Choosing between two oak floors for your next project? In the flooring tile stone space, the real fork in the road is whether you're patching or covering a room. The Hartco Natural Oak Parquet is genuine oak in small 6-inch squares, while Brookstone Oak Laminate is a plank-style floor built for larger areas. This head-to-head looks at price, coverage, and the trade-offs between solid wood parquet and laminate. You're not just picking a color-you're deciding whether a hand-scale tile or a room-ready plank makes sense for the space and the way you'll install it.
Quick verdict
If your project is a small repair, an accent border, or a parquet pattern, the Hartco Natural Oak Parquet is the better fit because it's real solid oak with a natural finish and a glue-down tongue-and-groove edge. If you're finishing a full room, especially a basement or a busy household, the Brookstone Oak Laminate is the practical choice: it comes with a pre-attached underlayment and is designed for quicker installation. The real difference is scale-the Hartco set is a specialty tile package, while the Brookstone is a room-coverage product.
Price and coverage at a glance
| Product | Price | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Hartco Natural Oak Parquet | $89.95 | 5 sq ft (20 pieces, 6\"x6\"x5/16\") |
| Brookstone Oak Laminate | $40.74 | 15.94 sq ft |
Where each product wins
Choose Hartco when the job is small and the material matters more than the coverage. You get a natural finished oak parquet tile with a smooth surface that's ideal for a border, inlay, or repair. The small-format tiles let you create a traditional checkerboard or basketweave pattern without committing to a whole room.
Choose Brookstone Oak when you need a durable floor for a complete room. The planks use a beveled, textured wood look and a commercial medium-traffic rating, so they can handle everyday wear without sacrificing style.
Product notes
OAK PARQUET FLOOR: 20pcs 6\"x6\"x5/16\": Hartco Natural 5 Sq ft NEW
If you're repairing an existing parquet floor, creating a border, or laying a small accent square, this Hartco set puts real oak in your hands. Twenty 6x6 squares of 5/16-inch solid oak, finished in Natural, give you exactly 5 sq ft of material with a smooth surface and a glue-down tongue-and-groove edge. That's a precise, traditional way to install. The limiting factor is scope: 5 sq ft is a small-project quantity, and the $89.95 price reflects a specialty product, not a per-room buy. Because it's solid wood with a urethane finish, it also calls for the glue-down method rather than a floating installation.
Brookstone Oak 12 Mm T X 8 In. W Waterproof Laminate Wood Flooring(15.94 Sq. Ft
For a whole-room floor, the Brookstone Oak planks are the practical pick. The 12 mm-thick, 8-inch-wide planks total 15.94 sq ft, and the waterproof construction with a pre-attached 2 mm underlayment helps with quicker installation and sound reduction. The beveled, textured edge gives each plank a distinct wood look, and the AC4 rating points to commercial medium-traffic durability, so it's built for busy homes. The trade-off is that this is laminate, not solid oak, so it won't have the same solid-wood character as parquet. The $40.74 price covers the 15.94 sq ft amount, which is worth comparing against your room size before you buy.
Final choice by use case
Go with Hartco Natural Oak Parquet when genuine oak and a small-scale installation matter most. Go with Brookstone Oak Laminate when you're covering a full room and want a waterproof, stain- and scratch-resistant floor that's built for everyday life. If your project is a patch or accent, Hartco wins; if it's a room, Brookstone wins.
