Technical Info
Wood species
Our range includes many of the world's most beautiful species from the most exciting parts of the globe. From light, calm Birch or Maple, through Oak and Beech, to dark and vibrant Walnut or Jarrah.
Strip
1-strip:
The surface of the board is sawn in one piece, this emphasises the feeling of nature and will show the full character of the species chosen.
2-strip:
The wear layer is two strips wide. The strips are arranged to give different floors individual character.
3-strip:
The wear layer is three strips wide. The strips have different lengths and are positioned randomly, this creates a floor with an individual character
Surface treatment
Silk matt lacquer:
Our silk matt lacquer complements the wood's character by accentuating its natural living structure. This makes the floor more hardwearing and easier to clean. At the same time, the lacquer is one of the very thinnest available and does not conceal the beautiful floor surface.
Matt lacquer:
Our matt lacquer almost gives the impression that the floor is completely untreated bare wood, or treated with natural oil. You can clearly feel the soft, natural surface with your fingers or when you walk barefoot on the floor. Matt lacquer is as hardwearing and easy to maintain as silk matt lacquer.
Nature oil:
Kährs Nature oil gives your floor a wonderfully natural and beautiful feel. The oil brings out the wood's wonderful texture and graining, and enriches the natural wood colour. While easy to maintain, you must remember that floors treated with Nature oil need a little more care and need to be treated with Kährs wax-oil regularly.
Joint system
Woodloc®:
The Woodloc® joint is the most advanced interlocking system on the market. The System tightens the joint as it is installed and then locks the boards in place. This ensures that gaps are minimised throughout the installation and for the lifetime of the floor.
Traditional joint:
For certain purposes there are also some Kährs floors that have a traditional joint system.
Collection
We have divided our product range into a number of collections. This will help you to quickly understand the interior feel, look and colour of the floors in the collections.
Grading
City Selection:
These floors are stylishly understated; they're created from a uniform and regular timber grade with small variations in tone and pattern. They can be light or dark depending on the wood species, but the tone and overall effect is uniform. If you like tranquillity, look for a floor in the City selections.
Town Selection:
Dark or light, these floors are characterized by subtle variations in tone and pattern, but without knots. They form a classic backdrop, which sets the focus on the rest of the decoration. If you are looking for a floor with minimal variations, take a look at our Town selections.
Country Selection:
If you are striving for a more rustic look you will probably like a floor in our Country selection. Here you will find dramatic graining and knotted wood, greater colour variation, unmistakably natural and bold.
For pattern installation
Dutch pattern:
An old classic board in a new way. The wear layer, the part of the board that you see and walk on, is made of 3 strips in the width and one across. When the boards has been laid it will be a beautiful "cable stitch pattern".
Hungarian stitch:
A Hungarian stitch floor gives its very own stamp to the room. The floor can be installed in several variations.
Shipsdecking
A floor with maritime feel. With a decorative strip and wood plugs in each end of the board to give the image of a real Ships Deck. The pattern is pre-made and the floor is delivered in whole boards as all our parquet floors are.
Brinell value
By their very nature, different wood species have different levels of hardness. The hardness of parquet is measured using the Brinell method. This involves pressing a 10mm diameter steel ball against the parquet surface with prescribed force and duration. The indentation this leaves is then measured, and the Brinell value is calculated. The harder the wood, the higher the Brinell value. (The structure of wood means there can be variations, but the specified value is the average, taken from a large number of measurements.) The hardness of Linnea is defined by the core material.
Colour change
All wood changes colour over time. Some species darken rapidly, while others change less dramatically and more slowly when exposed to normal sunlight. Nature never stands still, that is the charm of a natural material. (Please find further information on how various wood species change colour under Colour Change.)
Board dimension
Our floor sizes:
Length x Width x Thickness
Package
Information about our packages. The number of boards, m2 and kg per package.
Thickness
Kährs wood floors are available in a range of thicknesses. The most popular for the home are 15 mm and 7 mm.
Colour
Natural light, the size of the windows, other lighting and orientation are some of the points that can influence the choice of floor colour. A dark floor "swallows" a lot of light, and also affects the feeling of space. At the same time, a dark floor can create a warm and comfortable feel in large rooms. A light wood floor reflects the light and increases the feeling of space within the room, and can create a dramatic contrast to dark design details.
Distressed
Vintage look achieved through special wood processing method.
Bevelled
Bevelling the edges on 1-strip floor boards accentuates each individual plank. This year we are introducing several floors with edges that are bevelled to varying degrees. Everything from floors with micro-bevelling (a slight accentuation of the edge using sandpaper) to more dramatic, stronger bevels on all edges that give the floor a more rustic and robust look.
Brushed
Brushing the surface highlights the natural structure of the grain creating additional texture. We can vary the effect depending on the species, and type of bristle. Brushing is usually accompanied by other surface treatments such as bevelling the edges and applying a coloured stain or glaze.
Natural or stained
We can use stains to further enhance the colour that nature provided. From light, white lacquered or white oiled to dark, deep and exotic colours.