Ash
Ash—or ‘Mountain Ash’—is recycled mainly from timber floors from houses and buildings in Melbourne, Canberra & Sydney. It was often used for floors in the 1960’s to 1980’s, and in buildings from that era Ash is also found in internal joinery timbers such as stair treads, hand rails, skirtings, door jambs and doors.
TIMBER KNOWLEDGE Ash is generally a pale yellow colour with varying brown and pink tones. The old Ash trees were very large (the world’s tallest hardwood is actually a Ash from the Styx river area of Tasmania - it is 98m high x 5.2m in diameter). The old Ash is denser and harder than fast grown new Ash and has a fine grain with close growth rings.
Mountain Ash: Eucalyptus regnans
USES Best use for the salvaged Ash flooring is to re-lay again as a timber floor. It’s consistent grain and colour make it a perfect floor for a more minimalist modern house.
NATURAL DURABILITY [approximate rating for the expected life of untreated and unfinished timbers exposed to the weather]
In Ground: Class 4 (0-5 years) Above Ground: Class 3 (7-15 years)
HARDNESS 4.9 kN (Janka scale)
DRY WEIGHT 680 kg / cubic metre
EXPLORE ASH FLOORING SAMPLES
PLEASE NOTE: Availability fluctuates frequently, so if you see a timber flooring sample that you’re interested in, please get in touch to enquire.
SALVAGED FROM St Luke’s Primary School Gym Floor, North Curl Curl NSW
SIZE 60mm wide x 22mm thick boards
PRICE from $95 / SQM
SALVAGED FROM Cobram Primary School, Victoria
SIZE 108mm wide x 19-20mm thick x 5.5m long
PRICE from $110 / SQM
SALVAGED FROM Schools and houses in Melbourne
SIZE 108mm wide x 19mm & 133mm wide x 19mm thick boards
PRICE from $110 / SQM
SALVAGED FROM 1954 Canberra Heritage Building
SIZE 83 mm wide x 20 mm thick boards
Price from $95/SQM