TrafficMaster Baytown Oak Laminate: Specs and Sourcing

TrafficMaster Baytown Oak is a discontinued laminate floor sold by The Home Depot, catalogued under model number HL704. The planks measure 7 mm thick, 7-11/16 in. wide and 50-5/8 in. long, with a medium-toned oak visual. Home Depot no longer stocks it, so anyone repairing or extending a Baytown Oak floor generally has to find leftover boxes through private sellers or use a close substitute.

TrafficMaster Baytown Oak specifications

Retail listings for the product give the following details. Amazon carried it under two entries, one listing model HL704 and another listing HL704-18, the second described as a pallet of 437.94 sq. ft. That pallet figure works out to 18 cases of about 24.33 sq. ft. each.

• Brand: TrafficMaster (Home Depot house brand)
• Model: HL704 (pallet listing HL704-18)
• UPC: 664646305143
• Thickness: 7 mm
• Plank size: 7-11/16 in. wide by 50-5/8 in. long
• Look: medium-tone oak
• Installation: click-together (glueless) floating floor

The pallet listing on Amazon shows a first-available date of October 9, 2013. Home Depot’s own Baytown Oak color page now returns no products online or in stores.

Identifying Baytown Oak on an existing floor

The quickest confirmation is a leftover box. TrafficMaster cartons print the model number and UPC on the end panel, and HL704 or the UPC above settles the question. Without a box, plank dimensions help. A plank roughly 7-11/16 in. wide and 50-5/8 in. long at 7 mm thick narrows the field, though other 7 mm TrafficMaster patterns used similar sizes.

Color alone is unreliable. Several TrafficMaster oak patterns from the same period share a medium-brown tone, and photos online vary with lighting. Comparing a loose plank against the floor in daylight is more dependable than matching from a screen.

Locking system and thickness

New planks have to lock into the old ones. Even when a substitute looks close, a different profile or thickness will not join cleanly. Measuring the thickness of an exposed edge, such as at a doorway transition, and checking the tongue shape before buying avoids that problem.

Finding leftover stock

Because Baytown Oak sold in volume, unopened boxes still turn up. Common sources include local classified listings, online marketplaces, and contractors who kept overage from past jobs. Searching both “Baytown Oak” and “HL704” catches listings that use only one of the two.

When buying from different sellers, boxes may come from different production runs. Slight shade differences between runs show up once installed, so opening one box and laying planks next to the existing floor before committing is worthwhile.

FlooringFX keeps a request page for specific discontinued patterns. You can post the pattern name, model number, box count and location on the Submit a Listing page.

Existing requests and offers for this pattern are collected on the Baytown Oak request page.

Options when no match is available

• Borrowing planks. Planks from a closet or under a large piece of furniture can replace damaged ones in a visible area. The hidden spot is then filled with a close alternative.
• Breaking the floor at a doorway. A transition strip lets a new floor start in the next room without sitting directly against the old one.
• Replacing a whole room. When the shortfall is large, replacing one room’s floor costs less effort than hunting for a few boxes.

A longer explanation of these methods is in our guide on running out of flooring mid-project. Readers trying to identify a similar medium-brown pattern may also want the notes on TrafficMaster Lakeshore Pecan, and those with a warmer, yellower oak should compare Hampton Honey Oak.

Frequently asked questions

Is TrafficMaster Baytown Oak discontinued?

Yes. Retail listings mark it as discontinued, and Home Depot’s Baytown Oak page shows no available products.

What is TrafficMaster flooring?

TrafficMaster is a flooring brand sold exclusively by The Home Depot. It covers laminate, vinyl and carpet at entry-level prices, and individual patterns are typically sold for a limited period before being replaced.

Is TrafficMaster laminate flooring waterproof?

It depends on the product line. Older standard laminates such as Baytown Oak have a wood-fiber core and were not sold as waterproof, so standing water can cause swelling at the seams. Some newer TrafficMaster products are marketed as water-resistant, and the product label is the reference for any specific floor.

What model number is Baytown Oak?

Listings give HL704, with HL704-18 used for the pallet quantity.