I am most appreciative of all your considered opinions and advice. I am not clear on what one can expect in relation to soundproofing of buildings with a completion dates of 5 years ago as ours is, so hence my query. It would seem that most if not all of our issues are not building defect related, and I must say for me noise is not a great issue – but then I do have a hearing problem! (Maybe that should be one of the requirements for people moving into strata living
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And, ccbaxter, your contribution has been terrific, including your advice re approaching the residents. The majority here, and I think in general, are conscience of their potential impact and try to do the right thing. But sometimes I think there are people that just shouldn’t be in strata living. They just don’t seem to be able to appreciate they need to be considerate. But luckily it tends to be a very small percentage.
So Austman, when you say the BCA is “low”, do you mean that it is hard to get a noise level reading that could be defined as a defect unless it is ear shattering? If so, then perhaps we should forget about it (and I am thinking in relation to the music through the wall cavities and the slamming door noises – it seems the terrace noise transference is to be an accepted thing as ccbaxter suggests). Your clarification re the BCA would be appreciated.
Thank you all again