Flooring - White Ash
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Do you know of anybody that used White Ash for their floors. Is it suitable for flooring in Ireland. Is it inclined to expand or contract after being laid for a while. Is it easy to work with. ie driving nails etc.

White ash and brown ash are both used as flooring in Ireland. Most commonly available is a mixture of the two which gives a blonde kind of a look with darker colours mixed through. White ash is usualy found on engineered/ semi soilid flooring. It's as easy to work with as Oak and it expands and contracts in the same way that any hardwood floor will.

What is very important is that you first check the site conditions ( concrete moisture readings, house tempreture and relative humidity readings) Secondly check the moisture content of the hardwood flooring that you intend to use. It should read between 8% and 10%. Less than 8% will see the floor expand too much, risking buckling and above 10% will see the floor contract too much risking gaps.        A good floor fitter will have the correct moisture meters to determine this.

Hope this helps.

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