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  • #9325
    Fuzzy Dunlop
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      We’ve owned our 4th floor unit for over 5 years, and the carpet will probably be due for replacement soonish. We’re not too keen on carpet generally (and it doesn’t take too well to constant cat vomit). We’ve accepted a timber floor is not possible because of the current by-laws, but I think we may have some wiggle room on the finish depending on how you interpret the relevant by-law:

       

      …you must not:

       

      install timber (or timber type) flooring, tiles or other hard flooring except on the ground floor

       

       

      Under the carpet is a very neatly finished concrete slab. What do you think of the following, none of which I’d consider ‘installing’ hard flooring but is clearly against the intent of the by-law:

       

      a) remove carpet and leave concrete floor as it is

       

      b) remove carpet and paint concrete floor

       

      c) remove carpet and polish concrete floor. 

       

      If we were to do option c) I’d raise it with the strata manager because of the amount of noise and dust during the polishing. I think I already know what their answer would be, which I’d imagine goes for a) and b) too.

       

      If we remove the carpet a large part of the floor would be covered by rugs anyway. If we keep the carpet I guess worse case is we just have to re-lay it? 

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