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[Baybiscuit]

I bought the top unit in a block of 19 and soon discovered that my unit hears the noise of the lift transmitted through all the concrete walls as the lift motor room is above my unit. I’m on the executive committee and raised the issue and really got little interest or support as it doesn’t affect any of the lower units (the other top floor flat does hear it but as the tenants live there they don’t really have a voice).
After extensive research I sourced a foam sound absorber that has the top fire rating and just needs to be glued to the ceiling of the lift motor room. I purchased the foam at my own expense and told the strata manager and EC and promptly got told that as the lift motor room is common property that I can’t do anything to it without an AGM and a bi-law to get permission. I am woken up through-out the night every night and disturbed every day by this noise and I can’t wait 6 months for this. It seem completely unfair when I am paying for all the costs of installing it (professionally) myself so at no cost to other residents. I have suggested a retrospective bi-law is applied and in the meantime I am given permission to get it installed. I could take a much more aggressive approach and threaten to take action against the EC that were in place when the new lift was installed as I believe the problem is caused by there not being any sound absorbers installed under the lift motor, however I would prefer not to take things legally. 
Any suggestions on how to deal with this ‘common property’ issue and the fact it is causing such disturbance to me?

 

thanks

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