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How to Move in Calgary Safely During Winters?

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Alberta is known to receive very chilly winter every year. The cold weather makes the conditions extreme in Calgary and the whole Canada. This way, Alberta Pro Movers works all the year round to facilitate people move over long distances and locally. Around 14% of Canadians move every year on average. So, local and long distance movers in Calgary are working actively on all kinds of weather.
Here are some of the tips to move safely in Calgary during winter season.

Pack Carefully
When it comes to pack your belongings, be sure they are safe and secured and add moving boxes which can hold their weight. Avoid packing them overly. If you have fragile items, wrap them up in bubble wrap, butcher’s paper, newspaper or moving blankets. Keep your goods insulated so that the elements don’t ruin priceless or costly items, such as electronics that are vulnerable to moisture and frost. Plastic and glass items can be weakened and more fragile when exposed to cold weather. Condensation can impact electronics, wood finishes and antiques. Even wood glue is subject to receive heat fluctuations.

Roll the Carpet Out
Clear the path from your home to the truck to start your moving day. Toss salt on concrete surfaces to reduce sludge and ice, collect leaves, and shovel a path off the snow. This way, you and movers from Calgary Moving Company can stay safe when it comes to carry items from your house to truck.

Protect the Floors
A lot of people living in cold areas know the stress of rain, snow and mud. When traveling in and away from your home town on a move, the outer elements can easily come inside. So, you should apply the non-slip covers on the floors to ensure protection.

Don’t Rush
You shouldn’t be in hurry on a move, especially in wet, cold and icy weather. Keep in mind that winter months have less day light that imparts visibility and lighting quality. Be sure to plan in advance to use the daylight hours properly. When moving in icy, wet and snowy conditions, move slowly. Rushing can cause spills and slips, damage to belongings, and injuries. Expect your move to take longer time than proposed, in winter conditions. It may add delays on your schedule or extra costs.

Consider the Warning Signs
Though you are not going outdoors for a long time period, it is always better to be safe and know the warning signs for cold temperatures. It is always important to practice first aid training. Teach yourself and get anyone to help you in issues like hypothermia.

Wear well-Fit Clothes
Wear close-toed shoes and have clothes fit your body on your moving day. Choose layered clothes. Though it’s a cold day, the moving activity will warm you up quickly. You can easily take off and add clothes accordingly. Use pocket warmers or hand warmers as well. Stay fueled and well fed with a hearty breakfast to get the energy to keep running with heavy loads.

Alberta Pro Movers (Moving Company)
440-10816Macleod Trail S #143,
Calgary,
AB
T2J 5N8,
Canada
(403) 455-5070

How to Handle a Boundary Dispute During Home Improvements

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Gone are the days where new neighbours were welcomed with home baked pies and warm welcomes (in most places anyway) and in fact many people don’t even know their neighbour’s names never mind have an actual friendship with them.

However, having a good relationship with your neighbour can actually be hugely beneficial, and not just as a social aspect. Being able to talk to and communicate with them in a respectful and friendly manner could be essential in the case of any disputes arising between the two properties, which often happens.

One of the most common disputes that arises between neighbours is that of boundary and property disputes, where one property encroaches on the divide between the two. So how exactly can we define a property line or boundary?

Boundary or property lines are sections that have been demarcated to mark out the ground of a single property. This is easier when it comes to apartments and such but gets more complicated with houses or in rural areas, where it is often simply an invisible line that both neighbours are meant to respect.

What are the common causes of a boundary dispute?

Boundary disputes often arrive out of a breach of ethics of one neighbour when renovating or building onto their property. While they can often be sorted out through communication, when the offending neighbour does the following things, they tend to lead themselves up to a lawsuit:

  • Clearly crosses the boundary line with a new construction
  • Building permits have not been obtained
  • Violates state, county or homeowners’ association protocol
  • Constructs a structure that impedes a pathway, driveway or garage.

What should the first steps in a dispute be?

If you find that your neighbour is contravening the boundary line between your two properties, then there are a couple of things you can do about it. First things first, you should have a discussion with your neighbour to try resolve the issue, however, if you two have different understandings of where the demarcated boundary is located, then you should make an appointment to get together with all the correct documentation in order to properly establish the property lines.

If your title deeds and other documents aren’t clear enough and you can’t sort out the dispute then you will have to take the next step and contact a good boundary dispute solicitor to assist you.

Hiring a boundary dispute solicitor

You may find that a good boundary dispute solicitor will be able to help you sort out your dispute before going to court. They should be able to point out where lines begin and end – making it more clear for your neighbour. However, sometimes it may escalate and you will have to take it to court, although this should be the very last resort.

Your first point of call should be trying to get your neighbour to remove whatever structure it is that they have put up. However, if this is not possible or if you feel the structure has diminished the price of your property then you can sue your neighbour for monetary compensation.

Remember that “good fences make good neighbours” as Robert Frost points out, and should this fence get breached then you should always try resolve it the reasonable way first.