Calling All Art Lovers to The Dallas Design District
I listen to the news every morning as I get ready for work just like most people and for the most part it is there just as background noise and so I have an idea what the weather and traffic for that day will be like. However, this morning something caught my ear, the Dallas Design District is booming and is promptly becoming on of the “IT” places to be. Hearing this peeked my interest so when I got to work this morning I started to do a little research and found out not only is Dallas growing artistically we are growing by leaps and bounds in growth.
According to the Census Bureau, four Texas cities are among the biggest population gainers as America continued the journey to the Sun Belt in 2006 and 2007. Dallas-Ft. Worth alone added 162,000 within the last year, which as it turns out is more than any other metro area listed in the census; Houston, San Antonio and Austin were also among the top 10. Experts believe much of this expansion in the South is due to reasonably strong local economics and housing prices, which by the way are amongst the most affordable in the U.S. A state demographer from Texas recently gave an interview in which he stated, “People are running away from unaffordable housing, from the economic slowdown. I would expect Texas to stay at the top of a slowing game.”
Having read that I now understand why the Design District is growing with all the galleries moving down there. That area is also starting major renovations and will be gaining restaurants, shops and apartments. In one article I read they are expecting to have over 1,000 apartment units ready completed and ready for tenants by the New Year and we should start seeing progress within the next 30 days. These projects should really start to rejuvenate the area, which does not mean that the developers foresee or want the design and creative firms to pull out. In the Dallas art world it is the year of the Dragon….well Dragon Street that is. Just a few miles east of the Trinity River lies the funky warehouse district on or near Dragon Street. This migration of art galleries to this area is creating an easier road for them to reach their dreams. In the land of Dragon the art galleries are able to afford much larger galleries; and on a typical Friday afternoon in March the showrooms are virtually empty. Giving the viewer the feeling of having their own private art collection and allowing them to wander around the walls, the sparse nature of it all is part of the appeal.
Mr. Craighead, owner of the Craighead-Green Gallery, is thrilled with the journey the other art galleries are making to Dragon Street. He has said that he has always wanted his home town of Dallas to be more like the art scene in Los Angeles or New York. It seems that art dealer around the world, and even more so within the U.S, are taking notice of the Dallas Design District. Mr. Craighead attended a conference not to long ago in Santa Fe, N.M., where he says the focus was on Dallas and what has been happing here on Dragon Street. “I must have been asked a 1,000 times, ‘What the heck is going on in Dallas?’” Mr. Craighead, having moved to this area two years ago after having his gallery in the Uptown district for fifteen years prior, has said that the funkiness of the Dragon Street area is a sort of a bohemian blessing.
Part of the appeal to moving from Uptown down to the Design District seems to be that there is more free parking, a smaller amount of conflicting interests, and even a feeling of solidarity has flared up between the galleries. It seems from what I have read and found out the owners of the galleries have found a home on Dragon Street and do not plan on leaving it any time soon. Every six to eight weeks on a Friday or Saturday night you can go down and walk through the opening of a new exhibit, mingle with your friends, the artists themselves which tend to be local ones, or just walk around by yourself admiring what is happening to our great city.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
More Happy Dallas Movers....
“John and Dell were very nice and efficient, be sure to pay them what they are worth. They did everything to please me and were prepared when they showed up for my move.”
G. Valdez
“All My Sons of Dallas moved me about nine years ago and did an excellent job so I called you again. All the men were very polite and respectful of my and my belongings. They showed up on time and ready to move; and everything was handled very professionally with excellent service.”
D. Day
“I chose All My Sons because of an advertisement. They showed up on time and ready to move me. Everyone was pleasant and helpful and all went well. The thing I liked best about the move is how fast and easy it went. Thank you!”
M. Trimpe
“True and Larry were awesome. Their aptitude in moving was first-rate and they did a great job.”
Anonymous
“My daughter had used you before and was very pleased and now I see why. They guys were good, friendly and helpful. I liked all of your services.”
W. McComman
“I am very satisfied by All My Sons of Dallas. I was referred by a friend and very delighted I listened. They guys were very careful and very courteous. They showed up prepared for my move and I was impressed by the overall service I received from the entire staff.”
L. Breaux
G. Valdez
“All My Sons of Dallas moved me about nine years ago and did an excellent job so I called you again. All the men were very polite and respectful of my and my belongings. They showed up on time and ready to move; and everything was handled very professionally with excellent service.”
D. Day
“I chose All My Sons because of an advertisement. They showed up on time and ready to move me. Everyone was pleasant and helpful and all went well. The thing I liked best about the move is how fast and easy it went. Thank you!”
M. Trimpe
“True and Larry were awesome. Their aptitude in moving was first-rate and they did a great job.”
Anonymous
“My daughter had used you before and was very pleased and now I see why. They guys were good, friendly and helpful. I liked all of your services.”
W. McComman
“I am very satisfied by All My Sons of Dallas. I was referred by a friend and very delighted I listened. They guys were very careful and very courteous. They showed up prepared for my move and I was impressed by the overall service I received from the entire staff.”
L. Breaux
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
A Day In My Life At All My Sons of Dallas
Ever had one of those days in the office where you look at the clock and realize it is one o’clock and you have not even thought of lunch? I know I have had many of those days working at All My Sons. You know that saying “He has a case of the Monday’s”, meaning that you are not looking forward to starting your work week. Since we are in the service industry Monday’s seem to be the busiest day of the week for us. I absolutely love my job and would not change it for the world and could not imagine right now doing anything different. I like working in an environment that constantly changes, so last Wednesday when someone asked me how my day was going I replied “It’s a Monday.” I was extremely busy and it did not seem like I had already been at work for two days.
Let me explain a little of what my day is like being office manager for All My Sons of Dallas. For starters we are one of the largest moving companies in the area as well as within our family of movers. I walk in to work at about 7:45am each morning, this gives me just enough time to get my coffee together, some breakfast and catch up on what has been happening since 6 am. However, last week I had no such luck. Upon walking in the door the phones were already ringing off the wall, crews were calling in on the radios and we already had a visitor in the office. It was chaotic, to say the least, but I thrive off the fast pace of this business, I have to be prepared for anything and everything when I come to work.
So back to the chaos…we had a new trainee in the office, and if you have ever had to train someone you know that they have no indication about what is going on or how to help. They are basically there to watch and observe. He is sitting in the “captain’s chair”, which is the chair that sits right in front of the owner’s office, right smack in front of the computer and credit card machine, and looking completely mystified by what is going on. Even now as I try to write this blog I am juggling a Monday, and am constantly having to lave and come back to it, morning time seems to be the eventful time of the day for us. We have all heard the news stories about how a majority of employee’s time at work is spent taken care of personal stuff; from paying bills to scheduling doctor appointments to calling to get quotes on moving. Everyone is back to work and trying to get some things taken care of before they get their day started, which makes my morning’s pretty jam packed. On a normal day there are two people in the office, the operations manager and myself, on this day there were about four of us with our two trainees. As I am trying to get settled and figure out what is going on and how I can help out in walks our first guest, Building Maintenance and they need to do a walk through to make sure we are up to code which requires on of us to walk around with them. So as the operations manager is taking care of that I am left with the office and handling the guys when in walks our second guest of the day Texas DOT.
It is no surprise in our line of business if TxDot walks into our office to do an audit. As this gentleman is waiting in our office waiting on the owner to come out of his meeting to meet with him I begin to feel like I am on point. It is as if I am on a stage and expected to play a part and portray something and someone without flaw. I can do this job in my sleep but when an outsider is watching you and seems to be scrutinizing your every move it tends to wear on your nerves a little bit. All in all it turned out to be an amiable meeting and agreement between us and TxDot. He had a few changes for us to make and we made them right then and there and implemented them that very moment, and our agent from TxDot walked out of here in record time and completely happy. Ok so let’s check the time now, I walked in at 7:45am and by now it is probably 10 am; so we have already had a building inspection from the city and a policy inspection by the state. What more could have possibly happened you ask, well since you asked? Back to my regular work schedule I now need to start calling the customers we have scheduled for the next day and get their paperwork together, start getting the estimators work orders together and making their appointments. For the rest of the day I will do my daily duties and make sure the day goes smoothly.
My days are always eventful and I would not have it any other way, I am partial to the commotion that comes with the title and all that it entails. Sometimes I wish I had time to catch up on personal emails, phone calls, go out to eat for lunch instead of eating at my desk, or spend time really learning a new aspect of this industry…maybe one day.
Let me explain a little of what my day is like being office manager for All My Sons of Dallas. For starters we are one of the largest moving companies in the area as well as within our family of movers. I walk in to work at about 7:45am each morning, this gives me just enough time to get my coffee together, some breakfast and catch up on what has been happening since 6 am. However, last week I had no such luck. Upon walking in the door the phones were already ringing off the wall, crews were calling in on the radios and we already had a visitor in the office. It was chaotic, to say the least, but I thrive off the fast pace of this business, I have to be prepared for anything and everything when I come to work.
So back to the chaos…we had a new trainee in the office, and if you have ever had to train someone you know that they have no indication about what is going on or how to help. They are basically there to watch and observe. He is sitting in the “captain’s chair”, which is the chair that sits right in front of the owner’s office, right smack in front of the computer and credit card machine, and looking completely mystified by what is going on. Even now as I try to write this blog I am juggling a Monday, and am constantly having to lave and come back to it, morning time seems to be the eventful time of the day for us. We have all heard the news stories about how a majority of employee’s time at work is spent taken care of personal stuff; from paying bills to scheduling doctor appointments to calling to get quotes on moving. Everyone is back to work and trying to get some things taken care of before they get their day started, which makes my morning’s pretty jam packed. On a normal day there are two people in the office, the operations manager and myself, on this day there were about four of us with our two trainees. As I am trying to get settled and figure out what is going on and how I can help out in walks our first guest, Building Maintenance and they need to do a walk through to make sure we are up to code which requires on of us to walk around with them. So as the operations manager is taking care of that I am left with the office and handling the guys when in walks our second guest of the day Texas DOT.
It is no surprise in our line of business if TxDot walks into our office to do an audit. As this gentleman is waiting in our office waiting on the owner to come out of his meeting to meet with him I begin to feel like I am on point. It is as if I am on a stage and expected to play a part and portray something and someone without flaw. I can do this job in my sleep but when an outsider is watching you and seems to be scrutinizing your every move it tends to wear on your nerves a little bit. All in all it turned out to be an amiable meeting and agreement between us and TxDot. He had a few changes for us to make and we made them right then and there and implemented them that very moment, and our agent from TxDot walked out of here in record time and completely happy. Ok so let’s check the time now, I walked in at 7:45am and by now it is probably 10 am; so we have already had a building inspection from the city and a policy inspection by the state. What more could have possibly happened you ask, well since you asked? Back to my regular work schedule I now need to start calling the customers we have scheduled for the next day and get their paperwork together, start getting the estimators work orders together and making their appointments. For the rest of the day I will do my daily duties and make sure the day goes smoothly.
My days are always eventful and I would not have it any other way, I am partial to the commotion that comes with the title and all that it entails. Sometimes I wish I had time to catch up on personal emails, phone calls, go out to eat for lunch instead of eating at my desk, or spend time really learning a new aspect of this industry…maybe one day.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Hitting Close to Home
Since I started writing this blog I realized I have been focusing on the fact that we move household goods and nothing else. All My Sons of Dallas does so much more than just moving your home, we can move your business. We moved ourselves, along with our corporate office, about this time last year. Believe me it was an undertaking. Our office was not that enormous but we had so much stuff to move. From files to computers to our warehouse crates, it seemed like it was a never ending process to go through. I thought it would be so easy to get a Dallas moving company moved, right? Well you would think so, but after working a full day the last thing you want to do is go home and pack your house up…well the same goes for packing up the office. I procrastinated until the very last possible second to get everything packed. I was lucky that I worked for a Dallas mover and had all the resources I needed at my fingertips. We managed to get our entire warehouse, office and corporate location moved within a week’s time. Unpacking, however was another story. Getting everything set up and in its new place harder than I could have imagined, not to mention I had to unpack all of our files and put them back up. Granted I could have left everything in the drawers and filing cabinets but since we were moving into a new office and it was the beginning of the year why not kill two birds with one stone and get the packing and archival process underway. We moved into a much larger warehouse and office space, and it was a little nerve wracking in the beginning to get it all set up. It was a chance at something new and I did not want to mess it up right from the get go. Over the past year we have grown into our new place and it seems sometimes that we might have even outgrown it.
One of my best memories about moving our warehouse is the cleanup process, making sure that the floor was clean and that all the lights were working. Some of the bulbs had gone out and our Operations Manager had to lift the Owner up on top a crate so he could switch out the bulbs. Nothing like seeing a grown man sitting on top of a wooden box putting up lights about 300 feet in the air. Although my greatest memory has to be the day we were in the office sitting at our desks eating lunch, when all of sudden we heard all this yelling and cheering and engines revving. We looked on our cameras and the construction crew the new tenant had hired was having fork lift races. It was absolutely hilarious.
Since then All My Sons has grown and realized how much of an undertaking it was to move ourselves, we now have an All My Sons Commercial Division; working with small offices to large industrial relocations and have a Certified Office and Industrial Consultant that can help with the design to the implementation of any size move. All My Sons starts with a simple needs analysis and then customizes the move plan to fit each client. You can choose from a menu of turn key solutions that make the time and motion of your move more efficient. We can even help you move your warehouse.
A few aspects of this set up are as follows:
Boxless Moving- Use of plastic crates, part of our Going Green campaign.
I T Services- All My Sons can help your IT Department with any pulling of cables, taking down and putting back together your equipment.
Modular Services- The taking apart and putting back together of cubicles, desks, partitions etc.
New Furniture and Design Layout- We can help you set up your new office to be more efficient and be up and running quicker after your move.
Space Layout Design- All My Sons will help you with the special layout of your new office.
Furniture Renewal- Helping you give some of your favorite pieces a new look.
Archive Management- Moving is chaotic enough without the extra hassle of wondering what you are going to do with all your old files. All My Sons can store your files for you and help alleviate some of the unpacking and storage issues.
Cleaning Services- All My Sons will send a crew to do basic clean up of your office. We will vacuum, wipe down counters, mop, windows, dust, and any other minor interior touch ups.
Project Management- All My Sons will have on site a supervisor that the crew leaders will answer to. This project manager will be the salesperson that gave you your estimate. He not only will be there for the entire move but he will be with you step by step throughout your entire moving process.
One of my best memories about moving our warehouse is the cleanup process, making sure that the floor was clean and that all the lights were working. Some of the bulbs had gone out and our Operations Manager had to lift the Owner up on top a crate so he could switch out the bulbs. Nothing like seeing a grown man sitting on top of a wooden box putting up lights about 300 feet in the air. Although my greatest memory has to be the day we were in the office sitting at our desks eating lunch, when all of sudden we heard all this yelling and cheering and engines revving. We looked on our cameras and the construction crew the new tenant had hired was having fork lift races. It was absolutely hilarious.
Since then All My Sons has grown and realized how much of an undertaking it was to move ourselves, we now have an All My Sons Commercial Division; working with small offices to large industrial relocations and have a Certified Office and Industrial Consultant that can help with the design to the implementation of any size move. All My Sons starts with a simple needs analysis and then customizes the move plan to fit each client. You can choose from a menu of turn key solutions that make the time and motion of your move more efficient. We can even help you move your warehouse.
A few aspects of this set up are as follows:
Boxless Moving- Use of plastic crates, part of our Going Green campaign.
I T Services- All My Sons can help your IT Department with any pulling of cables, taking down and putting back together your equipment.
Modular Services- The taking apart and putting back together of cubicles, desks, partitions etc.
New Furniture and Design Layout- We can help you set up your new office to be more efficient and be up and running quicker after your move.
Space Layout Design- All My Sons will help you with the special layout of your new office.
Furniture Renewal- Helping you give some of your favorite pieces a new look.
Archive Management- Moving is chaotic enough without the extra hassle of wondering what you are going to do with all your old files. All My Sons can store your files for you and help alleviate some of the unpacking and storage issues.
Cleaning Services- All My Sons will send a crew to do basic clean up of your office. We will vacuum, wipe down counters, mop, windows, dust, and any other minor interior touch ups.
Project Management- All My Sons will have on site a supervisor that the crew leaders will answer to. This project manager will be the salesperson that gave you your estimate. He not only will be there for the entire move but he will be with you step by step throughout your entire moving process.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Questions To Ask Your Mover
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In an earlier blog I gave you some tips to help make your move as smooth and as quick as possible. I told you what to ask but I did not tell you what you should be hearing as the answer. So I am going to list some questions you should undeniably ask your local moving company when you call to get a quote and what you should listen for. The moving industry also has a language of its own, like most professions if you are not in it we can not decipher what they are saying. You get confused and end up kind of brushing it off your shoulder and hope for the best; therefore I will give you a little description or definition to what we are actually saying to you.
1. Are you licensed and insured/bonded? YES! We are licensed and insured, but we are not bonded.
Bonded: Refers to a type of surety guarantee that a specific project, service or act will be financially covered if performance is not complete or satisfactory. A bonded company has protected funds (controlled by the state) that are accessible for consumer’s claims against that company. The money is directly accessible to you for an assortment of reasons as controlled by a state agent. Bonded also implies that we are able to move military.
2. Are your employee’s full time or hired day labor? No. They are all full time professionally trained employees; we do not hire any day labor or hired help. My men show up in uniforms with their names and our logo, so you know that they are my guys. They carry their own tools on the truck so that they are able to do any minor disassemble and reassemble.
3. Can you give me a “Price Guarantee”? Unless you have received a written estimate from a salesman who came out to see your home, then no I can not give you a PRICE guarantee. Any local moving company that says they can and do give you a specific cost without getting a detailed inventory or sending someone out be ware. It is almost impossible to give someone an exact quote on moving without seeing their belongings or where they are moving from. Any company that does this can be considered a rogue mover. Rogue movers: Typically a rogue mover is going to work like this: They are going to decline coming out to see your belongings even if asked. They will give you a low ball estimate and then once they have all your items loaded, they will demand more money and essentially hold your items ransom until you pay what they are asking. They demand payment in cash only or require a large deposit up front. This can get particularly scary and upsetting when you have moved out of state and need your household goods.
4. Are there any additional fees? When you move with All My Sons of Dallas what you are responsible for is any time the men are working for you (time it takes to load you on the truck, drive to your destination, and then unload you into your new home) plus a one hour trip charge, which allows our men a half our from our warehouse out to you and a half hour upon completion of the job back to our warehouse. Any packing material used there will be an additional charge or specialty items (i.e. plasma tv’s, pool tables, glass or marble) that require special attention there will be additional costs accessed.
5. How do I pay for my move? All local movers should accept all major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard and American Express) cash, cashier’s check or money orders. When it comes to corporate moves it is best to get it approved if you wish to pay with a company check. Once again, if the company only wants you to pay in cash then you need to watch out.
6. If there are any damages how long do I have to file a claim? In Texas you have 90 days to file your claim. The best thing to do once you notice any damages to your home or belongings is to make the crew leader aware, write down any and all damages on your bill of lading. Go ahead and call your moving company and get the claim process started. Remember you have 90 days to get all the paperwork in so take your time and go through all of your belongings to make sure all is well.
7. How much notice do I need to give my moving company when booking? In the perfect world once you have a firm moving date the best thing to do is call and get your move scheduled. Two weeks in advance is a good rule of thumb however, most moving companies will be able to work with you if you book your move at the last minute.
8. Are there any penalties accessed if I cancel a move? Yes and no. We are in the moving business so we understand completely about closing not going through, apartments not being ready and any other uncontrollable circumstances that may come up. All My Sons does not penalize you if this happens. The only thing that could be considered a penalty is the day you want to reschedule for may not be available, not really a penalty just an inconvenience.
9. What times will my move start? There are two positions in a moving companies schedule, a starter and hanger. Starter: Our morning position. Starters get started between 7:30am-9am, depending on that morning’s traffic and weather. Hangers: Our afternoon position. Afternoon positions are just that they are after noon. We typically try to get them started between 12 and 2 pm, but it really does depend on what time the crew gets done with their morning job.
10. Do you offer storage? If so how much is it per month and is it climate controlled? All My Sons of Dallas does offer warehouse storage and it is climate controlled. Since it is warehouse storage everything is kept in vaults. A vault is a wooden container usually 7 ft tall by 5 ½ ft wide and 7 ft deep. This container is used to store your household goods. Storage fees are dependent upon the season and are charged on a per crate per month basis.
Above all make sure any and all of your questions are answered, and that any and all of your concerns are addressed.
In an earlier blog I gave you some tips to help make your move as smooth and as quick as possible. I told you what to ask but I did not tell you what you should be hearing as the answer. So I am going to list some questions you should undeniably ask your local moving company when you call to get a quote and what you should listen for. The moving industry also has a language of its own, like most professions if you are not in it we can not decipher what they are saying. You get confused and end up kind of brushing it off your shoulder and hope for the best; therefore I will give you a little description or definition to what we are actually saying to you.
1. Are you licensed and insured/bonded? YES! We are licensed and insured, but we are not bonded.
Bonded: Refers to a type of surety guarantee that a specific project, service or act will be financially covered if performance is not complete or satisfactory. A bonded company has protected funds (controlled by the state) that are accessible for consumer’s claims against that company. The money is directly accessible to you for an assortment of reasons as controlled by a state agent. Bonded also implies that we are able to move military.
2. Are your employee’s full time or hired day labor? No. They are all full time professionally trained employees; we do not hire any day labor or hired help. My men show up in uniforms with their names and our logo, so you know that they are my guys. They carry their own tools on the truck so that they are able to do any minor disassemble and reassemble.
3. Can you give me a “Price Guarantee”? Unless you have received a written estimate from a salesman who came out to see your home, then no I can not give you a PRICE guarantee. Any local moving company that says they can and do give you a specific cost without getting a detailed inventory or sending someone out be ware. It is almost impossible to give someone an exact quote on moving without seeing their belongings or where they are moving from. Any company that does this can be considered a rogue mover. Rogue movers: Typically a rogue mover is going to work like this: They are going to decline coming out to see your belongings even if asked. They will give you a low ball estimate and then once they have all your items loaded, they will demand more money and essentially hold your items ransom until you pay what they are asking. They demand payment in cash only or require a large deposit up front. This can get particularly scary and upsetting when you have moved out of state and need your household goods.
4. Are there any additional fees? When you move with All My Sons of Dallas what you are responsible for is any time the men are working for you (time it takes to load you on the truck, drive to your destination, and then unload you into your new home) plus a one hour trip charge, which allows our men a half our from our warehouse out to you and a half hour upon completion of the job back to our warehouse. Any packing material used there will be an additional charge or specialty items (i.e. plasma tv’s, pool tables, glass or marble) that require special attention there will be additional costs accessed.
5. How do I pay for my move? All local movers should accept all major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard and American Express) cash, cashier’s check or money orders. When it comes to corporate moves it is best to get it approved if you wish to pay with a company check. Once again, if the company only wants you to pay in cash then you need to watch out.
6. If there are any damages how long do I have to file a claim? In Texas you have 90 days to file your claim. The best thing to do once you notice any damages to your home or belongings is to make the crew leader aware, write down any and all damages on your bill of lading. Go ahead and call your moving company and get the claim process started. Remember you have 90 days to get all the paperwork in so take your time and go through all of your belongings to make sure all is well.
7. How much notice do I need to give my moving company when booking? In the perfect world once you have a firm moving date the best thing to do is call and get your move scheduled. Two weeks in advance is a good rule of thumb however, most moving companies will be able to work with you if you book your move at the last minute.
8. Are there any penalties accessed if I cancel a move? Yes and no. We are in the moving business so we understand completely about closing not going through, apartments not being ready and any other uncontrollable circumstances that may come up. All My Sons does not penalize you if this happens. The only thing that could be considered a penalty is the day you want to reschedule for may not be available, not really a penalty just an inconvenience.
9. What times will my move start? There are two positions in a moving companies schedule, a starter and hanger. Starter: Our morning position. Starters get started between 7:30am-9am, depending on that morning’s traffic and weather. Hangers: Our afternoon position. Afternoon positions are just that they are after noon. We typically try to get them started between 12 and 2 pm, but it really does depend on what time the crew gets done with their morning job.
10. Do you offer storage? If so how much is it per month and is it climate controlled? All My Sons of Dallas does offer warehouse storage and it is climate controlled. Since it is warehouse storage everything is kept in vaults. A vault is a wooden container usually 7 ft tall by 5 ½ ft wide and 7 ft deep. This container is used to store your household goods. Storage fees are dependent upon the season and are charged on a per crate per month basis.
Above all make sure any and all of your questions are answered, and that any and all of your concerns are addressed.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Your Mover’s Accountability for Loss or Damaged Property
One of the highest priorities on your checklist of moving is how indispensable your items are to you. Everyone has those items in their homes that are extremely expensive as well as those that have more sentimental value that monetary worth. So, among the list of qualities in choosing a mover their level of liability is something you should beyond doubt check on.
If you are moving in Texas there are three options you have to select from. These selections are explained in detail in Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move in Texas, as well as below. One thing you should always keep in mind is that valuation is NOT insurance; it is a distinct level of carrier liability. The mover of your choice is not selling nor are you buying insurance on your household goods.
Option #1 Standard Level of Liability: The standard level of liability for Dallas movers is $.60 cents per pound per article. This coverage is already included, at no additional charge to you with All My Sons of Dallas . What this means is if you have a table that weighs 100 pounds and it is lost or damaged in any way, then your mover is accountable for a maximum of only $60. Now, the moving company can not reduce this amount they can always decide to go above and beyond this based on the situation.
Option #2 Full Value Protection: This level of liability is going to be based off how much you (the shipper) think your items are worth. One way to estimate this is to multiply each room in you room in your home by $10,000 or if you have obtained a written estimate from a Dallas mover then you can multiply the weight of your shipment by $10.00. Either mode you choose the total value of the protection you chose MUST equal 100% of the replacement value of protection of all your belongings being shipped.
Once this value has been decided then you can choose a deductible to go with. Just like all insurance companies you will have a range of deductibles to choose from it just depends on what you will be comfortable with.
All My Sons of Dallas works with the local agent Bakers International. This policy must be purchased at least 24 hours in advance and covers just about any event that can happen in the moving industry.
Option #3 Your Homeowners Policy: Each and every homeowner’s policy will be different. You will need to check with your local agent to find out what level of coverage you have.
Of course thinking about your items being lost or damaged when moving is something that we would rather not think about, but it really is something that should be considered. Each and every Dallas mover should make you aware of their level of liability and ought to give you the option of obtaining additional liability coverage if you want it. You already have enough on your mind this should be one thing you take care of and forget about it unless you need to use it.
If you are moving in Texas there are three options you have to select from. These selections are explained in detail in Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move in Texas, as well as below. One thing you should always keep in mind is that valuation is NOT insurance; it is a distinct level of carrier liability. The mover of your choice is not selling nor are you buying insurance on your household goods.
Option #1 Standard Level of Liability: The standard level of liability for Dallas movers is $.60 cents per pound per article. This coverage is already included, at no additional charge to you with All My Sons of Dallas . What this means is if you have a table that weighs 100 pounds and it is lost or damaged in any way, then your mover is accountable for a maximum of only $60. Now, the moving company can not reduce this amount they can always decide to go above and beyond this based on the situation.
Option #2 Full Value Protection: This level of liability is going to be based off how much you (the shipper) think your items are worth. One way to estimate this is to multiply each room in you room in your home by $10,000 or if you have obtained a written estimate from a Dallas mover then you can multiply the weight of your shipment by $10.00. Either mode you choose the total value of the protection you chose MUST equal 100% of the replacement value of protection of all your belongings being shipped.
Once this value has been decided then you can choose a deductible to go with. Just like all insurance companies you will have a range of deductibles to choose from it just depends on what you will be comfortable with.
All My Sons of Dallas works with the local agent Bakers International. This policy must be purchased at least 24 hours in advance and covers just about any event that can happen in the moving industry.
Option #3 Your Homeowners Policy: Each and every homeowner’s policy will be different. You will need to check with your local agent to find out what level of coverage you have.
Of course thinking about your items being lost or damaged when moving is something that we would rather not think about, but it really is something that should be considered. Each and every Dallas mover should make you aware of their level of liability and ought to give you the option of obtaining additional liability coverage if you want it. You already have enough on your mind this should be one thing you take care of and forget about it unless you need to use it.
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