Both are thermowood and both are good. The difference isn't timber quality — it is who answers for it in this country.
Ash is denser with bolder figure, and if ash is what you want, buy ash. Karagach Elit with the Signature program is 83,500 ₸/m² against 90,670 ₸/m² for wide ash with factory oiling: 7,170 ₸/m² cheaper, and the only one of the two with a manufacturer's guarantee here.
Ash is harder than karagach. Under heavy furniture and heels that shows.
Large, legible grain. Plenty of people want exactly that, and it is a fair reason to choose ash.
A facade profile we don't offer in karagach: 19×70/90 and 19×100/120 in 100 mm steps.
Up to 120 mm in facade and decking. Karagach sections are narrower.
Ash is imported. The mill is far away and the dealer did not make the timber, so nobody can underwrite how the board behaves.
Signature and Legacy are karagach-only, precisely because it is our species and we know the schedule behind every board.
83,500 against 90,670 ₸/m² on comparable specification — with a two-year geometry guarantee inside the price.
In three years we'll run the same species on the same schedule and match it to your tone. You won't repeat an imported 2026 batch in 2029.
| Thermo-ash | Thermo-karagach | |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | imported | our own production, Almaty |
| Decking Elit, ₸/m² | 66,365 — 75,670 | 55,000 — 67,500 |
| With care and oiling, ₸/m² | 90,670 | 83,500 |
| Maker's guarantee in Kazakhstan | none | yes |
| Signature / Legacy programs | not available | available |
| Matching a replacement | the batch doesn't repeat | we make it |
| Density and figure | higher, bolder | softer, calmer |
If the look of the board decides it, see samples in daylight and take the one you like. If what decides it is who you go to in three years with a board that has moved, there is only one answer.
The architect specified bevelled planken or a 120 mm board and you don't want to change the design. We'll supply ash and tell you plainly that the guarantee will be our installation warranty, not a production one.
Thermowood or larch
Thermowood or composite
Thermo-pine or karagach
Ash is denser with bolder figure, and if ash is what you want, buy ash. Karagach Elit with the Signature program is 83,500 ₸/m² against 90,670 ₸/m² for wide ash with factory oiling: 7,170 ₸/m² cheaper, and the only one of the two with a manufacturer's guarantee here.
If the look of the board decides it, see samples in daylight and take the one you like. If what decides it is who you go to in three years with a board that has moved, there is only one answer.
The architect specified bevelled planken or a 120 mm board and you don't want to change the design. We'll supply ash and tell you plainly that the guarantee will be our installation warranty, not a production one.
