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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Upstairs Noise Supression

Are upstairs units required to put sound absorbent material under wood and laminate floors, the same as under tile?? (Cork and Laticrete)
The redesigned website for the County and ULDC is a pain.
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  1. PlcruiseApril 21, 2010 at 8:57 PM

    Hi Elaine. Although bigger brains than I may disagree, your Condo Docs and Rules govern in this situation. PBC does not cover this type of issue in CV.

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  3. UCO PresidentApril 21, 2010 at 9:28 PM

    Hi Peter,
    April 21, 2010 8:57 PM,

    Actually, the Code regarding Noise Suppressing underlayment of hard surface flooring above the first floor is enforceable here in CV.

    There are literally dozens of Arbitration decisions to prove this and many Condo Owners have been ordered to tear out tile flooring and install the insulating material.

    Dave Israel

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  4. BARBARA CApril 21, 2010 at 10:52 PM

    We were required by the company that put our our tile down to have a corking underlayment, we were told it is required by the state.

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  5. phyllis richlandApril 22, 2010 at 7:10 AM

    hi, as far as i know there are no hard and fast laws governing this issue. it is a courtesy or not to your neighbor.

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  6. Lanny HoweApril 22, 2010 at 8:01 AM

    Phyllis, it is good to hear from you on the blog! And it makes me feel better to find someone else besides me who has put the same message on three times by somehow pressing the wrong buttons. I'm sure your extra two will be deleted in time by one of the blog staffers. They can remove this message of mine (won't be pertinent then to any reader) at the same time.

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  7. RandallApril 22, 2010 at 10:21 AM

    Tiles installed without an underlayment system (on an upper floor) often constitutes a "legal nuisance".If your attempts for voluntary resolution are not successful, then you may want to consider filing a claim for “legal nuisance”. Florida law says that a “legal nuisance” is the commission or an act or omission of a duty which either annoys, injures or endangers the comfort, health, repose or safety of the citizens, which unlawfully interferes with, tends to obstruct, or in any way renders unsafe or unsecure other peoples’ lives and infringes on their property rights.

    Generally speaking, a property owner may put his own property to any reasonable and lawful use so long as they do not deprive other owners of their right to enjoy their property.

    The usual remedy required by Administrative Rulings is to place an area rug on the areas of the unit which are frequently travelled and are the souce of the nuisance (noise).

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  8. phyllis richlandApril 22, 2010 at 11:04 AM

    To update the discussion re:underlay ,I spoke to Code Enforcement Plan Review this morning and was told that the underlay is NOT a code issue. It is strictly a homeowners issue according to the by-laws of the association.

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  9. elainebApril 22, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    Awesome, gotcha, thanks all.

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