amaroo
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Second selections meeting was today, after failing to finish last week. Heh. Still went over time today. Dang kitchens are expensive!
But everything has been selected, and we've got the contract and electricals to go through next week.
We did end up changing the tile for one that was part of the standard inclusions which saved a fair bit, we then of course made it up and then some when it came to the kitchen. I have some pics of the samples which I'll post when I find my phone. But we're going mostly for a black and white interior with shades of grey (just not 50 of them!).
Afterwards we popped into the show room of a flooring company who gave us some quotes over the weekend. They'd quoted on the exact same floor we liked from the builder's selections (was much cheaper compared to the builder's quote as suspected). I'd also asked for a quote on a cheaper option with a similar look just to compare, they did so and suggested we come in to look at the range to see the colours. We ended up liking it more than the laminate. Hasn't vinyl come a long way? Ha. We had a good chat about options and I think we'll be looking to go with vinyl when the time comes.
If you end up going the way of engineered flooring, I been given a previous tip about selecting one with the largest thickness of top timber you can get. Something to do with warping / cupping if IIRC.