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I hate to be nitpicky but taking money out of the sinking fund is not “no cost to anyone” – it’s a cost to everyone. Also, strictly speaking, the sinking fund is for repairs and maintenance, not for upgrades and enhancements.
Now, if the sinking fund money hasn’t been allocated to other future jobs, you could probably argue that the tiles need maintenance or replacement and the easiest and cheapest way to do that is to lay carpet. But you really need to put that in a motion to the committee so that you get offical approval for this. Otherwise, the next person writing to me on this subject could be the hold-out neighbour asking what to do about the misuse of capital works funds for an unapproved project.
By all means get a quote for your neighbours on the kind of carpet you want so that everybody knows what they’re buying into. But don’t go ordering carpet until you have the official OK, in writing, from the committee.