Frequently asked questions

  • What role does the type of wood play in parquet?

  • How does parquet affect the indoor climate?

  • How loud is parquet when walking and can this be influenced?

  • How to clean and maintain parquet

  • Is parquet suitable for allergy sufferers?

  • Is parquet flooring suitable for families with children?

  • What is the difference between click parquet and bonded parquet?

  • Can parquet be sanded?

  • How long does a high-quality HARO parquet floor last?

  • What makes parquet flooring more valuable than other floors?

  • Why has parquet been a symbol of value and style for decades?

  • What influence does the parquet style (design/look) have on the room effect?

  • Can parquet be combined with underfloor heating?

  • Is parquet suitable for all living areas?

  • What types of parquet are there (e.g. solid, multilayer, engineered)?

  • How sustainable is parquet compared to other floor coverings?

  • Is parquet environmentally friendly and available from certified sources?

  • Why should you choose real wood flooring?

  • Who is parquet particularly suitable for?

Parquet: Natural elegance that you can feel from the very first step

Home begins under your feet: With parquet flooring, you're not just choosing a floor covering, you're choosing a real piece of nature that brings warmth, style and quality of life to your rooms. High-quality parquet creates atmosphere: it radiates timeless elegance, conveys a sense of security and can be individually tailored to your living style.

Why parquet is the perfect choice for your home

As a natural product, parquet has character: every square meter has its own individual structure, grain and color nuances. This gives your home a personal and unmistakable look.

Parquet is often also referred to as natural parquet or real wood parquet. As a breathable wooden floor, it regulates the indoor climate and feels pleasantly warm underfoot. Perfect for a cozy living feeling.

As individual as your style, as versatile as your everyday life

Parquet flooring adapts to your life. Minimalist-modern or classic-cozy, with real wood parquet you can create rooms that suit you perfectly.

From wood species such as maple, ash and beech to classic oak, walnut and fir: each wood species tells its own story.

Parquet is also functionally impressive:
parquet combines easy installation thanks to the click system, high stability thanks to its multi-layer structure and immediate readiness for use with an easy-care surface.
So don't be confused by the various terms that are used interchangeably for modern parquet flooring: Prefinished parquet, multi-layer parquet or click parquet all refer to parquet that is commonly used today.

A high-quality parquet floor brings comfort, naturalness and quality to any room, regardless of the design or installation method.

Real wood can do more than just look good

  • Natural & healthy living: real wood, breathable and free of harmful substances
  • Durable & renovatable: can be sanded down several times depending on the structure
  • Sustainably produced: certified woods and resource-saving processing
  • Easy-care & robust: optimally suited to everyday use
  • Timeless & value-enhancing : classic design and high quality mean parquet flooring will last for decades

A floor that feels like home

Parquet not only looks good, it also feels particularly pleasant. This unmistakable barefoot feeling and the warmth of the wood are more than just living, they are arriving.

Further information:

Find your dream floor: Advice & inspiration at a glance
HARO Room Visualizer: Your favourite parquet right in your home

A wooden floor that can do more: Naturalness, style and durability all in one

A floor accompanies you for many years: when you walk barefoot, when the children play - both in everyday life and in special moments with friends and guests. That's why it's worth choosing a floor that is robust, natural and healthy to live on: real parquet.

Healthy living with a natural parquet floor

Thanks to its breathable surface, wood can absorb moisture from the air and release it again when required. As a result, parquet ensures a balanced indoor climate, especially in bedrooms and living rooms.

These valuable natural properties are sometimes described with artificial terms such as real wood parquet. As a traditional wood processing company, it is important to us that there is no such thing as "fake wood". Parquet is a protected term and always requires a minimum wear layer thickness of precious woods. Ideally, the entire parquet is made of wood through and through, such as HARO with a spruce middle layer.

Longevity that pays off

Multi-layer parquet impresses with a stable core layer and a high-quality wear layer made of precious wood. This ensures that the floor retains its shape, even with temperature fluctuations such as those caused by underfloor heating. Many parquet floors can be sanded and renovated several times to ensure that they remain beautiful in the long term and conserve resources.

Naturally homely: the special walking sensation

Parquet is warm and soft to the touch, brings a unique feel to the home and retains heat better than many other floor coverings. You can feel this difference with every step, especially in bedrooms or living rooms.

Style that lasts

Parquet complements your interior style and retains its elegance and value for years to come. A floor that is not influenced by short-lived trends, but remains timelessly beautiful.

Further information:

Parquet care: cleaning, oiling & refreshing
Sustainability: Wood from responsible forestry
Installation: Instructions & tips for your new parquet floor

Parquet expresses your style with natural wood

A versatile floor covering not only fits perfectly with your individual living style visually, but also functionally. The type of wood, color, plank format and surface work together and determine how your room feels in everyday life.

The color of the wood has a major influence:

  • Natural light parquet colors such as maple, ash or fir make rooms appear larger and more open.
  • Natural mid tones such as oak have a neutral and homely effect on the room. They go well with many different furnishing styles.
  • Natural Dark shades such as walnut, smoked oak or agate oak create depth and emphasize a calm room effect.

Each wood color creates its own room atmosphere. When making your choice, it is helpful to consider the incidence of light, the size of the room and the desired furnishing style.

How your parquet floor looks in a room

The plank format influences the visual perception of a room

Here you will find the most important formats from HARO:

Plaza 240 plank
The extra-wide format (240 x 2200 mm) is perfect for large rooms with a lot of floor space. With its wide planks, it lends an elegant and expansive appearance, creating a generous feeling of space. This format is only available as 3-layer parquet.

Plank 180 & Plank Maxim
The classic plank format (180 x 2200 mm) is versatile and cuts a fine figure in any room. Whether small or large rooms, its generous appearance creates a homely ambience. Available as 3-layer or 2-layer parquet, also suitable for bathrooms. For full-surface gluing, the Maxim plank is the matching 2-layer variant in the identical format.

Ship's floor
The lively ship's floor (180 x 2200 mm, 3-layer parquet) with its staggered elements fits into any room and adds structure and character.

Prestige plank
At 120 x 1000 mm, the 2-layer plank is particularly suitable for smaller and medium-sized rooms. The format creates a variety of surface patterns and looks particularly elegant, especially when laid in a herringbone pattern. This plank is also available as SPA parquet for bathrooms.

Classico strip
The classic strip parquet (85 x 771 mm, 2-layer parquet) offers a timeless design and is suitable for both small and medium-sized rooms. It is glued down over the entire surface and can be laid in a herringbone pattern to create exciting accents.

Allegro strip
The narrow Allegro strip (70 x 490 mm, 2-layer parquet) is laid classically in rows, but also offers the option of being laid in a trendy herringbone pattern.

The laying direction plays an important role: if you lay the planks lengthwise to the main light source, the room appears more harmonious and inviting.

 

The surface treatment of parquet determines its feel, look and care:

  • Brushed or textured surfaces emphasize the grain and accentuate the natural wood structure.
  • Oiled surfaces have a matt and natural appearance. They require occasional care with special care oils.
  • Sealed surfaces are more robust, but cannot be partially touched up. Matt surfaces are particularly popular for everyday use.

The choice of surface depends on the use and the desired result: very natural or somewhat more robust.

Parquet flooring can be customized. With the right combination of color, format and surface, you can create your own personal floor that not only looks beautiful, but is also functional and perfectly suited to your room and your everyday life.

Further information:

Everything about our surfaces

A wooden floor as flexible as your life.

Whether living room, bedroom or hallway: with HARO parquet, you will always find the perfect floor. As a natural floor covering, it not only brings warmth and texture, but also a pleasant feel-good atmosphere to any room. Thanks to modern surfaces and stable constructions, parquet is even ideal for high-traffic areas or households with children and pets.

Parquet fits in every room

  • Living room: creates a homely atmosphere for relaxing hours.
  • Bedroom: ensures a pleasant room climate and harmony.
  • Hallway: shows resilience even with heavy use.

Consider room size, lighting conditions and usage behavior when making your selection.

You can find out more about choosing the right parquet for your room on our pages on areas of use and rooms.

Robust, suitable for everyday use, easy to care for.

Your floor has to withstand a lot in everyday family life. HARO Parquet is therefore particularly robust, scratch-resistant and easy to clean. Perfect for when there is a lot of playing, running or romping around.

Dust, dirt and pet hair are particularly easy to remove from sealed versions thanks to the smooth surface. And if signs of wear do occur, parquet can be sanded and renovated several times, from our 4000 series upwards. This means that your brand parquet will remain beautiful for a long time, even with a lively family life, without compromising on design.

Modern parquet floors can be combined well with underfloor heating. The right installation method is crucial here.

  • The heat is distributed evenly throughout the room.
  • Wood stays warm for longer, ensures a balanced room climate and reduces the need to switch on the heating.
  • In combination with underfloor heating, energy consumption can be reduced, as the floor feels pleasantly warm at all times without the need for constant reheating.

Further information:

The advantages of parquet with underfloor heating

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2-layer parquet is glued down over the entire surface. This not only ensures particularly good heat transfer on underfloor heating systems, but also reduces the movement of the wood.

The right parquet flooring for every room

No matter which room you are looking for a floor for, parquet can be flexibly adapted to your needs thanks to the combination of natural materials, different surfaces and installation methods. You'll find a solution for every area that is homely, functional and durable.

Further information:

Areas of application for parquet: Areas of application
Rooms: Parquet is suitable for every room

What really matters with good parquet: quality you can feel

A high-quality parquet floor is more than just a floor. It is an investment in your well-being for many years to come. To ensure that your parquet flooring continues to impress for decades to come, it needs more than just a beautiful design: the best materials, precise workmanship and genuine expertise make all the difference.

Quality starts with the raw material, directly in the forest: at HARO, the wood comes from sustainably managed, PEFC-certified forests. But that is only the first step. At our plant in Rosenheim, every piece of wood undergoes careful processing: from selection and sorting to final inspection. This is how a natural raw material is transformed into durable and healthy brand parquet from HARO.

Parquet made in Germany: quality from Rosenheim

HARO stands for genuine craftsmanship, Made in Germany. We have been combining tradition with modern technology for generations. Our production processes are well thought-out, precise and designed for durability.

Every plank is created with the aim of delivering the highest parquet quality. This means minimal tolerances, precise milling and perfect surfaces. So everything fits together seamlessly during installation.

Our multi-layer parquet floors are well thought out in terms of design: the intelligent layer structure ensures high dimensional stability and prevents tension in the wood. At the same time, our perfect Top Connect click system enables quick, easy and safe installation, even for experienced DIY enthusiasts.

HARO Parquet: Experience you can see. Quality that lasts.

Our floors are made in Upper Bavaria, with experience, passion and a deep understanding of wood as a material. From precise grading and technical perfection to consistent quality standards: HARO stands for high-quality parquet flooring that you can trust.

For all those who value real values, sustainably produced and manufactured with attention to detail.

Further information:

Find out more about our parquet structure 
How to install your parquet successfully
Sustainable parquet: responsibility you can see
A look behind the scenes of our production

The path to the right parquet

Choosing a parquet floor is always a choice for your personal style, your feeling of living and quality. However, with so much variety, choosing parquet can sometimes be challenging. With HARO, finding the right floor is easy and inspiring.

How do I find the right style for my room?

Modern, natural or classic: parquet lends character and uniqueness to any room. The type of wood, grain and, above all, the color influence the atmosphere. Light-colored planks make small rooms appear larger, while darker tones create a sense of security.

The plank format also plays an important role:

  • Country house floorboards create a spacious, calm ambience.
  • Strip parquet or ship's flooring bring dynamism into play.
  • Herringbone patterns give your floor an elegant structure.

The right surface for your everyday life

The surface determines the look, feel and care of your parquet:

  • Oiled parquet emphasizes the natural wood structure, is breathable and particularly healthy to live on.
  • Sealed parquet additionally protects the surface and is particularly easy to care for. Perfect for households with children and pets.

How is parquet laid?

Thanks to modern click parquet with the HARO Top Connect system, installation is quick, safe and glue-free - perfect for experienced DIY enthusiasts. For special requirements, such as parquet on underfloor heating or in the bathroom, we recommend full-surface bonding by a specialist.

Whether floating or glued down, our parquet floors are designed to make installation as straightforward as possible.

You don't have to be an expert to find the right parquet flooring. With a little inspiration and expert advice, your decision will be easy. Discover the variety, compare styles and test how your dream floor will look in your room in the HARO Room Visualizer.

Further information:

Find your dream floor with our interactive flooring guide
Popular and creative installation patterns for large and small rooms

Easier to clean than ever: permanently beautiful parquet

Our parquet floors are made for everyday use and that means they are easy to clean. Regular vacuuming and damp mopping are all it takes, without any complicated care or special products.

Even oiled surfaces are easy to maintain today. What used to involve a lot of effort is now very easy. Thanks to our specially coordinated HARO care range, your floor will stay beautiful for longer and is easy to freshen up without the need for time-consuming treatment or service calls.

This makes sustainable parquet a sustainable choice in everyday life.

What care does my parquet need?

There are small differences depending on the surface:

  • Oiled parquet is breathable and particularly natural. A vacuum cleaner or mop is usually sufficient for cleaning. With HARO intensive care clean & green aqua oil, the protective oil layer can be quickly and easily renewed if necessary.
  • Sealed parquet (lacquered) is particularly hard-wearing and easy to clean. Here too, cleaning with a vacuum cleaner or occasional damp mopping is sufficient.
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Avoid using too much water when mopping to protect the surface of your parquet and only use tested cleaning and care products for wooden floors. This will keep your floor beautiful for a long time.

Care that's fun, thanks to experience and innovation

Our care concepts are based on decades of experience. For everyone who loves living on real wood but doesn't have time for time-consuming maintenance. We offer solutions that are durable, easy to care for and simple to refresh. This is state-of-the-art parquet care that is ecologically safe and made in Germany.

You can find all information on cleaning and care on our service page: Caring for parquet properly

Your floor. Your home. Your HARO.

With HARO, you are opting for a sustainable parquet floor that not only feels good, but also looks good for a long time - without any time-consuming maintenance. This leaves you more time for what really matters.