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One of the things that we are finding is increasing in popularity with our new home purchasers, is adding side entries to their homes.

We sat down with our laned home Area Manager in Cornerstone in NE Calgary, Deb Gearey and asked her some questions on this increasing trend.

Shane Homes has been sponsoring the Calgary Minor Soccer Association since 2008.  Find out how the Shane jerseys have made their way all the way to Ghana, Africa

At Shane Homes customer service is of upmost importance.  We are strong believers in keeping in close touch with our customers throughout the building process and after they move in to their home. 

We would like to send a shout out to one of our Home Care Specialists, Jason, for his exemplary service provided in New Brighton on January 11, 2017, based on this feedback from a 3 month possession appointment:

Christmas is a time for giving and receiving.  As Shane Homes annual Spirit of Giving enters into its third year, we give thanks that we are able to continue this initiative.

It was just another day at work for many of us. The building greeted us as we pulled in, the red and white glow of Christmas lights getting us into the spirit of Christmas, while thoughts of what we must get done in our busy work day also occupied our minds.

For the past three years, Shane Homes has donated $5,000 per year to purchase gift cards and donate them over the Holiday Season to help spread cheer and to help those who may need it. 

Cold Weather Tips:  The weather in Calgary and surrounding area is dropping with temperatures forecast to be below -25 with the wind chill this week. Here are some tips from Suzie, one of our Home Care Specialists, to help reduce the humidity in your home and thus help avoid your windows from icing up as the temperature drops.
 

At Shane Homes customer service is of upmost importance.

We would like to send a shout out to one of our Home Care Specialist, Jason for his exemplary service provided on November 15th in Legacy.  We received this feedback from Kathryn and Andrew:

With the shorter darker days, we tend to spend more time at home.

Here are some tips to add some pizzazz to your home compliments of Shane Homes’ Interior Design Team

Fall and winter is a perfect time to tackle those home projects you’ve been thinking about all year, but didn’t have the time to do.  One project that is fairly simple but can reap great rewards for you and your family is to convert seldom used spaces into functional purposeful rooms that your family members will be keen to use.

Here are some ideas compliments of our Interior Design Team that we have implemented in some of our showhomes.

Are you buying a new home or thinking of renovating the kitchen in your existing home?

We asked Natasha, one of our talented Interior Designers, to share some tips and ideas when it comes to kitchen cabinetry. 

Meet Shane Homes’ newest purchasers in Midtown in Airdrie!  Amanda and Jay

Meet Shane Homes‘ newest purchasers in King’s Heights in Airdrie!  Amy and Matt

Thank you to everyone that took time out of their Saturday afternoon to attend the Community Grand Opening of Cornerstone in northeast Calgary on October 15th!

If you are renovating your existing home or building new, please enjoy our selection of fireplace photos from our showhomes;  we hope they inspire you to create a design that warms your heart and home.

A warm welcome to the Shane Homes Family to some of our newest home owners, Dan and his wife, currently building a duplex style home, the Allee, in Midtown in Airdrie.  They are taking possession of their new home September 16th, 2016.  We asked Dan some questions about the building experience.

Thank you to our customers in Nolan Hill who sent us this wonderful note on their building experience.  Jeff is our area manager in Nolan Hill, and Nels is our project manager in Nolan Hill.

Thank you to Lindsay and Jordan for sending us this note on our Sales Team in Hillcrest in Airdrie:

This is a follow up to a blog on  Brandy, and her husband Garret, when they were in the process of building a Shane home.  They have since moved in and have graciously provided some photos.

Shane Homes is excited to open seven new showhomes on Saturday, August 13th in northeast Calgary’s newest community – Cornerstone!

Shane Homes held our 21st annual golf tournament at Heritage Pointe Golf Course on Thursday, July 28th and a fantastic day was had by all!

Last year we wrote a Blog about Natasha, one of our interior designers, who was in the process of building a narrow lot line home in the northwest Calgary community of Nolan Hill.  Read more here.
Natasha and her finance have now moved into their new Shane home.  Here are some photos of their new home along with some of the customizations that they made to the floor plan:

Shane Homes 20th Annual Golf Tournament raises over $26,000 for the Frank Lindsay Golf Foundation and rewards hard working staff, trades, suppliers and partners with a fun day on course!

Thanks to Monica and Paul, valued Shane Homes’ purchasers, for sharing photos of their new home with us and for answering some questions on their building experience.

Shane Homes rewards years of service at 3 years, 6 years, 10 years, and 20 years with a choice of gifts for our staff to select from.  We also reward them every 2 years after they celebrate their 10 year anniversary with a small gift.  Congratulations to each of our recipients and thank you for your commitment, dedication and hard work!  Presented by Shane and Cal Wenzel.

At Shane Homes communication is very important – with our customers, with our trades and suppliers, partners, and with our staff.
In order to keep our staff well informed on what is going on in the company today, how our company is performing historically, and share our vision for the future, we hold bi-annual company meetings with all of our staff.  We also take this opportunity to reward our staff for their years of service.

Here are some of the highlights that we would like to share with you, and give you a ‘sneak peak’ of what goes on behind the scenes:

Creations by Shane Homes has just opened two new duplex style showhomes in the southeast Calgary community of Legacy – the Arbor and Samara II.

Thanks to Cody and Jesse, some of Shane Homes’ valued new homes purchasers, for sharing photos of their new home with us and for answering some questions on their building experience.

Shane Homes has a team of four talented interior designers – Marion, Brandy, Natasha and Catriona.  They are responsible for designing and decorating our showhomes and they also meet with every one of our Shane Homes purchasers to help them with the exterior and interior selections for their new homes at our Expressions Design Studio.  Marion took a break from her busy schedule to share her thoughts on what’s new and currently popular:

When you think of and picture professionally designed and decorated showhomes from Calgary top builders, you likely imagine that the interior designers have huge almost unlimited budgets and that all of the artwork and furnishings are professionally made and come from the top retail stores in Calgary.  Well, we have a little secret, our designers sometimes have to D-I-Y when they can’t find exactly what they want to complement the decor.

One of the most popular reasons that we hear from people, of why they buy from Shane Homes, is their ability to customize the floorplan.

One of the options you can select on our Tofino model is a built-in hutch in the nook.  Natasha, provides some advice on further customizing this area:

Are you building a new home or looking at renovating your bath?  Want to add an extra touch of flair to your bath to really give it that spa-like vibe?

Natasha, one of our talented interior designers, has a design tip to share:

Shane Homes has a new showhome now open in the northeast Calgary community of Redstone – the Tofino II, one of our most popular floorplans.

Shane Homes is excited to be opening a new showhome in the northeast Calgary community of Redstone – the Tofino II on Saturday, January 30th, 2016.

Shane Homes is now building in the estate community of West Grove Point.  Take a tour of our newest showhome – the Tofino III.  Our Area Manager in West Grove Point, Jack Kushner, who has been with Shane Homes for over 18 years primarily in our estate communities including Aspen Point, New Discovery and the Ridges of Cranston has remarked that “this is possibly the nicest showhome that we have ever done”.  Kudos to our construction and design teams in particular and all of the rest of our great Shane Homes Team!

Our Urbana in Nolan Hill street town project is now 70% sold out but we still have Aldyn, Ardis,  Deco, Milan, Turin, and Verto quick move-in homes available.  We have an Aldyn Show Suite open for viewing plus we are opening two more Show Suites – the Turin and Deco within the month!

Today we are featuring the Milan model. 

Shane Homes, a long-term leading Home Builder in Alberta announces executive promotions and organizational changes effective January 1, 2016.

Shane Homes Spirit of Giving Continues for another year, with $5,000 in gift cards being handed out in select Calgary locations on December 18th and 19th.

Get some building tips from Vince, our Senior Cost Control Estimator, who has built several homes over the years and who is still living in the home he built 15 years ago, designed with a future family in mind.

Could you use an extra $2,000.00 for the holidays?  For a limited time, Shane Homes will give you $2,000 for referring a friend or relative who purchases a Shane or Creations by Shane home.

October was another happily busy month at Shane Homes!  We held our annual Halloween costume contest with our staff, opened some new showhomes and closed some showhomes in communities we sold out of.  Read on to learn more. 

In honour of Remembrance Day we asked our Shane Homes staff if they have any family members who have served.  We would like to honour them and all the other veterans this Remembrance Day.

Creations by Shane Homes is excited to offer more choice and selection for those looking to stop paying rent and move into home ownership with affordable starter homes that are rich in detail and style.

Our Presentation Centre in Midtown in Airdrie is now open with a choice of homestyles to choose from:

October has been another busy month at Shane Homes!  We have been opening showhomes in new communities, acquiring additional lots in communities we were previously sold out in and working on renovations at our head office.  As well as being busy at work,  our staff have also been busy on the home front.

Creations by Shane Homes is excited to announce that we have a new community to add to the list of communities we are proud to build in:  Redstone in northeast Calgary!

In November of 2014 we launched our Urbana in Nolan Hill street town project – the first street town project from Creations by Shane Homes.  We are now over 50% sold out of the entire project!  Construction is coming along nicely and our new homeowners and potential homeowners are now able to take a tour of each of the 6 floor plans that we offer, including the Verto, but please bear in mind that they are construction zones and you need to be dressed appropriately in order to tour them.  Learn more about the Verto.

In November of 2014 we launched our Urbana in Nolan Hill street town project – the first street town project from Creations by Shane Homes.  We are now over 50% sold out of the entire project!  Learn about our Deco floorplan.

In November of 2014 we launched our Urbana in Nolan Hill street town project – the first street town project from Creations by Shane Homes.  Learn about our Ardis model.

In November of 2014 we launched our Urbana in Nolan Hill street town project – the first street town project from Creations by Shane Homes.  Learn about our Milan model.

In November 2014 we launched our Urbana in Nolan Hill street town project – the first street town project from Creations by Shane Homes.  We are now over 50% sold out of the entire project!  Construction is coming along nicely and our new homeowners and potential homeowners are now able to take a tour of each of the 6 floor plans that we offer (watch for future blogs with photos!).  Here is a construction update as of July 16:

In November of 2014 we launched our Urbana in Nolan Hill street town project – the first street town project from Creations by Shane Homes.  We are now over 50% sold out of the entire project!  Construction is coming along nicely and our new homeowners and potential homeowners are now able to take a tour of each of the 6 floor plans that we offer.  Here is a construction update as of July 9th:

Shane Homes is excited to sponsor the 19th year of the Every-Yard-Counts Program, a charitable initiative with the Calgary Stampeders.

Get to know our Shane Homes Staff

Learn more about Natasha, one of our Interior Designers whose passion extends beyond design to travel.

Learn about Shane Homes' involvement as major sponsor in the Peanut Butter Classic charity golf tournament and learn more about this fantastic ladies only tournament with 98% of funds raised going to charity.

Who better to ask for advice when building a new home than the staff at a new home builder?

Having built two homes so far in his time at Shane Homes, Kal Macdonald, Interior Design Supervisor has definitely learned a few things in the process.

Hi, and thanks for taking the time to read our Shane Homes Blog! I’m Brigitte and I work in the Drafting & Design Department.

I will be going over items we commonly show on our second floor plans and why it is important that they are there.

Learn about items commonly shown on our second floor plans and why it is important that they are there.

Learn about items commonly shown on our second floor plans and why it is important that they are there.

Learn about Bianca.  Bianca was one of the top players that the Calgary Minor Soccer Association (CMSA) invited to play in the Shane Homes All-Stars Tournament on July 5, 2014. Shane Homes awarded $10,000 in Scholarships to the top players who were selected by guest Coaches and Technical Directors.  Bianca was one of the recipients of a scholarship to assist with her University Education

Are you considering building a new home or renovating your flooring?

There are so many options when it comes to flooring – tile, carpet, solid hardwood, engineered hardwood, laminate, cork, the options and styles are endless and can often times seem daunting and over-whelming.  Our Interior Design team found some great resources to help you if you are trying to decide whether engineered hardwood flooring is the way to go for you.

Wisdom Wednesday – Tips from our Shane Homes Staff

Who better to ask for tips on building a new home, than people who have built multiple new homes and who have a passion for design?  Our interior designers are part of the team of creative geniuses at Shane Homes who help design and decorate our showhomes;  our showhomes which represent the innovativeness and quality of our Shane Homes brand for all to see and for thousands to tour.

Wisdom Wednesday – Tips from our Shane Homes Staff

Who better to ask for tips on building a new home, than people who have built multiple new homes and who also have a passion for interior design?!

Shane Homes won a 2014 SAM Award for our Fiesta II showhome in Hillcrest in Airdrie.

The entire Shane Homes family is so proud of Lynn Fast, a very talented member of our Design and Drafting Team, who is CTV’s Athlete of the Week!  Learn more about Lynn:

Twice a year, in the spring and in the fall, Shane Homes holds a company meeting which all approximately 120 staff are invited to.  At the annual meeting each department provides an update and Years of Service awards are also presented at this meeting.

Our staff are unfailingly generous and so many of them volunteer in their own free time as well.  Today, we would like to share the story of two of our valued employees, Cheryl Dobos, Sales Associate in New Brighton, and Paul Dobos, her husband, and Shane Homes Showhome/Spec and Head Office Maintenance Extraordinaire.

Shane Homes is celebrating 35 successful years of building homes in Calgary and area.  Learn more about our story here:

35 years ago Shane Homes was established with two simple goals in mind: to build enough homes to be able to make a living while at the same time being able to golf as much as the owners wanted to.

Here are 10 things you may or may not know about Shane Homes:

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!  And who can’t use a little help coming up with ideas on how to surprise your sweetheart on this special day?  We asked some of our staff here at Shane Homes for ideas.  Hopefully one of these ideas will inspire you to do something special for your significant other.

Top ten romantic things to do on Valentine’s Day:

Is a romantic meal on the agenda for your Valentine’s Day celebrations?  Following are 10 restaurants that our staff highly enjoy, in random order.

Top 10 romantic restaurants in Calgary:

Ashley purchased a new home in May 2013.  We followed up with Ashley, to ask about her build and if she would do anything differently in hindsight. Ashley purchased a ‘quick possession’ home, so her purchase process was a bit different than if she had custom built her home.  Quick possession homes are perfect for people that don’t have 6 to 9 months to build a new home, and would like to take possession immediately or in a shorter time frame.

Congratulations to Lynn, from our Drafting and Design Team for competing in the “Dopey” Challenge at Walt Disney World earlier this month!  Learn more here:

Creations by Shane Homes is proud to have recently launched our first Street Town project with no condo fees – Urbana in Nolan Hill! 

Q: I’m considering buying a new home. What’s a good source of information for buying and maintaining the value of my new home?

Kal shares some tips for warming your home’s decor during the winter and holiday season.

Creations by Shane Homes first Street Town project, Urbana in Nolan Hill, will be opening Saturday, Nov. 15 at 12 pm!

Take a sneak peak at our Presentation Centre and Selections Studio:

We asked our Interior Design Team to share some of the latest trends in Home Decor.

Learn about Urbana in Nolan Hill - our first street town project!

Tip on reading floorplans from our Drafting and Design Team.

Tips on reading main floor plans from our Drafting and Design Department

Tips on reading floor plans from our Drafting and Design Department.

Shane Homes awarded $10,000 in Scholarships to the top players who were selected by guest Coaches and Technical Directors at the Shane Homes All-Stars competition on July 5.

New homes have an amazing number of penetrations on their sides. On the side of a typical Shane home you will find a combination of windows, doors, furnace vents, hot water tank vents, fireplace direct vent, bathroom fan vent, hood fan vent, dryer exhaust, electrical meter, gas meter and air conditioner. These vents, meters and appliances must be carefully spaced to prevent fires, keep exhaust gases from entering the home and maintain proper appliance function.

Understanding that the placement of these elements in relation to each other is tightly regulated is important as it could affect the design and cost of your new home. 

Learn about Lynn’s volunteer story from a trip she recently took to Mexico to help build 5 homes.

Shane Homes is honoured to be one of the supporters in the construction of The Famous  5  Centre of Canadian Women at Heritage Park.  The Famous 5 Centre will open this June, 2014 as part of Heritage Park’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

Follow our Interior Designer, Brandy, through the design process for decorating the Andorra II showhome in King's Heights in Airdrie.  Part 5 of 5.