Hi all,
Wanted your experience with dealing with Exec Committee when they do not approve your floating floorboard installation because the underlay does not meet their ridiculous criteria. I am using top of the range underlay which meets BCA standards.
The Bi-law for the complex just states that you need owners corp permission; however, there is this form you full out and submit to the strata management who then forward onto the Exec Committee. The form states that the IIC rating for the underlay must be 65. Does the form mean anything since it?s not in the By Law?
No one sells IIC 65 rated underlay and the only places that would use such material is in cinemas and this is commercial grade stuff which I have not yet looked into. It will cost triple if more than normal good stuff which is adequate. I feel thattheir criteria is unreasonable andthey have set the benchmark so high to elimnate anyone trying to put in floorboads.
I've got back to the Exec Committee stating that I have a new spec tested by the supplier and it is an IIC of 64. I also state that I am using 12mm boards which has its built in sound abort system and that the 12 mm thick boards are more solid than cheap 8mm boards.
If they come back with the majority vote saying no, should I take the Exec Committee to the tribunal.
A person at work said to just install them, the worst that can happen is a annual fine of 100 bucks a year.
Wanted your experience with dealing with Exec Committee when they do not approve your floating floorboard installation because the underlay does not meet their ridiculous criteria. I am using top of the range underlay which meets BCA standards.
The Bi-law for the complex just states that you need owners corp permission; however, there is this form you full out and submit to the strata management who then forward onto the Exec Committee. The form states that the IIC rating for the underlay must be 65. Does the form mean anything since it?s not in the By Law?
No one sells IIC 65 rated underlay and the only places that would use such material is in cinemas and this is commercial grade stuff which I have not yet looked into. It will cost triple if more than normal good stuff which is adequate. I feel thattheir criteria is unreasonable andthey have set the benchmark so high to elimnate anyone trying to put in floorboads.
I've got back to the Exec Committee stating that I have a new spec tested by the supplier and it is an IIC of 64. I also state that I am using 12mm boards which has its built in sound abort system and that the 12 mm thick boards are more solid than cheap 8mm boards.
If they come back with the majority vote saying no, should I take the Exec Committee to the tribunal.
A person at work said to just install them, the worst that can happen is a annual fine of 100 bucks a year.