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Montreux Licosa floor plan design flaw fix

Thoughtfully Submitted by Phil Infurna, our neighbor at 3705 Montreux #202
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25% of Montreux units are the Licosa floor plan which is a 2nd floor inside unit (2 units per building). They have an annoying hinged door into the utility room which I would characterize as a design flaw. But it is a fixable problem!
​The problem is the existing hinged door opens into the utility room and blocks the deep laundry sink inside, also blocking the base cabinet storage and the counter top in the room. You have to step inside the utility room and close the door behind you to access that laundry sink, base cabinet and the counter top inside the little room which is very awkward.
Anyone who has a 2nd floor inside condo knows that this is a problem. If you don’t have one of these condos, you probably have no idea what I’m talking about.

​What’s worse is you can never upgrade the builder provided washer and dryer to a better front loading machines because those new machines are 4 inches deeper. The existing door to the room hits the nicer machines. We discovered the unanticipated door interference problem after buying a new washer and dryer. I think the original architect maybe was a little off his game when specifying the hinged door swinging into the utility room.
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Here is the solution:
  1. Remove the existing door, hinges and striker plate but leave the existing door casing in place. (30 minutes)
  2. Fill the hinge and striker cut outs on the existing door casing with wood filler. Let it harden, sand smooth and paint to match the interior trim. Take the time to sand it properly so there is no evidence of the former hinge cut outs. Use a 100 then 200 and then 400 grit sandpaper. (2 hours)
  3. Order a 95” tall by 33 3/8” wide bi-fold door from Lowes (Jeld Win 6 panel colonial style) which very closely matches the other doors in the condo. (1 hour)
  4. Paint and install the bi-fold door following the instructions provided. The bi-fold door track screws nicely to the top of existing door casing, just inside the old door stop. (3 hours)
This solution took about 6 ½  hours over a couple of days to complete since I was working alone. I’m sure a handy man could be hired to do the work in the same amount of time or less. The Jeld Win door was $180 at Lowes. It is a custom order so you have to wait a few weeks to get it. They delivered it for $79. The wood filler and sandpaper were about $15.
​ Now access to the laundry room, the washer and dryer, sink , counter etc. finally makes more sense.

Montreux Unit Names, Locations & Layouts

Within Montreux there are 4 different unit layouts:

Solano – Second floor end unit


Brindisi – First floor end unit

Licosa – Second floor inside unit

Alicante – First floor inside unit 
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Images of and links to the floor plans are included below.


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Washing Machine Hoses

This helpful hint submitted by Phil Infurna - 3705 Montreux Ln. #202      Thanks Phil!
My wife decided she wanted to clean behind the washer and dryer this morning which required me to move the machines.
I found that the Montreux builder connected the washer water to the machine with those cheap rubber hoses that usually come with the machine.  These hoses are a flood problem waiting to happen. In fact, I found that one of ours was already cracking:  So I went to Lowe’s and spent $21 for a set of the metal jackets 1500 psi washing machine hoses.  ​I would strongly recommend this upgrade for our Montreux neighbors. It takes 15 minutes and a pair of pliers to avoid a major flood.
                            NEW HOSE FROM LOWE'S                                                 OLD CRACKED HOSE IS A PROBLEM
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Hurricane Shutters

For those of us who use the builder supplied Hurricane Shutters:
When you determine that it is time to replace the bolts that hold the shutters in place, I here is a resource for the replacement bolts.
When you determine that it is time to replace the bolts that hold the shutters in place, here is a resource for the replacement bolts:

https://www.grainger.com/search?searchBar=true&searchQuery=Machine+screws%2C+combo+truss+head%2C+stainless+steel+18-8%2C1%2F4%22-20+x1+1%2F2
 
This info was origunally supplied by our neighbor Wayne O'Day, who said that to replace all the bolts on a Unit 104 / Brandisi Model, he needed:
  • approx. 160 bolts and 160 washers
  • and, he needed to order the rubber washers separately.  

Lanai Slider Doors

For our lanai slider doors:
As you probably have discovered, it’s amazing how noisy our neighbors’ lanai doors can be as they are opened and closed.

The good news is that EZ Slide Door Repair is offering Montreux a special discount to have our lanai slider doors serviced so that they will slide quietly and be airtight when that north wind starts blowing during the winter months.
​Call them for details: 239-404-5730.

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