Offer Letter Agreement with Christopher Thomsen, dated August 8, 2016

Exhibit 10.45

August 8, 2016

VIA EMAIL (______________)

Mr. Christopher Thomsen

_________________

_________________

Re:      Offer Letter

Dear Christopher:

On behalf of John Presley, this letter confirms  our offer of employment  to you with Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries (individually and collectively, as applicable, "Lumber Liquidators" or the "Company").  The details of our offer are as follows:

maximum of 175%  of your target payout based on Lumber Liquidators'  performance against certain financial objectives.  In 2016, any earned bonus payout will be pro-rated based on your date of hire in 2016.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, the awarding (or decision not to award) a payment under the Bonus Plan and the amount thereof, is a decision left to the sole discretion of Lumber Liquidators.   Further, the Bonus Plan is subject to amendment, modification and/or termination by Lumber Liquidators in its sole and absolute discretion.    To the extent there is any conflict between this Offer Letter and the language of the Bonus Plan, the Bonus Plan shall control.

Board of Directors that you receive an award of equity with a total cumulative value of

$250,000.  The Company will recommend that 50% of such award be options and 50% be restricted stock.   The valuation of the options will be made using the Black-Scholes Merton method as of the date of award and the valuation of the restricted stock will be made using the fair market value of the shares on the grant date.   If approved by the Compensation Committee, any award will be granted under, subject to and governed by the   Lumber Liquidators   Holdings,   LLC.   Amended   and   Restated   2011   Equity Compensation Plan, and shall be evidenced by a grant agreement.  The agreement will specify,  among  other  things,  the  vesting  schedule,  consequences  of termination  of employment  and other applicable  terms and conditions.  The vesting schedule of the options will be as follows:   beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, 25% of the grant will vest on anniversary of the grant date for a period of four (4) years. While it  is  expected  that  the  Compensation  Committee  will  next  award  equity  three  (3) business days after the Company publicly announces its financial results for Q4-2016, the timing and amount of any such award to you is subject to your actual start date of employment  and to the absolute discretion  of the Compensation Committee  and the Board of Directors.  You will not be eligible to receive an annual equity award in 2018 or 2019.   The issuance of any annual equity grants in 2020 or thereafter will be made at the sole discretion of the Compensation  Committee  and the Board of Directors  only after consideration  of a recommendation  by the Company  and other relevant  factors including, but not limited to, a review of your performance to date and the Company's financial  results.     As  an  employee,  you  will  be  subject  to  the expectations  and restrictions of Lumber Liquidators' Insider Trading Policy, a copy of which is provided at the time of hire and is available upon request to Human Resources.

your  actual  hire  date,  and  (ii) a  General  Release  and  Waiver  as provided  in  such agreement,  the Company will pay you severance in the form of salary continuation in the amount  equivalent  to your base  salary in effect as of your termination  date  for twenty-six (26) weeks, subject to standard payroll deductions and withholdings.

This offer of employment is contingent on ( 1)  satisfactory results of a drug screening test, (2) executive background verification, (3) your executing the Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation  and Non-Competition  Agreement, and (4) your ability to show that you are eligible to work in the United States.

On your first day of employment, you will be required to provide your social security card for payroll  purposes,  and proof of identity  and  employment  eligibility  in  order  to  complete  an Employment  Eligibility  Verification  (l-9)  form.   A list of acceptable documents is enclosed. Please note that, if you do not have one document from List A, you must bring one document from List B and one document from List C.

Please  ensure  that  you  bring  the  proper  documentation   with  you  on  your  first  day  of employment.   Your subsequent failure to provide the necessary documentation as required by federal law may result in the termination of your employment. Please note that your name for payroll purposes must match exactly with your social security records.  To expedite the orientation process, please complete the attached forms and bring these with you on your first day.

Please acknowledge your acceptance of this offer by signing and returning a copy of this letter and the Incorporated Documents, all in their entirety, to me no later than August 10, 2016 via email at __________ or confidential fax to _________.  By signing this offer, you are, among other things, representing to Lumber Liquidators that there are no legal or equitable agreements or restrictions that would prevent, limit, impair or otherwise compromise your ability to comply with the terms of this offer and perform on behalf of Lumber Liquidators. The Lumber Liquidators' mailing address is 3000 John Deere Road, Toano, Virginia  23168.

Please note that your employment with Lumber Liquidators is at-will and neither this document nor any other oral or written representations may be considered a contract of employment for any specific length of time. You retain the option, as does Lumber Liquidators, of ending your employment with Lumber Liquidators at any time, with or without notice and with or without cause.

If you have questions regarding any of the above, please feel free to contact me by telephone at

____________ (office) or _________________ (mobile), or by email.

We look forward to you joining the Lumber Liquidators team and working with you to further our success.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and AGREEMENT:  As indicated by my signature below on this letter, I acknowledge its receipt and my understanding and acceptance of its contents.   I agree that should I terminate employment with Lumber Liquidators or if my employment is terminated for cause, any monies owed for reimbursement of expenses or other sums under this offer letter will be deducted from my final paychecks.