Hello Spring!
Although it keeps snowing the board is talking about Spring clean-up. Here are some updates for you.
Carpet and Painting
As you can see the painting and carpet have been replaced. We hope you like it. The board is happy with the result. There are a few touch ups to do but overall the main work is complete. Like you, we want to keep the carpet and paint in the best condition possible so we ask you to keep the following in mind:
- Wipe your feet when you come in. We placed a carpet inside the East side door, like the one at the front door, to wipe your feet off. We also increase the cleaning to ensure we keep the new carpet in the best condition possible.
- When opening doors please try to avoid scraping keys and sharp objects along the door when pushing them open. This will ensure we can avoid doing too many touch ups.
- Be careful when moving large items in and out of the building. There is a $100 charge to move in or out of the building, this is payable to Connelly and Company and we use it cover any damage that may occur during the move.
Front Steps
We put up signage during the cold months to make sure people were careful when using the steps. We are currently reviewing quotes to fix the stairs. This will include a quote to repair the cement pad at the bottom of the steps. We want to do the proper work now so we don't have to do additional repairs in the near term. Cement work was slated for 2018 in the most recent reserve fund study, we will use some of those funds now to repair the front steps. This work will be started once we review and choose the contractor to do it. Hang tight...they will be repaired soon.
Recycling
We are talking about recycling and the request the city made of all condo units having a recycling program in place by 2016. More to come.
Insurance Premiums
Are going up for us too. Like most properties in Calgary our insurance premiums are going up too. We will budget according.
Shaw Cable
A few units are experiencing issues with the Shaw cable connection in their unit, including a couple board members. Shaw suggests a couple fixes, one being running a line up the side of the building into the unit from the tower. We aren't prepared to grant approval to run the lines on the exterior of the building just yet. I know I have issues sometimes, not always. The internal cable is old, this is an issue, we need to discuss further. More to come on this. In the meantime sorry for any inconvenience this is causing. I know people with TELUS TV and it is working ok.
Spring Clean-up
It is that time of year when we will have the parkade swept out. We typically wait till the street sweeping is complete and the snow stops. This will be the case again this year. We are all looking forward to the clean up around the building. Soon enough it will be nice outside, the tree will get their leaves back and we can all enjoy the outdoors.
What else can you expect this Spring?
The next big project will be to inspect the patios. We are required to inspect the integrity of the patios. This means, removing the surface of the decks to ensure the structural elements are safe and sound. No reason to worry, this is a preventative practice and we are right on schedule. Any repairs or replacements needed will be done. This work will not all be completed in 2014, it will be ongoing over the next couple years. We are in planning mode, more to come on this. Just know the board is on top of it, right on time and will ensure we do it a cost efficient as possible, not sacrificing quality.
We live in an amazing building that is very well maintained. We continue to make timely decision to protect your (our our) investment. Happy Spring! more to come.
Expresson Condo Board
