OKW "wood" floors

[Shadeaux]

Hi Judith,

I can tell you from experience that there are noticeable sound issues. As I mentioned on another thread on this issue, our family is now occupying the second floor one-bedroom unit in question.

They are trying to be as quiet as possible, something you normally cannot ask of your neighbor above you. The noise transference is greater than with the carpeting. I, too, hope for some area rugs, but those rugs aren't going to cover the entire floor.

Get ready for more noise coming from above.

Lew - PLEASE let someone in management or member service know about this. If no one says anything, DVC is going to continue to say they've had no complaints about the noise from the flooring.

 

[La2kw]

Lew - PLEASE let someone in management or member service know about this. If no one says anything, DVC is going to continue to say they've had no complaints about the noise from the flooring.

Definitely mention it. However, when does DVC ever listen to the members? Every decision lately seems to come with the explanation "in order to enhance our member enjoyment" and a result of consulting with "focus groups".

I like wood floors, and even the engineered wood. The wood floors do not need to match the cupboardsat all. I have wood floors in my home and think the look makes sense at OKW. I just hope this floor covering doesn't look cheap. We stayed in Motel 6 a few years ago and they put a wood grain vinyl floor in the room and it looked cheap. Of course, there's a huge difference between OKW and Motel 6, so I'll reserve judgement until I see it in person. Pictures never do our DVC units justice. AKL and WLV look very tacky in the photos, but definitely are not tacky in reality.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Lew - PLEASE let someone in management or member service know about this. If no one says anything, DVC is going to continue to say they've had no complaints about the noise from the flooring.

I would reccomend you go one step farther and send a review into Member Satisfaction. That seems to go a LOT further than speaking to a manager or anyone else.

 

[Pixieflip]

As for hard floor surfaces in general...not OKW...but we stayed at Kidani in January underneath perhaps the noisiest family of furniture movers. They moved those stools on the kitchen ceramic tile more times than Dumbo flew over Fantasyland every morning and evening. Clunk, clunk, sliiiiiiide, sliiiiide, clunk...on and on it went. Pick a spot and sit for crying out loud!!! When they woke our daughters in the second bedroom at 7am...DD11 called the front desk to complain! Front desk called back to confirm and though we didn't know she had called, we could definitely confirm on her behalf.

Having said that, we, too, are a family who can admit that one of us (DD13) puked on the carpet while trying to get to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Eeewwww. Don't even want to think about the history of any of the carpet in any of the resorts!

I guess my point is both surfaces have their plusses and minuses. Just do unto others and be as quiet as you can. Oh and wear your slippers.

 

[JudithM]

Lew, I agree with other posters that you need to let someone in management (housekeeping, engineering, front desk, general resort manager) know about the noise level you are experiencing. Just curious ... if your relatives are in the actual room with the new flooring, how do they know it is noisy in the unit below them?

 

[dianeschlicht]

Lew, I agree with other posters that you need to let someone in management (housekeeping, engineering, front desk, general resort manager) know about the noise level you are experiencing. Just curious ... if your relatives are in the actual room with the new flooring, how do they know it is noisy in the unit below them?

Lew is in the unit below.

 

[JudithM]

Thanks, Diane! I'm concerned about the noise level. We had noisy residents in the unit above us last fall nd that was with carpeting. Time will tell ...

 

[dianeschlicht]

Thanks, Diane! I'm concerned about the noise level. We had noisy residents in the unit above us last fall nd that was with carpeting. Time will tell ...

Yes, we've been the unfortunate lower neighbor to elephants wearing spurs in the past as well. Children pounding pots and pans on the tile floor at 5 AM was not at all what I expected! I did learn early in our DVC experiences that a well placed mop handle to the ceiling got my point across to the afore mentioned "elephants"!

 

[WDWMom]

In the past 10 years we have never had a noise problem that I can remember from the unit above. I guess we have been lucky. Had problems with the unit next to us with the lock-off though.

I like the wood floors. We have them at home. I hope we get a refurbished room in April.

 

[kathleenj]

If I want laminate flooring, I'll rent a home out on Palm Parkway. Disney is cheapening down my experience. Sad.