by Shea Homes Arizona on May 11, 2012
You’ve heard us say before that at Shea Homes, we believe every part of the home matters. That’s why we don’t compromise on quality, and new Shea homes in Arizona come standard with name brand products like Wayne-Dalton Garage Doors.
So what are the benefits for the buyer? Check out these great features of the Wayne-Dalton 5120 model, one of our favorites:
Increased safety in your home:
- Pinch-resistant door panels are designed so closing sections actually push fingers safely out of harm’s way.
- The Wayne-Dalton TorqueMaster® Plus is the first counterbalance system to seal springs safely within a steel tube. It contains an anti-drop feature that eliminates the risk of door “free fall” and prevents potential serious injury.
- The polyurethane foam that insulates the panels is CFC-11-free, so it’s environmentally friendly.
Energy Efficiency:
- The foamed-in-place R-9.0 polyurethane insulation improves the energy efficiency of a home and blocks unwanted street noise from entering living areas that adjoin the garage. The Tough-Guard vinyl backer also adds beauty and durability to the interior of the garage door.
Durability:
- The foamed-in-place polyurethane insulation is chemically bonded to each steel section, creating a structure with higher strength and dent resistance.
- Heavy-gauge steel wraparound end caps trim-out door edges for better appearance, improved strength, and protection of the insulation from damage.
Clean and clutter free look:
- Embossed, high tensile steel panels give the look of wood with the strength of steel.
- Sound-absorbing insulation makes the door operate quieter, reducing wind noise, and is energy efficient.
- Shea Homes also offers two advanced Wayne-Dalton garage door openers. The ceiling mounted prodrive® opener is available in either a belt or chain rail. The patented wall-mounted idrivePRO® eliminates the belt, chain, screw drive, and track that clutter a garage door ceiling. Pair it with our pinch resistant door and TorqueMaster spring systems to eliminate the need for installing photo eyes. And, if you select the exclusive Z-Wave® technology option, the openers work wirelessly with our complete range of Home Controls products.
- Door panels are also guaranteed through Wayne-Dalton against cracking or splitting due to rust-through for up to 10 years.
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by Meridith Doucette on May 1, 2012
Win a Delta Touch2O® faucet from Shea Homes
We all know that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. But at Shea Homes, we also believe that every part matters.
That’s why we don’t compromise on quality and every Shea home comes standard with name brand products like Delta faucets.
In fact, to show our love for such great products, we are giving away six Delta Touch2O® faucets this month.
The Delta Touch2O® faucet is a fantastic addition to any kitchen. Take a look at this great Delta faucet video to see just what Delta Touch2O® Technology can do for you.
Then visit our contest page and enter to win!
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by Shea Homes Northern California on April 30, 2012
Shea Homes Northern California division president Layne Marceau was interviewed by ABC7 Bay Area News’ Laura Anthony. There is interest in the Bay Area as the national average new home sales fall, while the Bay Area’s rise.
Home sales are down 7.1 percent nationwide in the month of March. However, in the Bay Area home sales are booming. Marceau explains, “We came into 2012 with a conservative forecast, expecting to maybe sell 60 or 70 homes in the first four months of the year. We’ve already sold 150 homes.”
Watch the whole interview here.
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by Shea Homes Arizona on January 11, 2012
Many homeowners and potential homeowners wonder how they can help make their home a safe-haven for their families. Looking into the health standards of the house you would like to buy or build can be one way to do just that.
Over the years, health experts have uncovered many different pollutants in construction materials that can be harmful to one’s health. These pollutants are called Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Scientifically, any compound containing carbon qualifies as “organic,” and “volatile” just means that it transforms from a solid to a gaseous state under non-extreme conditions. However, out of the thousands of chemicals that can scientifically be classified as VOCs many are known to be dangerous to human health.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), VOCs are have various long- and short-term adverse affects on human health, and are commonly found in products such as paints, carpeting, glue, copiers and printers, etc.
There are currently no EPA standards regulating the amount of VOCs present in construction materials. However, Shea Homes is committed to providing a healthy environment for its homeowners and their families. To start, the interior of each Shea home is painted with low-level VOC paints to maintain high air-quality. In addition, the carpeting in a Shea home has the Carpet and Rug Institute Green Label, which indicates a very low emission of dangerous VOCs.
While it is difficult to determine the VOC levels in older homes, homeowners can count on the healthy environment of a Shea home. What are some other ways that you can keep your home VOC free? We would love to hear how you protect your family from the dangerous agents in household products such as adhesives, cleaners and disinfectants, automotive products, aerosol propellants, etc.
