Hempstead Walnut is a waterproof, wood-look WPC floor in a rich espresso brown tone, with a heavy-duty, high-traffic wear layer for a durable, easy-care finish.

Yes — 100% waterproof. The rigid core stands up to everyday surface water — spills, mop water, pet accidents — without swelling or delaminating when wiped up promptly. It won't substitute for fixing a standing leak; dry the floor and the source quickly. Not approved for outdoor installation; keep the subfloor dry before and during install.

The flooring uses a 30 mil wear layer — equivalent to 0.76 mm — suited to heavy residential use and many commercial applications, giving you exceptional protection against scratches, scuffs, and everyday wear. That puts it toward the top of the WPC wear-layer range.

Minor scratches on Hempstead Walnut stay low-visibility — faint surface marks rather than the bright white scuff lines a glossy floor shows. The 30 mil wear layer hides minor wear within the printed grain pattern — low visibility, not just high durability.

Up close the surface of Hempstead Walnut is calm and even. The grain lines run mostly straight with a soft flowing figure, fine and understated rather than dramatic, and there is almost no knot character to interrupt them. Board to board you get subtle variation in the printed pattern, enough to look natural without any busy contrast. It is a clean, low-drama printed surface with a natural wood-tone pattern, the kind of quiet look that lets the deep chocolate color read as one solid field underfoot.

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

Yes — Hempstead Walnut carries GREENGUARD Gold certification, independently tested for low chemical emissions. That matters most for households with allergies, asthma, or young children.

Hempstead Walnut is a dark floor, so the light in a room decides how heavy it feels. Under the bright midday daylight coming through the bathroom's casement window, the warm chocolate tone opens up and shows its cocoa warmth rather than flattening toward near-black. That natural light keeps Hempstead Walnut from feeling closed-in, and it pairs easily with warm cream walls and crisp white fixtures. In a darker or north-facing space it reads deeper and moodier, so give this color some daylight or good ambient lighting when you want to see it warm up.