Home Depot vs Lowe's Flooring in Sacramento
Prices checked · Best Flooring Sacramento
Best-selling LVP: Home Depot median $2.99 per sq ft; Lowe's median $1.99 per sq ft. Home Depot: in-home measure, then one quote for material and installation, independent installers. Lowe's: free measure, then a quote; a mileage fee beyond 20 miles from the store, independent installers.
Side by side
| Home Depot | Lowe's | Local stores (our data) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Sacramento area | 17 stores | 7 stores | 60 ranked stores, 83 ranked installers |
| LVP, per sq ft | $1.49-6.51, best sellers median $2.99 (12) | $1.49-9.34, best sellers median $1.99 (19) | $1.89-6 material, median $3.29 (15) |
| Laminate, per sq ft | $0.99-5.36, best sellers median $1.99 (12) | $0.99-5.30, best sellers median $1.99 (19) | $1.79-5.29 material, median $3.81 (14) |
| Engineered hardwood, per sq ft | $2.29-12.68, best sellers median $4.59 (11) | $2.85-16.37, best sellers median $4.47 (20) | $5.92-14.60 material, median $8.62 (2) |
| Prices checked at | LVP from the West Sacramento store; laminate and engineered wood from the default store, with the same prices on every LVP item we compared | LVP from the West Sacramento store; the rest from the default store, with the same prices on all 20 items we compared | Quotes sent to us by email |
| How installation is sold | In-home measure, then one quote for material and installation | Free measure, then a quote; a mileage fee beyond 20 miles from the store | Measure or email, then a written quote for material and installation; installed LVP quotes $3.60-9.37 per sq ft (7) |
| Labor price | $2.49 per sq ft basic install on click-lock vinyl and laminate (a national offer; the Sacramento stores are not on its store list) | Not published | $2.25-6.76 per sq ft labor only (11) |
| Who installs | Independent installers | Independent installers | Own crew at 19 ranked companies, by their sites |
| Workmanship warranty | 1 year on labor | 1-year limited warranty on labor | In writing in 3 of the replies we got |
| Returns | 90 days | 90 days; special orders carry a 20% restocking fee after 72 hours, installed orders included | - |
| Financing | - | 12 months on a Lowe's card from $299 | Offered by 40 ranked companies |
| Installation reviews | 4.3 from 136 reviews on its own Sacramento vinyl installation page | - | - |
Chain prices are per sq ft for material only, from each chain's own site: the lowest and highest price we saw and the median of its best sellers, with the number of best sellers in brackets. Local prices are quotes sent to us by email. Where a chain does not publish something, the cell says so.
What the difference means
- Home Depot advertises $2.49 per sq ft basic install on click-lock vinyl and laminate (a national offer; the Sacramento stores are not on its store list); removal, furniture moving and floor prep are extra.
- Lowe's does not publish a labor price, so you only learn the installed price after a measure.
- Independent installers are contractors the store hires per job: ask who will come, whether they hold their own CSLB license, and who stands behind the 1-year labor warranty.
- Local installers quoted us $2.25-6.76 per sq ft for labor only, so buying material at a chain and hiring a local installer is an option; ask first whether they install material they did not sell.
- Compare installed totals, not material prices: removal, floor prep, baseboards, transitions and tax decide the final bill.
Or a local installer
Local stores and installers in our ranking quote material and installation together and name who lays the floor. The top 3 by our score:
- Euro Flooring, Roseville: 90/100. Installed price quoted to us: $8.95 per sq ft, LVP, installed. It holds 5.0 stars from 70 Google reviews and 4.9 from 118 on Yelp.
- Family Floors & More, Elk Grove: 89/100. It holds 4.8 stars from 43 Google reviews and 4.8 from 88 on Yelp.
- Central Valley Floor Design, El Dorado Hills: 89/100. Installed price quoted to us: $9.37 per sq ft, LVP, installed. It holds 5.0 stars from 25 Google reviews and 4.8 from 32 on Yelp.
Other comparisons
- Home Depot, Lowe's, Floor & Decor or a Local Flooring Store in Sacramento?
- Floor & Decor vs Home Depot Flooring in Sacramento
- Floor & Decor vs Lowe's Flooring in Sacramento
- LL Flooring (Lumber Liquidators) vs Floor & Decor Flooring in Sacramento
- Empire Today vs Home Depot Flooring in Sacramento
- Costco vs Home Depot Flooring in Sacramento
Questions
Is it cheaper to buy flooring at Home Depot and Lowe's in Sacramento?
Best-selling LVP: Home Depot median $2.99 per sq ft; Lowe's median $1.99 per sq ft. Home Depot: in-home measure, then one quote for material and installation, independent installers. Lowe's: free measure, then a quote; a mileage fee beyond 20 miles from the store, independent installers. Installed totals depend on removal, prep and trim, so get a written quote with every part of the job listed.
Who installs floors sold by Home Depot and Lowe's?
Home Depot: independent installers. Lowe's: independent installers.
What warranty do big-box flooring installations have?
Home Depot: 1 year on labor. Lowe's: 1-year limited warranty on labor.
Sources: homedepot.com/services/c/flooring-installation/660eb1d19, homedepot.com/services/c/vinyl-plank-flooring-install…, homedepot.com/c/Return_Policy, lowes.com/l/install/flooring, lowes.com/l/install/vinyl-floors, lowes.com/l/help/returns-policy; our quote requests to 106 Sacramento flooring companies. Checked Oct 22, 2026.