We are wanting to freshen up our small home and have decided to rip up some tiles and carpet in our kitchen and living area (about 50sqm) and replace with some wooden flooring.
I cant believe how confused I am in making this decision... I feel it is hard to get an honest opinion as each shop seem to have their on agenda! ...then I was reading last night about Perth Flooring Centre going bust and taking peoples cash with them and it was suggested that the director has reopened at a shop where we were thinking of buying!!
Anyway, really hoping that people on this forum might be able to share their experiences and help me decide who to use/trust and best method.
We think we have decided on:
- Blackbutt feature grade
- initially engineered but now thinking of solid wood
- prefer wider board
- prefer direct stick given cost is lower than plank on ply but then was talking to someone who said plank on ply is only way to go with boards wider than 80mm...so that put a spanner in the works!!

We are based in Perth.
Really appreciate any feedback and happy to also hear from professionals in this field.
Thanks Heaps,
Littlebuilder