Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Noise in common house

[Mary English (Mary.English]

On Oct 24, 2006, at 12:12 AM, Tree Bressen wrote:

> And when you get to the design phase, remember to make sure your
common
> dining room is.......
> comfortably without noise and crowding driving everyone crazy. 
And someone replied
It must be built into the budget early or you will never get them in 
later.

That is absolutely true. Almost every community "value engineers" out 
(read eliminates for those not familiar with the jargon) the
soundproofing or noise control features initially designed for the
dining room.  This is one of the biggest mistakes you can make.

To have a usable meeting/dining room, it have to have comfortable
acoustics, and that means some method of sound control. Do anything in
your power to keep the money there for that important feature.

If not, you will have problems getting people there for meals, and
functions.