whats is your ideal width for the wood flooring? I read from a book to go as far as 20cm wide and beyond

Not sure if this thread is still active. anyway i just call Maha asia parquet and they quoted me this :
Merbau planks 14thk x 71w x 1-4ft L - RM 10psf (for more than 500sqft )
                                                      - RM 12psf for less than 500 sqft
upgrade to water based coat - add rm3 psf
upgrade to Bona (??? range) coat - add rm4 psf
underlay cengal - rm3 psf
skirting - 5.50 (3") and 6.50 (4")

How's the price?
is 14mm too thin?
is the water based coat too expensive?

As i m staying in the room currently, can i lay the timber on top of the parquet instead of batten?

thanks!!

Hi peeps, am considering to re-do my existing staircase that comes with my unit..

The current staircase looks like below (taken off from iprop site):
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And change it to something like the below with the tread using solid hardwood and riser using cement.
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Not sure what the existing wood type is but it seems solid but i was told by my contractor that it the bottom surface of the wood is not smooth and flat should i intend to re-use back on the 'new' concrete/cement staircase. So, am considering on how much does it cost to install hardwood for staircase (23 pieces of it) with each length about 11"x43.5".

I wonder how much would it cost to buy and install... Can someone advice.

Thanks!

Noted. Thanks for the info weikee. I guess it's out of my budget to get a new hardwood flooring.. I was assuming about RM50-80 per tread plus installation.. hence getting about 23 pieces of it for my staircase..

Burmese? The ones that use for flooring bro.. Is it much expensive than merbau? Hmm