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TrafficMaster Valley Oak & Serenity Oak Engineered Wood

2015-06-08 · discontinued-flooring · trafficmaster

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TrafficMaster Valley Oak & Serenity Oak Engineered Wood flooring

TrafficMaster Valley Oak and Serenity Oak were engineered wood floors sold at Home Depot. They are not laminate: each board has a real oak top layer over a layered core. As of 2026-11-05, the FlooringFX color catalog lists both colors as discontinued, with verified model strings 578-350 (Valley Oak) and 579-242 (Serenity Oak). To repair or finish one of these floors now, you need leftover cartons. Copy the model string from your box end, then post it on the Match board so other owners can find you.

Verified model strings

These come from the FlooringFX color catalog and the TrafficMaster carton decoder, checked against a carton callout on 2026-11-05. An older version of this page had a details table that said the model was "not yet verified." That line was out of date. Both strings are now confirmed.

On the carton, look at the short end for 578-350 or 579-242 printed next to the color name. Write down the store SKU, the UPC and any run or batch number too. Seeing several different numbers on one box is normal. The model string is the one to use when you ask for boxes or offer them. The decoder page has photos of where each number sits.

Engineered "Original" is not laminate "Original"

TrafficMaster used the word "Original" for more than one product. The Original Classic Oak laminate has a fiberboard core with a printed wood picture on top. Valley Oak and Serenity Oak have real oak you can sand lightly and touch up with wood products. The two don't lock together and they don't look alike up close. If your box says "Original" and you aren't sure which one you have, check the model string first. A cut edge also tells you: engineered boards show stacked wood plies, while laminate shows a uniform brown fiberboard.

One more name to watch: the catalog also lists a Bruce Serenity Oak as a separate discontinued hardwood. Same color name, different brand, different product. A box marked Bruce is not a TrafficMaster 579-242 box.

What period listings described

Home Depot listings from when these colors were sold described them like this:

Matching color on a real-wood floor

Because the top layer is real oak, color changes from board to board and from one production run to the next. A box with the right model string can still look a shade lighter or more yellow than a floor that has been in sunlight for years. Before you pay for leftovers, ask the seller for a daylight photo of an open box, or lay a few boards next to your installed floor near a window. Mixing replacement boards across the room, instead of putting them all in one patch, makes small differences harder to see.

Similar-size boards readers have asked about

Some readers have searched for other engineered oak close to this size. One owner listed "Red Oak Natural 700" at about 50-11/16 in. long, 7-9/16 in. wide and 7/16 in. thick. Similar dimensions don't mean the boards will fit together, because click joints differ by brand. Measure length, width and thickness, and compare the joint profile, before you buy a substitute.

How often these colors are requested

FlooringFX request data puts Serenity Oak in the 50 to 99 request range, with the most recent request in 2022. Valley Oak is in the 25 to 49 range, last requested in 2017. The questions and answers below this page (about 94 as of 2026-11-05) are another good place to look for owners who have mentioned spare boxes.

Finding or offering leftover boxes

As of 2026-11-05, there is no open Match listing for Valley Oak or Serenity Oak. That makes a new post more useful, because the first owner with spare boxes will see yours. To get a feel for how listings work, browse the open TrafficMaster requests on the Match board: Find or sell boxes, then post your own with I need / I have (also reachable at Find or sell boxes).

A good post includes:

Free to list. FlooringFX does not broker sales. Your email stays private, a public contact method is optional, and replies come through comments.

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Short a few boxes of this floor? Or sitting on extras?

Always free to ask. Always free to list. Open requests and spare boxes show up side by side on the Match board (40 open right now).

I need / I have TrafficMaster Oak hub

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Post your floor free on the Match board, then add Super Search. We search the places discontinued boxes actually turn up, every weekday, Monday through Friday, for 30 days, and email you when we find a possible lead.

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