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I was reading that in the condo agreement, we agree to have the hardwood covered with 60 percent of some type of carpeting. Is that unusual?
I was reading that in the condo agreement, we agree to have the hardwood covered with 60 percent of some type of carpeting. Is that unusual?
I was reading that in the condo agreement, we agree to have the hardwood covered with 60 percent of some type of carpeting. Is that unusual?
I have an air pocket on my hardwood which the builder claims is normal, it's not.
I have a question, most everyone in my building is running a humidifier 24 hrs a day, is this not a huge waste of energy? They're doing it for the floors, not because it's dry.
Should the city not step in and tell the builders enough is enough with this cheap engineered wood? All my friends who put in genuine 3/4 inch wood have no issues.
That's why I got concrete For some reason, they never mention that concrete needs to be covered!
Why would they do something so stupid?
Have you looked into what they're covering up? I doubt it's hardwood.
It's ridiculous and clearly no one's going to follow that procedure. I doubt its regarding noise, as doesn't concrete pretty much block out the majority of noise?
16. Each owner shall ensure that sixty (60%) percent of the floor area of each room, entrance, and hallway in his residential dwelling unit (excluding the kitchen, bathroom and foyer areas of every unit) shall be covered by carpeting or rugs.
I doubt its regarding noise, as doesn't concrete pretty much block out the majority of noise?
I talked to one of the home depot renovators about installing hardwood.
There are several ways to install hard wood floors.
1) Gluing and stapling it to the floor. (cheapest way)
2) Use a certain type of carpeting and slap the hardwood together on top. (Easiest way).
There are 2 types of carpeting. A thin one which is half the price (white/grey colour). The material kinda looks like packaging.
The second type of carpeting is twice the cost. (red in colour and twice the thickness) It helps sound proof the floor.
I think the second option makes it easier to replace hardwood. If it was glued and stapled down it would be troublesome to remove and the floor could be uneven too. However I don't know if the builder will buy the cheap or the expensive carpeting underneath it. They could cheapen and pick the cheaper one.
The last few posts are with respect to carpet required on top of hardwood or laminate flooring in condos to reduce noise. Condo rules regulate the amount of carpeting required.