From: Robert Ilas < Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 7:00 PM To: Subject: RE: revised flooring proposal Hi M, We could try to get it faster but I cant be sure — with all factories in Europe closing for summer vacation it is very difficult — if you're in a terrible rush, we can always source American Oak — slightly more expensive(+$3500) but we can have it done for you in 4.5 weeks. Please let me know. Robert From: [maiIto Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 18:45 To: Robert Ilas Subject: Re: revised flooring proposal Hi Robert. Confirming if I ordered the floors this week, is it truly an 8.10 week lead time? On Jul 16, 2012, at 4:15 PM, Robert Ilas < Hi M , <mailto > wrote: Ebony and co usually sources boards around 16" to 18" wide, then cuts them down to clean the edges. Most clean boards end up 6 to 9 inches wide, then very select ones go over 10 inches wide. To make them 5" wide, they have to cut them again, then do the tong and groove — this brings up the price around 20%. Your order would be around $1400 more for all same 5" wide. The continental oak is always cheaper because the wood is simply cleaner — no matter the tree location, oak in Europe does not have so many imperfections / knots. The finish is the same, limed satin poly, the wood is simply easier to source and cut. EFTA_R1_01198444 EFTA02311584