Kahrs Oak Camino Product Description
Kahrs Oak Camino is a beautifully characterful oak floor with warm ginger tones, charcoal knots and natural cracks that give it a genuine sense of age and individuality. It has the easy warmth customers often want from rustic oak, but with the precision and refinement you expect from Kährs.
This is not a flat or overly uniform oak floor. The brushed grain, four-sided bevels and hand-scraped surface all work together to create a worn, tactile finish that feels much closer to aged timber than a standard smooth engineered board. In the right room, Oak Camino brings immediate warmth, texture and personality without feeling too dark or heavy.
Premium Nature Oil Finish
Oak Camino comes in a natural oil finish, which seeps into the wood to create one of the most authentic-looking surfaces available. It enhances the grain and texture of the oak while still giving the surface protection against everyday wear. Kährs recommend an additional coat of oil after installation to seal into the joints. Over time, the floor can also be re-oiled to refresh the boards, top up surface protection and restore the natural beauty of the oak.
Board Format, Dimensions and Technical Details
| Collection | Artisan Collection |
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| Design | 1-strip plank oak |
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| Dimensions | 190 x 1900 x 15mm |
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| Pack size | 2.17m² |
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| Surface finish | Natural oil |
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| Surface details | Brushed, hand-scraped, 4-sided bevelled |
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| Colour character | Warm ginger tones with charcoal knots and cracks |
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| Grading | Dynamic |
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| Joint | Woodloc® 5G |
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| Installation | Floating or glue-down |
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| Underfloor heating | Suitable |
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| Wear layer | 3.5mm hardwood |
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| Resandable | 2–3 times |
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| Core | Pine/Spruce |
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| Warranty | 30 years |
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Innovative Kährs Click-Joint Installation
This floor comes with the innovative Kährs Woodloc® 5G click-joint for quick and easy installation. The click-joint allows each board to click and lock snugly into place beside its neighbour, creating a rigid, strong and gap-free floor without adhesive in a floating installation.
It can be installed as a floating floor over a suitable underlay, which can help provide acoustic and thermal insulation as well as a built-in damp proof membrane where required. The floor can also be glued down in situations where that is the preferred installation method.
Engineered by Kährs for Stability and Sustainability
The innovative multi-layer floor construction, invented by Kährs back in 1941, creates a real oak floor that is more stable, flexible and sustainable than using hardwood throughout the board from top to bottom.
Faster-growing softwoods such as spruce and pine are used in the lower, unseen layers of the floor. These timbers are less reactive to moisture and temperature change than hardwoods such as oak and walnut, while also giving the board the flexibility it needs to move naturally through the seasons without undermining the strength of the plank.
This construction also makes the floor suitable for use with underfloor heating and makes more efficient, environmentally responsible use of slower-growing, more valuable hardwood trees such as oak.
3.5mm Wear Layer and Long-Term Value
As a 15mm Kährs engineered floor, this product comes with a 3.5mm hardwood wear layer and can be re-sanded 2–3 times during its lifetime. Combined with Kährs’ 30 year warranty, this is a floor designed to look and perform beautifully for many years, making it a strong long-term investment rather than a short-term surface covering.
Our Expert View
In our view, Oak Camino is ideal for customers who want a rustic oak floor that still feels premium and controlled. It has enough variation and hand-crafted character to make the room feel relaxed and lived-in, but the fixed-length plank format and Kährs finishing quality keep the overall look professional and high-end.
Free Samples and Expert Advice
We can send out free samples of this floor in the post so you can see it in the flesh before you purchase. Wood flooring can look different depending on natural light, wall colours and surrounding furniture, so seeing a sample in your own home is always worthwhile.
If you have any questions at all, give us a call or drop us an email and our customer service team will be more than happy to help. We are Kährs flooring specialists and are always willing to offer friendly, experience-based advice to help you choose the right floor.
