We used Precision Flooring who have become the default installers for our building for the simple reason that they do get it and they do a very good job.  They are expensive I would use them again so I can’t say better than that.

While we’re on the subject, my building has a completely unnecessary and restrictive by-law which stupidly prescribes exactly the kind of insulation you need to have which pretty much precludes any technical advances that may happen in the future.  It also demands acoustic testing which is basically just a free pass to thousands of dollars for the firms that do it.

This is what happens when know-all business heads and retired lawyers who can’t even be bothered to learn about strata law take control of your EC. All you need is a by-law that says you can’t put down flooring that significantly reduces the noise insulation from your flat to any others and if you do that, then you have to either re-lay the floor or recarpet.

An intelligent EC would then provide suggestions of the best way to achieve that, which could be amended as new techniques come online. Sadly, that would be way too flexible for the control freaks on my EC.

Here endeth the spleen venting.