Design features
of wood floors
At Kährs, we continue to develop new ways to bring beauty and new design to our wood flooring range, increasing possibilities for personal choices. We can further enhance the look and feel of our engineered wood floors through a variety of techniques.
Brushing
Brushing the surface highlights the natural structure of the grain and emphasizes the texture of the wood. Brushing effects vary, depending on the wood species. Brushes are made from different materials in varying degrees of hardness, and brushing is often carried out along with other refining treatments such as staining and bevelling of edges.
Staining
Staining further enhances the wood’s natural colour tones. It also allows us to apply new colours, thus completely transforming the appearance of the wood. Kährs offers a wide range of stained options – from the palest white, to rich charcoal shades.
Bevelled edges
A bevelled edge feature on a 1-strip floor gives a very distinct look. Kährs offers a number of floors with a bevelled edge finish in varying degrees, from “microbevelling” – tiny clarification and reinforcement of the edges created using sandpaper – to more prominent bevelling on both the long and the short sides, for a rustic, robust appearance.
Handscraping
By using different tools for manual wood scraping and sanding, we can give a new wood floor a worn appearance. A great amount of handwork goes into each floor to achieve its rustic character.
Smoked
This special process alters the colour and shade of each plank. There are two grades of smoked finish: light and the darker fully smoked.
Saw marks
This involves the same process as hand scraping. However, the surface marks are created to resemble those made by a chainsaw.