this bedroom, but the room does show white paneled trim, and that pairing is the easy one: pale, whitewashed cabinetry and trim are the natural match for Caspian Oak. The floor's cool greige sits in the same neutral family, so crisp millwork looks clean and intentional against it rather than stark. If your cabinets are a pale grey or a soft sage, those work too, since anything low-contrast and cool-leaning stays in step with the floor.
How does this color read in a windowless basement?
Caspian Oak is a light neutral, which makes it a safe pick for a windowless basement or a low-light room. Pale floors keep a space from feeling closed in, and the cool greige will not turn muddy or yellow under artificial light the way a warm brown can. Its color does drop a little without daylight, closer to a soft stone grey than the brighter greige you see by a window, but it stays light, and with good ceiling lighting the weathered grain still shows. It is also a floor that works below grade, where the WPC core and 100% waterproof surface matter as much as the look.

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Written by
Sergey Stotskiy

Managing Partner, Kapriz Hardwood Floors · Licensed California C-15 Flooring Contractor #875369 (active since 2006) · Established 2003