When my own home was rebuilt in Christchurch I used wood vinyl flooring in Rimu colour. It works fantastically in any wet areas like bathrooms and kitchen and laundry (washing machine overflows! No problem). It looks so real and wears extremely well. The colours you can get are amazing and it clicks together. I currently also work in the flooring section of a home improvement store and having looked at how the different engineered floors are made and wood laminates and bamboos, I would say that if you dont have the money to spend at the highest level of engineered timber dont go for the cheapest. The wood grain is printed on and any moisture will kill that floor. Bamboo is a great option as it solid banboo. The engineered has a 3mm or so layer of the actual timber. It can be re-sanded lightly if it scratches. Personally I would go with the wood vinyl planking again. Looks fantastic.

Appreciate the feedback guys! Decided to complete the render on the brick walls and ended up getting rid of the brick rangehood (seen on the left hand side of the previous photo). This allowed more light into the dark kitchen. Painting the cupboard doors has also lightened up the space. The kitchen feels light and breezy now... though it's not completely finished, as we still have more painting and rendering to do, including the additional cabinetry and a rangehood to install. Because of the festive season, we decided to put the project on hold; putting the doors back on for Christmas lunch. Future plans include installing cabinetry (below) - where the plant is -which will house the stovetop, and also cabinetry above where the brick can be seen (top LHS). We'll install a rangehood above the stove top and cut a whole in the cabinetry (on the RHS) for the fridge. Where the fridge was previously, we'll put up a wall which will hold wooden shelves for tea, coffee, mugs etc.

Hi Anton and Dr Retro thanks for the comments. Anton that is really great advice, you've exceeded the explanation on the seller's websites and also you've provided a deeper understanding of the materials. What you say makes perfect sense, and it sounds like you have much experience with these tiles. I like the idea of applying wax over a sealer, this makes sense to me. Anton, would it just be a standard floorwax, such as this one for example (based on beeswax). And once you've applied wax over the sealer, then do you keep applying beeswax, or do you then reapply a sealer? https://www.ebay.com.au/i/292592220249?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-139619-5960-0&mkcid=2&itemid=292592220249&targetid=480462538786&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9071957&poi=&campaignid=1490767175&mkgroupid=63057291572&rlsatarget=pla-480462538786&abcId=1139416&merchantid=119185944&gclid=CjwKCAjw1rnqBRAAEiwAr29II20USj1b2llPlQ4eqngD-Paf9nrbms5ILxdyKEGnKhVKAErlLGCE0BoCSKYQAvD_BwE

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