Natural Ash Wide Plank Flooring in an Edinburgh Home
Project · Edinburgh
Hoff Parquet supplied and installed natural engineered ash wide plank flooring in a private home in Edinburgh. Ash was chosen for its light colour, strength and distinctive grain, brightening the rooms while standing up to everyday traffic, and our team handled the preparation and fitting.
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Flooring
- Natural ash, engineered wide plank
- Colour
- Natural, light
- Services
- Specification advice, preparation, installation
Natural Ash Wood Flooring in Edinburgh
Ash wood is known for its unique, light-coloured grain pattern and its strength and resilience, making it a great option for high-traffic areas.
One of the benefits of natural ash wood flooring is that it can complement a wide range of interior design styles, from traditional to modern. Its light colour can help to brighten up a room and create a sense of spaciousness. Plus, with proper maintenance, ash wood flooring can last for decades, making it a worthwhile investment for any homeowner.
If you're interested in natural ash wood flooring in Edinburgh, Hoff Parquet will help you choose the right specification and colour, and carry out all preparation and installation work.
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Light ash floors for Edinburgh homes
Edinburgh's northern light is soft for much of the year, and many tenement flats and terraced houses have deep rooms where daylight fades quickly from the window. A pale natural ash floor reflects far more light than mid or dark oak, which makes it a practical choice for basements, north-facing rooms and narrow hallways as well as modern extensions. Its bold grain also hides everyday dust better than very plain timbers.
Visitors to our Comiston Road showroom in Morningside can compare natural, white and unfinished ash beside oak in different finishes. Hoff Parquet then surveys the property, whether it has old timber boards on joists or a concrete slab, and advises on construction, width and finish before our own team prepares the subfloor and installs the floor. Soundproofing for flats and levelling of uneven boards can be included in the same quote.
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Questions about this project
Is ash flooring as durable as oak?
European ash is slightly harder than European oak and is very tough, so it copes well in hallways and living areas. Like any wood it will mark, and a hardwax oil finish allows local repairs while a lacquer gives a harder-wearing surface.
Can engineered ash be laid on floorboards in an Edinburgh flat?
Yes, if the boards are sound and level or overboarded with plywood first. It can be fully glued or, in some cases, floated over a suitable acoustic underlay, which many Edinburgh tenement flats need to reduce impact noise below.
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