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Flats and wood/laminate flooring in flats...
PJD
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How common is it for a lease to state that wood/laminate flooring is not allowed in a flat?
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Never heard of it - but if you are worried about noise just choose a heavier type of underlay.0
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I'm in the process of buying a flat, and a friend of mine has just told me that it's in her lease that wooden flooring is not allowed because of noise reasons.0
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Those sorts of clauses are quite common these days. Floorboards and laminate is OK if you live on the ground-floor but the work of the devil if you have neighbours below.0
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its in a lease on a flat that i own, is quite common round here,now proud mum to 3 handsome boys :j latest one born 10/10/11:j0
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Even on purpose built flats? The flat i'm buying is purpose built and has concrete slab flooring, - it's 16 years old.0
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Very common now, I think the boom in laminate flooring 10 years ago has forced the issue. I have had to replace all the laminate flooring due to the neighbours below complaining about the noise. Can't blame them either it can be very noisy. The kitchen and bathroom are the only exceptions as carpets are not good for those rooms.0
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It's pretty common, with an exception usually for the kitchen / bathroom, where carpet's less suitable.
However, if you have proper underlay, wood floors are no more noisy than carpets....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
Laminate flooring can be bad for kitchens and bathrooms from the when it gets wet it is seriously slippy. Not all laminate is waterproof and it will also absord water as it gets into the joints.0
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Our purpose built flat is around 13-14 years old and the lease states that wood/laminate flooring is not allowed.
However, I have seen plenty of places in the estate on rightmove that have it and I guess they are selling.0 -
As the ball on my purchase is still early days, I decided to ask a neighbour instead of wait for an answer from the solicitor, - the guy was renting, but his landlady has just put in laminate flooring throughout, - so that's a sigh of relief on my part!!
I intend to spend on quality, soundproofing type underlay, but I understand that the flats are pretty well soundproofed anyway due to the concrete slabbing between floors.
I'm never one to wear shoes indoors, and I will attach little pieces of felt or something under the dinning room legs!
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