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[voltron666]

Hi all

Can anyone recommend an acoustical engineer in Sydney NSW?

We're in a mixed block, and one of the shops has 3 commerical refrigeration units installed underneath where our bedroom is. There's a garage in between but we share a common wall. It sounds like the noise from the units is being transmitted through the walls, and we can hear this constant penetrating humming, especially through the night. The landlord swears it couldn't be the source, even though there's no other significant machinery in the building, and the strata manager is unwilling to move without more.

The manager quoted some figure of $5000 for an engineer's report to the Executive Committee which is understandably reluctant to spend that much. He also says he did an inspection of the garage and heard nothing, which seems a little doubtful as there's certainly some noise from the units and he didn't contact either us or the committee to say he'd done an inspection. So we're looking at getting our own report or offering to contribute/pay for it.

Also any other thoughts on how we might deal with it would be appreciated. We're also looking at talking to a lwyer about it if anyone can recommend a good strata one.

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