Extremely Wide Plank Engineered Ash Wood Flooring – Prime Residential Project, London
For this high-end private residential project in London, Hoff Parquet supplied and installed bespoke extreme wide plank engineered ash wood flooring, designed to complement a clean, modern interior with a natural and timeless character.
The client specified premium Natural Grade European Ash, chosen for its authentic colour variation, natural knots, and beautiful grain movement that gives each plank a unique appearance. The flooring was custom finished to achieve a soft, natural wood-look appearance, carefully matched to the sample provided by the client to ensure complete consistency with the overall interior design vision.
Flooring Specification:
The use of 360mm extra-wide planks created a seamless and luxurious visual effect throughout the apartment, reducing joins and allowing the natural beauty of the ash timber to become a true design feature. The long plank lengths further enhanced the sense of space, making the interior feel more open, elegant, and architecturally refined.
The client specified premium Natural Grade European Ash, chosen for its authentic colour variation, natural knots, and beautiful grain movement that gives each plank a unique appearance. The flooring was custom finished to achieve a soft, natural wood-look appearance, carefully matched to the sample provided by the client to ensure complete consistency with the overall interior design vision.
Flooring Specification:
- Engineered Ash Wood Flooring
- Thickness: 21mm
- Top Layer: 6mm genuine European Ash
- Width: 360mm extreme wide planks
- Lengths: Random lengths from 2m to 4m
- Grade: Natural Grade
- Finish: Bespoke natural wood-look finish
- Installation Method: Full glue-down installation
- Suitable for underfloor heating and high-end residential use
The use of 360mm extra-wide planks created a seamless and luxurious visual effect throughout the apartment, reducing joins and allowing the natural beauty of the ash timber to become a true design feature. The long plank lengths further enhanced the sense of space, making the interior feel more open, elegant, and architecturally refined.
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Subfloor Preparation
As with every premium wood flooring installation, the success of the project started with proper subfloor preparation.
Our team carried out full moisture testing to ensure the subfloor met the correct moisture tolerance levels required for engineered wood flooring installation. Once approved, the entire subfloor was professionally prepared, including surface correction where required, followed by high-performance primer application to ensure maximum adhesion and long-term stability.
This preparation stage is critical for preventing movement, ensuring durability, and protecting the long-term performance of wide plank engineered flooring.
Installation Process
The flooring was installed using a full glue-down method, which is the preferred installation system for extra-wide engineered planks of this size and specification.
We used premium flexible Stauf parquet flooring adhesives, specifically selected for their strength, elasticity, and long-term performance. Flexible adhesives are particularly important for wide plank flooring, as they allow the natural timber to move as one with seasonal temperature and humidity changes, while maintaining a secure and stable bond to the subfloor.
The installation itself required a high level of precision due to the architectural shadow gap detail specified around the perimeter of the apartment. This modern design feature creates a clean floating visual line between the wall and floor, but it also makes installation significantly more complex—particularly when fitting the final rows of wide planks beneath the narrow shadow gap without compromising the detail. Special care and advanced fitting techniques were required to achieve a perfect finish while maintaining the crisp shadow gap lines throughout the entire property.
Final Result
Once installation was completed, our team carried out a full professional clean of the project, ensuring the apartment was ready for the client to move into immediately.
The finished result delivered exactly what the client envisioned—a refined, contemporary interior with natural warmth, exceptional quality, and a seamless luxury appearance. The bespoke ash flooring became one of the defining features of the home, balancing minimalist architecture with the warmth and beauty of real wood.
As with every premium wood flooring installation, the success of the project started with proper subfloor preparation.
Our team carried out full moisture testing to ensure the subfloor met the correct moisture tolerance levels required for engineered wood flooring installation. Once approved, the entire subfloor was professionally prepared, including surface correction where required, followed by high-performance primer application to ensure maximum adhesion and long-term stability.
This preparation stage is critical for preventing movement, ensuring durability, and protecting the long-term performance of wide plank engineered flooring.
Installation Process
The flooring was installed using a full glue-down method, which is the preferred installation system for extra-wide engineered planks of this size and specification.
We used premium flexible Stauf parquet flooring adhesives, specifically selected for their strength, elasticity, and long-term performance. Flexible adhesives are particularly important for wide plank flooring, as they allow the natural timber to move as one with seasonal temperature and humidity changes, while maintaining a secure and stable bond to the subfloor.
The installation itself required a high level of precision due to the architectural shadow gap detail specified around the perimeter of the apartment. This modern design feature creates a clean floating visual line between the wall and floor, but it also makes installation significantly more complex—particularly when fitting the final rows of wide planks beneath the narrow shadow gap without compromising the detail. Special care and advanced fitting techniques were required to achieve a perfect finish while maintaining the crisp shadow gap lines throughout the entire property.
Final Result
Once installation was completed, our team carried out a full professional clean of the project, ensuring the apartment was ready for the client to move into immediately.
The finished result delivered exactly what the client envisioned—a refined, contemporary interior with natural warmth, exceptional quality, and a seamless luxury appearance. The bespoke ash flooring became one of the defining features of the home, balancing minimalist architecture with the warmth and beauty of real wood.
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