That is a dilemma in this day and age, our house is 50-60 years old with stunning jarrah floor boards...I would probably not use now as thinking about sustainability of our forests..I actually used bamboo in our last home for that reason .. Bamboo often gets a bad wrap...we had ours down for about ten years before we moved..I still really loved it, there were a few dings but nothing major, no worse than floor boards, we did use the top range boards that could be re sanded, not that they needed it even when we moved...had floor protecting felt on chairs etc as we do here as well

The engineered floorboards are what they are calling hybrid floors aren't they? They are "floating". Whereas the vinyl look planks are glued down and don't make the click clack sound when you walk on them. I was recently told that the only surface that can withstand water spills is the vinyl floor. I think they said that the hybrid floor will last for 24hrs with water on it without being ruined. I would be interested to see what other people have found to be the case. I have puppies at my place and I would hate for them to wee somewhere and me not see it and them ruin the floor. I like the hybrid floor because it feels more real, but the guys at the flooring shop loved the vinyl planks and what they said about water spills had me thinking that I will need to go with vinyl planks

The top one looks like spotted gum, but I'm not certain. If you take your photos to a timber yard, an expert there will know.

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