Rental Property Investor · FL · Member since 2018 · 9 posts · 2 votes
Hello Everyone,
I can't tell if this is the right location (so if it isn't please give me a link) but here it goes. I'v been replacing carpet with LVP in a number of my units but have gotten push back from my PM on doing so with my latest turnover. It's the second floor unit in my quad and she says that it will cause too much of a noise issue and that we should go again with carpet. Any thoughts? Is she right or is there a better quality ie more expensive and cushioned version that does the same as carpet? I've been googling but to no avail. Thanks for any input and personal experiences with LVP on second floors.
Philadelphia, PA · Member since 2019 · 174 posts · 124 votes
7y
Unless you have some very good sound dampening qualities between those units, go with carpet. Your PM is dead on. If there isn't good sound deadening between the units normal walking will be amplified in the unit below. Normal walking will be louder. If the upper level tenant is heavy footed it will sound like a stampede in the unit below. If there's kids in the upper unit, be prepared for complaints on how they are running around uncontrolled when they're really just running around like normal kids.
Rental Property Investor · FL · Member since 2018 · 9 posts · 2 votes
7y
@John Underwood, @PJ M. - thanks for your inputs. I figured she was probably right but thought I'd see if there were any people who had had good luck with a LPV as sound-helpful as carpet.