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Comment on Hard Flooring – what you need to know by Gerard

Gerard — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:51:33 +0000

In reply to Wendy. The body corporate may request acoustic testing and/or details and evidence of the underlay used, or an Adjudicator may make such a ruling.

Comment on Hard Flooring – what you need to know by Gerard

Gerard — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:49:10 +0000

In reply to Rusty Linnane. In answer to your questions, it would have been best to add some suitable underlay beneath the floating flooring. There are instances of Adjudicator's ruling that new hard flooring must be removed and suitable underlay added because the noise has impacted the "peaceful enjoyment" of other Lots.

Comment on Installing an air-conditioner in your unit? What you need to consider by Derek Swain

Derek Swain — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:19:42 +0000

You make a good point when you mention how you should consider where your air conditioning system will be installed since compressors tend to make noise. Ever since the sun started shining directly on our home after removing an oak tree from our yard, my wife and I have been looking for an AC unit that will not disturb us while we’re sleeping at night. We’ll consider finding a professional that can help us install a unit in an ideal location.

Comment on Hard Flooring – what you need to know by Rusty Linnane

Rusty Linnane — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 01:37:47 +0000

We purchased a second story unit about 15 years ago. At tge time tge floor was covered in a terracotta tile. We thought to remove the tiles and polish the flooring, but the glue made it impossible to remove the tiles and had seeped into the wood staining it.
We decided to put a floating timber floor over the tiles and as we had previously lived down stairs we purchased the best underlay we could get.
Now we have new neighbors who are complaining about the noise levels and are looking at filing a case against our choice of flooring.
Have we done the wrong thing by putting floating timber flooring over existing tiles?
And could we be made to remove our flooring?
We never wear shoes and try to reduce our noise knowing of how noisey it can be living under a timber floored apartment.

Comment on Hard Flooring – what you need to know by Wendy

Wendy — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 02:42:05 +0000

If a unit above has put in Vinyl flooring without asking B.C. approval and without underlay can i then insist on a accoustic reading from the above unit at their expense.If so what would the reading have to be for my unit to be safe from noise.