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HELP! Aquaguard Discontinued Product!!

5 years ago

I see this has happened to others before me from reading through the discussion threads and I'm hoping someone somewhere has some boxes lying around that would be willing to help out.


Short version of the story - I purchased a condo in Clearwater, FL in mid-2020. The entire condo was renovated and running throughout the condo is AquaGuard Mixed Aged Gray Water-Resistant Laminate Flooring (SKU#100344563). Unfortunately the person who sold us the condo didn't leave any extra boxes of flooring and seems Floor and Decor stopped selling this in 2018 (1 year after the reno was done).


Recently we noticed bowing and separating near the windows in both bedrooms under the windows. We had the windows inspected by the company that installed them during the renovations and there was water leaking in due to improper installation. These windows were installed in summer of 2019 so this has been a problem for well over a year and half but just rearing it's ugly head now...


We're addressing the windows but the major issue I have is the flooring - unless I can find this product because the flooring is run THROUGHOUT (no breaks in doorways) I need to try and match the flooring to get the damaged areas repaired (about 50-80 sq.ft.).


Does ANYONE out there have extra boxes that they would be willing to sell? This is dire because if we can't find this flooring we might have to replace the flooring throughout.....


Thanks - distressed new condo owner.....

Comments (9)

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Water leaking in due to "improper installation?"

  • 5 years ago

    Windows were impact resistance Mulled Windows and installer never caulked and sealed where the two windows met. So there was a hole and with any driving rain since 2019 it was just sending water under the sill and down the wall... because it wasn't that large of a gap unfortunately the damage didn't make itself known until we noticed clear bowing and separating of this laminate floor last month. :-( Window installer is doing the right thing and addressing all including the damage to my condo but the trick is finding this flooring..... that's the biggest issue.. :-(


  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Three years ago. (Sounds like it had been discontinued two years before it was installed in your Condo!

    The first Google Hit is SKU#100344563

    " $2.96 - AquaGuard SKU#100344563

    " $2.96 - Aged Gray Water-Resistant Laminate SKU 100344563 "

  • 5 years ago

    Thanks Stax, I saw that link and weird it say 3 years ago posted and it's through the store direct. Spoke with direct HQ customer service and they don't even have stock in distribution centers! Hoping maybe this isn't a dead end and send a message to the seller on that site already. :)

  • 5 years ago

    AquaGuard Flooring


    Couple of year old Houzz Thread that has recent posts re the product. Maybe contact a few of the recent posters and message them asking for them to get the Company Number off the boxes.

  • 5 years ago

    There is always an option to 'harvest' flooring from one room so that the main room(s) can achieve the repair you are looking for.


    You then look at a different floor for the room that you needed to pull from. It isn't great but it is MUCH CHEAPER than redoing the ENTIRE space.


    I've seen this done many times. It takes a slow, steady hand to remove all the planks in a single room. The edges on the Aquaguard is fragile...but not impossible to work with. The good planks are used to repair the other room (and the rest set aside for another repair in the next 20 years).


    The empty room can have a complimentary floor (I would stay away from a wood look but it's up to you.

  • 5 years ago

    Thanks SJ - it is an option, the other choice is changing the flooring in the two bedrooms and putting a transition at the doorways, not ideal as one of the appeals when we purchased this property last year was the fact that the floors ran throughout - but replacing 1200 sq ft of flooring is definitely more of an undertaking vs only two rooms... and I'm reading a lot about how fragile the Aquaguard edges are so I feel like once they start tearing up the flooring to see how far the water damage went we're just going to be looking at a new flooring regardless.

  • 4 years ago

    I haave same problem..let me know if you had solution with same flooring..if not i can sale my flooring, if yes let me know becasue i need one box for me.

  • 4 years ago

    Saudage38@hotmail.com