Shaw Floors

Matching a floor across a whole house is where a lot of projects stall. The hardwood you like does not come in a moisture-safe version for the basement, the vinyl that suits the basement looks nothing like the upstairs, and you end up sourcing three brands that never quite agree. Shaw is one of the few names that covers engineered hardwood, waterproof vinyl, and carpet under one roof, so the look carries room to room.

In simple terms: Shaw is one of the largest flooring manufacturers in North America, making product for more than 50 years. At Squarefoot we carry their engineered hardwood and their waterproof vinyl plank and tile lines, with Shaw carpet available through our showrooms. One brand, backed by real manufacturer warranties, across the rooms that need different things.

Shaw also owns COREtec and Anderson Tuftex, which is why you will see an Anderson Tuftex line sitting inside the Shaw hardwood range here. That scale is the practical advantage: when you order Shaw, the supply, the colour matching, and the warranty are coming from a manufacturer with the depth to stand behind them.

Shaw engineered hardwood

The engineered hardwood range is oak-led and built for real wood looks over a stable engineered core, which is the right construction for Ontario homes that swing between dry winters and humid summers. Collections include Castlewood, Couture, Empire Oak and its Herringbone companion, Fifth Avenue, and the Anderson Tuftex Natural Timbers Bandsaw line.

Decision line: choose Shaw engineered hardwood when you want a genuine wood floor above grade, and pick the herringbone if you want the pattern without sourcing a separate specialty product.

Shaw waterproof vinyl plank

Shaw's vinyl plank lines are rigid-core SPC, built waterproof, with a tough wear surface and an attached pad on many styles for quieter steps. The HD Plus families are the workhorses: Pantheon HD Plus, Paragon HD Plus, and Titan HD Plus, alongside the Endura Plus floating and glue-down line. Lighter-traffic and design-led options include Aspire, Dwell, Fresh Take, Noble Roots, and Tivoli Plus.

Decision line: for a busy main floor, a basement, or a rental, start in the HD Plus or Endura Plus lines, since those are the rigid-core styles built to take traffic and water without moving.

Shaw vinyl tile

If you want a stone or concrete look without real tile and grout, Shaw makes it in vinyl tile format. Paragon Tile Plus and Titan HD Plus tile give you the hard-surface visual with warmer, fully waterproof vinyl underfoot, which suits bathrooms, laundry rooms, and entries.

Decision line: pick Shaw vinyl tile when you want the look of stone in a wet area but would rather skip grout maintenance.

Shaw carpet and pets

Carpet is still Shaw's largest category, and we can show you the current Shaw carpet range in our showrooms. Carpet is the strongest option for sound absorption, which matters in a Toronto condo bedroom or a second floor over a living space, and Shaw's pet-focused lines are built to handle claws and accidents. Shaw is the official flooring partner of the American Kennel Club, which tells you where their durability testing is aimed. Ask us to pull Shaw carpet samples alongside the hard-surface options when you visit.

Why Shaw works in Ontario homes

The split between materials is the point. In a basement or a slab condo that can take on moisture, the waterproof SPC vinyl is the safe call, and the thicker HD Plus lines with attached pad help with the sound and underlayment rules many condo boards set. Tell us your building and we can confirm whether a collection meets the board's requirement before you order. Above grade, the engineered hardwood gives you a real wood floor that holds up to the dry-winter, humid-summer swing better than solid wood, and it pairs with most in-floor heating systems when installed to spec. In a Barrie or cottage-area home that sees big seasonal change, matching engineered wood upstairs with waterproof vinyl in the lower level is a common, reliable layout.

How it compares

If you are still choosing materials, these help: hardwood vs vinyl walks through look, resale, and durability, vinyl vs laminate covers the waterproofing gap, and is flooring waterproof explains what waterproof means at the seam and the core. For Shaw's sister SPC brand, COREtec is worth comparing side by side.

Which Shaw is right for you

Match the material to the room. Main level or feature room where you want real wood: Shaw engineered hardwood, herringbone if you want the pattern. Basement, rental, or any space that sees water: HD Plus or Endura Plus vinyl plank. Bathroom or laundry with a stone look: Shaw vinyl tile. Bedrooms and quiet zones: Shaw carpet. Not sure how to split it across your floor plan, bring your measurements and photos to either showroom and we will map it with you.

Installation by our own crew

We install Shaw with our own in-house team, residential and commercial, not subcontractors. That means one company owns the subfloor prep, the install, the transitions between materials, and the finish, which matters most on a job that mixes engineered hardwood and vinyl in the same home. See our hardwood installation and vinyl installation process pages, and browse our projects for completed work.

See Shaw near me

You can browse Shaw collections online, but wood grain and vinyl texture read very differently in person, and carpet has to be felt. We carry Shaw at both showrooms. Visit us in Mississauga at 700 Dundas St E, Unit 3-4, or call 905-277-2227. In Barrie, find us at 112 Saunders Rd, Units 1-4, or call 705-726-2272. You can also contact us to check current availability. For other lines, see the full brands lineup.