Shane08

£160! thats amazing we have been expecting around £2k for the pair will definitely have a look into them.

I think we'll be looking into small 4x4s with some good tyres as it makes more sense with the dogs something like a freelander (I am also a big fan of landrovers, plan to get a disco 3 or something when we start a family) may invest in a set of bullbars and tree sliders aswell to protect against impact then haha

Could someone also explain house terminology to me please, I'm not familiar with duplex, half duplex, basement suite etc

Thanks
Shane

morgansseeal

Hi, we haven't long arrived from the uk, currently living approx an hour away from edmonton, we love it.
Firstly we also brought our jack Russell with us. We flew with Air Transat, cost around 150, I did everything, pet passport, rabies, vets letter, the only thing they were concerned with was the rabies vaccination, which cost around 35. I was amazed at how easy and cheap it was, I was expecting to pay around 1000.
Half Duplex is semi detached, basement suite is simply just renting the basement of the house, they split them up, duplex I guess is a detached.
We haven't bought a car yet as hubby had a truck through his employer, but I will need one soon, I do feel I would need some sort of truck just to feel safe, especially in the winter.
It's been a lot easier than we anticipated, everybody's experience is different, so far so good for us, best of luck!

morgansseeal

Oh yeah, you also have to buy the correct size dog crate for the flight which I purchased off amazon, cost around £80.

Tinpusher63

What do you call the two ajoining semi detached homes in the UK? A Duplex is the unit containing both sides of a semi-detached. The clue is in the name duplex.

A detached house is just, that a stand alone single family dwelling.

ann m

I don't think in the UK we call a pair of semi's anything - we only refer to one side as a semi

Piff Poff

In the UK a semi is a semi afaik.

it is confusing figuring out whats what when you 1st arrive. This is my understanding.

Bungalow = bungalow but more often that not with a basement
Semi detatched = duplex
a fourplex is two at the front and two at the back
Terraced = townhome
flat = condo

Tinpusher63

A bungalow is a sigle story home built primarily at grade, more often than not it "will" have a basement. If there is no basement it would likely be listed as "built on slab" or it could be called a rancher.
A fourplex can also be two up and two down
A flat is an apartment it can be a condo apartment or a rental apartment.
A townhome can also be a condo.

Piff Poff

I have never heard of any home being called a rancher in Alberta, the only bungalows I have seen advertised without basements are sold as cottages. Or are mobiles.

Juggernaut1064

I've seen a few bungalows without basements built on "slabs" of concrete, not very common but they are there. i was looking in Winnipeg for one because of the higher risk of floods and being single i didn't NEED a basement space.
what gives most away is no basement windows but thats a rule not set in stone or um concrete lol

Juggernaut1064

I've seen a few bungalows without basements built on "slabs" of concrete, not very common but they are there. i was looking in Winnipeg for one because of the higher risk of floods and being single i didn't NEED a basement space.
what gives most away is no basement windows but thats a rule not set in stone or um concrete lol

Piff Poff

What about the ALBERTA bit did you not get?

Juggernaut1064

if you ask a realtor im sure there here too its just a matter of finding them, it wont be just MB

Piff Poff

We're talking about Edmonton which is in Alberta. I'm sure you can get bungalows without basements but generally they come with a basement or are otherwise called cottages or mobiles IN ALBERTA in our experience.

Tinpusher63

There are a number of homes in northwest Edmonton with no basements, not built on a slab but built with three foot crawl space beneath them. Forced air heat, the furnace is on the main floor next to the bathroom. We lived in one in the late nineteen-sixties. The home was built in the nineteen-fifties I believe. A large number of them are in the 125th street and 130th ave area.

You may not have come across any in your limited experience but they do exist.

JonboyE

There are some useful translations here ... Housing Glossary-Canada : British Expat Wiki