Hardwood & Flooring · Available through Northern Lights Design
Kährs
Swedish-engineered hardwood, available in Montana
Kährs has been engineering multi-layer wood floors in Sweden for more than 70 years, with a company history reaching back to 1857. Their multi-ply construction and Nordic finishes are a natural fit for the mountain-modern homes going up around Whitefish, Bigfork, and Big Mountain — and their Luxury Tiles line covers the wet rooms.
What Kährs offers
About Kährs
Kährs states that it began in Nybro, in southern Sweden, in 1857, that it has worked with wood for over 165 years, and that it is the inventor of engineered wood flooring. The company says it is still based in Nybro and that its products are available in around 70 countries.
Kährs' current US catalog is organized into wood flooring, luxury tile flooring, and resilient flooring. Named lines appearing in the company's own certification documentation include Kährs Infinity, LT Xpression, Zero Sheet, Zero Sound, Zero Tile and ZeroMod on the resilient side, and the Sensation collection in vinyl tile.
Kährs publishes an unusually detailed certifications page, listing FSC (FSC-C019122), PEFC (PEFC/05-35-153), ISO 9001, ISO 14001, the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, FloorScore, M1 low-emission classification, and the French A+ indoor air quality label.
Kährs at a glance
- Founded / origin
- 1857, Nybro, Sweden (per Kährs)
- Categories published
- Wood, luxury tile, resilient
- Forestry certification
- FSC-C019122; PEFC/05-35-153
- Management systems
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001
- Indoor air quality
- FloorScore on many floors; M1; French A+
- Ecolabel
- Nordic Swan (Svanen)
Caring for Kährs
- Kährs finishes are supplied as either lacquered or oiled — the maintenance routine differs, so identify which finish your collection uses before cleaning.
- Oiled floors are refreshed with a maintenance oil on a periodic schedule; lacquered floors are not oiled.
- Follow the care instructions packaged with your specific Kährs collection; we can request the current document for your SKU.
Kährs product families
Wood flooring
Engineered hardwood, including the Wide Canvas premium plank program.
Luxury tile flooring
Tile-format resilient flooring in the Kährs US catalog.
Resilient flooring
Lines including Infinity, LT Xpression, ZeroMod, Zero Tile, Zero Sound and Zero Sheet.
Sensation
Vinyl tile collection named in Kährs' FloorScore documentation.
Product family, specification and warranty details on this page are summarized from Kährs's published material: About Kährs, Certifications & assessments. Terms vary by collection and SKU — we confirm current details for the exact product you select.
Best for
What we can source from Kährs
- Engineered wood and parquet flooring
- Kährs Luxury Tiles resilient flooring
- Herringbone and pattern formats
- Mountain-modern homes
- Wide Nordic oak in great rooms and open plans.
- Radiant-heat projects
- Engineered construction where a slab or radiant floor rules out solid wood.
- Designers
- Documented warranty tiers and care guidance for finish schedules.
Kährs is available through Northern Lights Design; contact us to confirm current samples, pricing, lead time, freight, and warranty terms. We supply materials only — installation and fabrication are performed by independent contractors you hire.
Montana climate & project considerations
- Multi-ply engineered construction is the reason we lean on Kährs for Flathead Valley homes with radiant heat or wood stoves.
- Even engineered wood needs the manufacturer's published humidity range held through a dry Montana January.
- For a lake home's wet entry, Kährs Luxury Tiles lets you keep the same design language without risking wood.
Kährs manufacturer resources
Next steps for Kährs
Pick whichever step matches where you are. Every request goes to a real team member in the Flathead Valley, not a call center.
Request samples
See the real material in your own light before you commit.
Availability & lead time
Confirm what's currently orderable and how long it takes to arrive.
Request pricing
Material pricing for your square footage, including freight.
Send plans
Plans, finish schedules, or takeoffs for specification support.
Kährs FAQs
Where can I see Kährs hardwood in person in Montana?+
Our Lakeside and Kalispell showrooms display Kährs samples from multiple collections, and we'll send you home with full-plank samples to view in your own light. Kährs is available through Northern Lights Design — contact us to confirm current samples, pricing, lead time, freight, and warranty terms.
Is Kährs hardwood stable in Montana's dry winters?+
Kährs' multi-layer engineered construction is designed to resist movement from humidity swings, which is why it works well in Flathead Valley homes with radiant heat or wood stoves. The home still needs to stay inside the published humidity range.
Can Kährs be refinished?+
It depends on the wear-layer thickness of the specific product. We confirm the published wear layer and refinishing guidance for your exact SKU before you order.
What does the Kährs warranty cover?+
Kährs publishes tiered warranties by product family, including a 15-year Kährs Life guarantee and up to 30-year coverage on certain Luxury Tiles products. Terms depend on product, installation, and maintenance, so we hand you the current document with your quote.
Is Kährs engineered flooring suitable for radiant heat?+
Engineered multi-ply construction is generally more dimensionally stable over radiant heat than solid plank, but suitability and subfloor temperature limits are set per collection. We'll pull the current Kährs installation document for the specific product before you order.
What certifications does Kährs publish?+
Kährs lists FSC and PEFC chain-of-custody, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, FloorScore on many floors, the Finnish M1 emissions class, and the French A+ indoor air label on its certifications page.
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Visit our Kalispell or Lakeside showroom, or request samples to take home and view in your space.
Shipping and samples
Do you ship outside Montana?
Outside the Flathead? Ask us about shipping. We can ship flooring and samples to your area, and we'll quote shipping for your territory. In some regions a local distributor partner may be able to get it to you for less.
Can I get samples shipped?
Outside the Flathead? Ask us about shipping. We can ship flooring and samples to your area, and we'll quote shipping for your territory. In some regions a local distributor partner may be able to get it to you for less.
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