Solid floor is so much better... for all the reasons above. Real would can be restained and updated over the years to suit fashions, or laid over with carpet if that trend come back ( eek hope not!) You won't have any problems. Its generations of experience and knowhow. Engineered floor will have many issues depending on the quality of the product. VOCs are an issue to consider with engineered floor. There is a lot of glue in that product which will offgas over the years and contribute to poor air quality and poor health. They also don't like to get wet! They can fade in the sunlight and warp and buckle! I've seen people have their dishwasher leak and have to replace their entire kitchen floor as the hot water ruined all the glues and the laminated timber warped. When it comes to things like engineered floors vs solid. In my mind its real over fake any day. It will age so much better and retain its value and appeal. Think of all the swanky modern finishes that were popular in the 70s and 80s.... and how dated they are now. I think engineered floors will be like that. Looks like you've got lovely hardwood floors... ? They may not be wide, but consider looking into different floor finishes. It would be much easier to restain the floor you've got then to over lay or remove the floor. You could try a japan black or ebonizing the timber for a similar effect. You can get some pretty dramatic stains and finishes, like limewash, or smoke effect. There are nice finishes with black rubbed back so its in the grain then overstained with a brown wood finish. Check out the link for some ideas http://www.myflooring.com.au/stain.htm

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I have a hallway with tiles and wanted to know if I can lay cork flooring over the top of the tiles

Hi Badobbs Structafloor will only span 600mm unsupported in the 22mm and 450mm in the 19mm version so no, it alone won't fix your issue. A simple fix would be to pull up the floor in the affected area and then 'pack' it up to level, THEN lay some structaflor over the new supported sub floor. This is done by getting a laser level and marking out the low points in the joists then making up packers to suit, or installing a packer and planing it down to suit. It depends on the level of dipping. It will be your cheapest option and definitely a job for your carpenter (unless you're handy). Regarding disturbing the floorboards that is nonsense. If there are other issues such as other sagging floorboards then you can address them at the same time, or fix them down properly with screws. I suspect that the real issue is that the wall removal did not take into account that the floor joists are usually fixed to it and they are now unsupported. If you get under there and find issues with your joists/bearers then it is not a big deal to install a couple of stumps/connect bearers to support them whilst it is open. We do it all the time. Either way laying a new floor over a subfloor without addressing it would be a waste of money and will degrade your new floor. Cheers