The Mohawk Guide: Reading a RevWood carton

Fourteen secondhand looms in Amsterdam, New York, 1878 — carpet first, then every floor that followed.

Mohawk began in 1878, when the Shuttleworth brothers set fourteen imported looms weaving carpet in Amsterdam, New York. Nearly a century and a half later it is the residential flag of Mohawk Industries — the Calhoun, Georgia company that is also parent to Pergo and Daltile, each with its own hall here. This hall reads the record and the label alike: the carpet-to-laminate arc, a RevWood carton decoded, and the exact line Mohawk's warranty draws between water-resistant and waterproof. Mohawk flooring is stocked at Super Arbor.

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The record: Mohawk, year by year

1878 — Fourteen looms in Amsterdam

Four Shuttleworth brothers, sons of an English weaving family, took over a vacant factory in Amsterdam, New York, and set fourteen secondhand looms shipped from Britain to work weaving carpet. The mill incorporated as the Shuttleworth Brothers Company in 1902.

1920 — The Mohawk name

Shuttleworth Brothers merged with McCleary, Wallin and Crouse, a neighboring Amsterdam mill, and the combined company took the name Mohawk Carpet Mills — in the Mohawk Valley city where its looms had worked for four decades.

1956 — Mohasco

Mohawk merged with Alexander Smith, Inc., a fellow New York carpet weaver, to form Mohasco Industries — then among the largest carpet manufacturers in the country, joining two firms whose looms dated to the nineteenth century.

1992 — Independent again, and public

A 1988 management-led buyout carved the carpet business out of Mohasco as Mohawk Industries. Four years later the company returned to public ownership; it trades on the New York Stock Exchange as MHK, headquartered today in Calhoun, Georgia.

2005 — The Unilin engine

Mohawk acquired Unilin, the Belgian flooring group behind the Uniclic glueless locking joint. The purchase put laminate engineering in-house; RevWood planks still lock with Uniclic and are produced by Unilin North America, per Mohawk's own warranty documents.

2009 — A fiber gets its own name

Following a 2006 petition by Mohawk and DuPont, the FTC established "triexta" as a generic subclass name for PTT polyester — the fiber in SmartStrand carpet — effective March 26, 2009. Mohawk called it the first new residential carpet fiber designation since nylon in 1959.

2018 — Laminate, rebranded

Mohawk relaunched its residential laminate under the RevWood name — a laminated design layer bonded to a high-density fiberboard core, per trade press — and backed the Plus tier with a Lifetime Waterproof Flooring System warranty. The WetProtect mark that now flags that surface-and-subfloor coverage on cartons followed in 2021.

2026 — The largest flooring company

Mohawk Industries reported $10.8 billion in 2025 net sales and roughly 40,500 employees, and describes itself in its annual filing as the world's largest flooring company. The residential Mohawk brand spans carpet, RevWood laminate, and SolidTech rigid vinyl.

Reading a RevWood carton

Three fields on the end label settle what the floor is warranted to survive, the traffic it is rated for, and how many boxes to order.

The specimen: REVWOOD PLUS · AC4 · 12 MM × 7.5 IN · 16.93 SQ FT / CTN

REVWOOD PLUS — The tier is the warranty

One word on the label moves the water coverage. Mohawk's warranty rates base RevWood to "resist moisture damage for up to 30 minutes." RevWood Plus — the flooring system installed with sealant — carries the Lifetime Waterproof Flooring System warranty and All Pet coverage. Cartons bearing the WetProtect mark are backed for surface and subfloor alike, for life, per Mohawk. Same wood core; different promises.

AC4 — Abrasion class

AC is the laminate industry's wear grade, assigned by abrasion testing of the top layer. AC3 is rated for heavy residential traffic; AC4 for general commercial spaces — shops and offices — which is why an AC4 home floor is understressed by design. Elderwood-series RevWood Plus cartons carry AC4 in a 12 mm plank, the thickness that also stiffens the floor over minor subfloor dips.

16.93 SQ FT/CTN — The carton math

Retail spec sheets list this carton at six planks of 7.5 by 54.33 inches — 16.93 square feet. Divide room area by carton coverage, allow for cut waste, and round up to whole cartons; then keep spares. Mohawk's warranty supplies replacements as "only new planks from the current product range" at claim time, so an attic-stock carton is the only guaranteed color match.

The waterproof warranty rides on the install: Mohawk's instructions call for a 3/8-inch expansion gap at every wall, filled with PE foam backer rod and sealed with 100% silicone — "DO NOT use acrylic sealant."

RevWood. SolidTech. SmartStrand.

Wood without the worry, rigid vinyl, and the carpet fiber with a memory — the cards say which floor belongs to which room.

AC4 · RevWood

Laminate wood flooring: an HDF wood-fiber core under a printed, wear-rated surface, locking with Uniclic joints. Mohawk's warranty tiers the water story — base RevWood is warranted to resist moisture damage for up to 30 minutes, while the RevWood Plus system, installed with sealant, carries a Lifetime Waterproof Flooring System warranty and All Pet coverage.

Where it fits: Wood looks for living areas, halls and kitchens — the Plus system where spills are routine.

Rigid · SolidTech

Rigid-core vinyl plank, Mohawk's line for rooms where water is the starting assumption. The company rates it "100% waterproof" with "lifetime floodproof protection for the surface and subfloor," pairs it with pet coverage it describes as covering all pets, all accidents, all the time, and independents note the rigid core resists denting and does not swell with moisture.

Where it fits: Baths, basements, laundry and entries — moisture-first rooms.

Triexta · SmartStrand

Carpet spun from triexta, the PTT polyester subclass the FTC recognized as its own generic fiber name in 2009 after Mohawk and DuPont petitioned. Stain resistance is engineered into the fiber rather than applied as a topical treatment, so Mohawk states it will not wear or wash off; the Sorona polymer is made in part from plant-based material.

Where it fits: Bedrooms, family rooms and stairs — and pet households.

⚠ Worth reading twice: Waterproof is a tier, not the brand. Per Mohawk's own warranty, base RevWood is warranted to resist moisture damage for up to 30 minutes; the Lifetime Waterproof Flooring System warranty belongs to the sealed waterproof tiers — RevWood Plus, joined in current lines by RevWood Premier — and no tier's coverage extends to flooding, standing water, leaking pipes, or appliance leaks.

The desk’s read

The order logic nobody writes down — voiced as Super Arbor’s desk, not the brand’s claim.

Match the line to the room's worst day

The desk's read: pick by the room's worst day, not its best. Wood looks in living spaces point to RevWood; rooms that see standing water — baths, basements, laundry — point to SolidTech rigid vinyl; floors chosen for comfort and quiet point to SmartStrand carpet. Splitting one house across the three lines is the normal buy, not the exception.

Buy cartons, not square feet

The desk's read: laminate sells by the box, so the unit that matters is carton coverage — about 17 square feet on Elderwood-class RevWood Plus. Divide the room, add allowance for cuts (more for diagonals and closets), round up. Then add one carton for the attic: warranty replacements draw from whatever range is current at claim time, not your dye lot.

The waterproof mistake

The desk's read: treat "waterproof" as spill insurance, not flood insurance. Mohawk's terms scope coverage to everyday household spills and exclude standing water, leaking pipes, and appliance leaks. If a quote skips the silicone perimeter seal and backer rod, the install is off-instructions — and the warranty is conditioned on the written instructions being followed.

First buy: label, pad, moisture test

The desk's read: photograph the carton end label — tier, AC class, lot — before the first box opens. Confirm whether your collection has attached pad; if not, one layer of appropriate underlayment goes down first, per Mohawk's instructions. And run the subfloor moisture test those instructions specify before installers are booked, not after.

Questions, answered plainly

Is Mohawk RevWood real hardwood?

No. RevWood is laminate wood flooring — Mohawk's own warranty titles it "RevWood and RevWood Plus Laminate Wood flooring." The construction is a printed design layer bonded to a high-density fiberboard core of compressed wood fiber, finished with a clear wear layer: largely wood by content, but not solid or engineered hardwood.

Is Mohawk RevWood waterproof?

By tier, per Mohawk's warranty. Base RevWood is warranted to resist moisture damage for up to 30 minutes. The RevWood Plus system — flooring installed with sealant — carries a Lifetime Waterproof Flooring System warranty. Both exclude events beyond everyday household spills, including flooding, standing water, leaking pipes, and appliance leaks.

What does AC4 mean on a laminate carton?

AC ratings grade a laminate's wear layer by abrasion testing. AC3 covers heavy residential traffic; AC4 is rated for general commercial use such as offices and shops, so an AC4 floor in a home carries margin by design. Mohawk's RevWood Plus Elderwood series, for example, is specified at AC4 in a 12 mm plank.

What is Mohawk SmartStrand carpet made of?

SmartStrand is spun from triexta, a polyester subclass (PTT) the Federal Trade Commission recognized as its own generic fiber name effective March 2009, after Mohawk and DuPont petitioned. Per Mohawk, stain resistance is built into the fiber rather than applied topically, so it does not wash or wear off; the Sorona polymer is partly plant-based.

Who owns the Mohawk flooring brand?

Mohawk is the residential flooring brand of Mohawk Industries, Inc., traded on the NYSE as MHK and headquartered in Calhoun, Georgia. The company reported $10.8 billion in 2025 net sales, describes itself in its annual filing as the world's largest flooring company, and is also the parent of Pergo and Daltile.

RevWood or SolidTech — which goes where?

RevWood is wood-core laminate: hardwood looks over an HDF core, with waterproof-system coverage on the Plus tier when installed with sealant. SolidTech is rigid-core vinyl that Mohawk rates 100% waterproof for surface and subfloor. The practical split: living areas and kitchens favor RevWood; baths, basements, and laundry favor SolidTech.

Where to buy

The Mohawk lines above are live catalog — priced in the open, the same number for everyone. Flooring is a coverage buy: send the room measurements — however you have them — and a human specialist prices every line and checks the math.

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Citations & marks

Sources: Mohawk RevWood warranty and installation documents; Mohawk Industries Form 10-K filings (SEC); mohawkbuild.com; Federal Trade Commission triexta rulemaking coverage; flooring trade press (Floor Covering News, FloorDaily, Textile World); corporate-history archives (FundingUniverse, Encyclopedia.com); retailer specification sheets. Era and anatomy imagery: styled visualizations, not archival photographs or Mohawk drawings.

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