HINES TO HOST REALTOR OPEN HOUSE AT PARKSIDE DEVELOPMENT

Hines to Host Realtor Open House at Parkside Development

Hines, the international real estate development firm, will be hosting local realtors to tour model homes within the new Parkside development in Irving, Texas on October 21, at 11:30 A.M. The tour includes a walk through of both the Lennar and Village Builders models, each of which utilizes a Tella Firma foundation. This will be another opportunity to educate the realtor community on benefits of installing a Tella Firma foundation. Hines will be giving away $5,000 in prizes. Valet and tour buses will be available, as well as appetizers, a meal and a dessert.

RON DAVIS CUSTOM HOMES CHOOSES TELLA FIRMA FOR FOUNDATION IN HILLS OF KINGSWOOD EXCLUSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD

Ron Davis Custom Homes Chooses Tella Firma for Foundation in Hills of Kingswood Exclusive Neighborhood

(FRISCO, TEXAS — October 13, 2015) Ron Davis Custom Homes has selected Tella Firma Solid Earth Foundations to provide the foundation for one of its clients in the exclusive Hills of Kingwood neighborhood located in Frisco, Texas.

“The terrain in this part of Frisco required an elevated foundation to minimize the risk associated with soil volatility,” said Jim Fontaine, CEO of Tella Firma. “We’ve worked with Ron on about 15 custom homes in the last two years and each one has unique circumstances where our foundation was a good solution for active soils. We are thrilled that Ron chose us to give his client peace of mind.”

By using a field-tested, patented process of elevating a slab-on-grade foundation, Tella Firma creates a protective void between the ground and the home itself. This application isolates the slab and guards it from damaging soil swells, contractions and unexpected movement caused by light earthquakes. Most foundation damage results from soil movement that can be caused by expansion and contraction of clay soils due to moisture change or by seismic activity.

“The foundation is so important when building a home,” Ron Davis said. “Each of our sites has a soil report to determine how active the soils are, and then solutions are evaluated to see what would be appropriate. Tella Firma is our go-to foundation for situations like this.”

The Tella Firma foundation system is based on commercial engineering principles in practice for over 50 years. The system provides the strength and protection of a pier-and-beam foundation yet is much more affordable and takes less time to install when compared to most traditional, suspended foundations. Tella Firma foundations also utilize a green installation process to avoid the need for any type of chemical or water injection into the soil under the home.

Ron Davis Custom Homes (rondaviscustomhomes.com) is a family-owned luxury home builder serving clients in the $1 to $3 million price range. Owners Ron and Shirley Davis have one-of-a-kind home designs and a reputation of quality finish-out and transparency in the home building process.

The Hills of Kingswood is nestled in the heart of Frisco, within 10 minutes of Legacy Business Park. A place of extraordinary beauty tucked away amid the wooded greenbelt that borders Lake Lewisville, the exclusive gated community offers premier homesites for exceptional luxury homes.

TELLA FIRMA SPEAKS AT INDUSTRY EVENT

Tella Firma Speaks at Industry Event

Tella Firma recently spoke at the most recent Building Savvy Magazine Class – a recurring session created for industry professionals to share trends and insights important to local builders, remodelers, designers, engineers and architects. In the latest class, Tella Firma discussed soil volatility, its effects on the local area, and how Tella Firma’s method of elevating the slab is a viable solution for the future.