Kahrs Oak Straw Product Description
Kahrs Oak Straw is a warm, inviting oak floor with a distinctly natural feel. Its colour variation moves from toasted cinnamon through to deeper toffee tones, giving the floor a rich but approachable character that works beautifully in relaxed family homes, country interiors and rustic contemporary spaces.
The strength of Oak Straw is its natural warmth. The brushed surface brings out the oak grain, while the hand-scraping gives the boards a softened, worn appearance that feels established from day one. Four-sided bevels define each plank, helping the floor read as a proper full-board oak installation rather than a flat surface.
Premium Nature Oil Finish
The natural oil finish is a key part of Oak Straw’s appeal. It soaks into the surface of the oak, enhancing the timber’s colour and texture while protecting against normal wear and tear. Kährs recommend oiling the floor immediately after installation to seal into the joints. A major advantage of oiled floors is that they can be re-oiled in future, allowing you to revive the surface and keep the floor looking beautiful for many years.
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 | Toasted cinnamon to burnt toffee tones |
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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
From our experience, Oak Straw is a strong choice when customers want a floor that feels warm, rustic and genuinely welcoming, without going too dark. It has real character, but it is still versatile enough to work across living rooms, kitchens, dining spaces and open-plan areas.
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.
