The Stonewall Homes Newsletter

Your bi-weekly update from Central Oklahoma’s top custom homebuilder.

In this email:

• Featured home: Selah Way

• More on the Parade of Homes

• The Stonewall Homes warranty

Featured Home: 18717 Selah Way

You’ve likely seen us posting about this home before, but it’s high time it got its own official feature in the newsletter.

18717 Selah Way (which we’ve lovingly dubbed “Selah Way,” or “The Big House”) is one of the most beautiful homes we’ve had the pleasure of building. And it’s no wonder why—we've chosen only the most luxurious in design and amenities for this house.

Selah Way is located in the coveted entry district of the Selah neighborhood, and we'd like to think it stands out as one of the best homes in Selah. We even have the evidence (👉 these pictures 👈) to back that up.

The home boasts stunning features such as a pool, an expansive and elegant primary suite, a detached guest cottage, a hidden butler's pantry, vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, and unique architectural details both inside and out.

More About the Parade of Homes

As of today, we’re t-minus 16 days until the Spring 2024 Parade of Homes.

In other words, if you haven’t marked off a day to drive around the OKC metro looking at gorgeous houses, now’s the time to make those plans!

We mentioned the Spring Parade a few weeks ago, but since then we’ve ironed out a few more details. Here’s what you should know:

• Stonewall Homes has 3 houses registered in the Parade:

  1) 18420 Sweetwater Lane, Norman/Goldsby

  2) 3522 Triple Bar Ranch Rd., Norman, and

  3) 3701 Traditions Trl., Norman

• Every home in the Selah neighborhood will be open for viewing whether it’s registered in the Parade or not. So, if you were on the fence about driving to Goldsby for one or two houses, go ahead and make the trip—dozens of beautiful homes will be open.

• Information about each house in the Parade (descriptions, directions, etc.) has not been officially released yet, but we’ll let you know on our social media when that happens. However, you can find info on our houses HERE!

• All homes will be open from 12pm-6pm each day. Plenty of time to peruse!

The latest from Pete & Co. - About Our Warranty Program

At Stonewall Homes, we guarantee the highest quality of work in our builds from start to finish— we take pride in what we do, and we want our homeowners to take pride in their new home.

Because of this, we endeavor to make our builder’s warranty and claim process as straightforward and fair as possible. Stonewall Homes uses a warranty approved by the Oklahoma State Home Builders Association, and we have our own warranty manager to oversee any claims.

We asked our warranty manager, Jim S., to provide a few insights into the Stonewall Homes warranty that he’s gained from his years of experience working with us and our homeowners. Here’s what he had to say:

Q: How long are Stonewall homes under warranty?

JS: One year from the date of purchase (the closing date). Some appliances and mechanical systems may provide manufacturer warranties beyond one year. For example, some manufacturers of Heating and Air (HVAC) equipment provide extended warranties in exchange for the homeowner simply registering the products. For this reason, we always encourage our customers to register all their appliances and mechanical products.

Q: What does the warranty cover?

JS: Stonewall Homes adheres to the standards provided in the OKLAHOMA STATE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION NEW HOME LIMITED WARRANTY AGREEMENT, which generally provides the home will be free from defects in materials and workmanship due to nonconformity with the Warranty Standards set forth in the document.

Q: How can homeowners better prepare themselves for (and protect themselves from) unforeseen warranty issues?

JS: Because homes are a somewhat complex set of products and systems--some with intricate, configurable electronics--joined together to create a living environment, we encourage our homeowners to try to use all the products and systems as quickly as possible to ensure they are operating as expected.

(Anecdotally, I learned this the hard way with a home I owned in another city. We never used the jacuzzi tub and found out during a home inspection when we sold the home that the vacuum switch that turned on the jets was not connected and did not work. The cost to repair was significant as the marble sidewalls surrounding the tub had to be removed to make the repair.)

We also strongly encourage our homeowners to register all their products with manufacturers to take advantage of any extended warranty provisions that may be provided for doing so.

Q: If I buy a spec home from Stonewall, do I get the same warranty as if I built a custom home?

JS: Yes.

(Note: a spec house is new construction home not built for a specific client. Check out this post to learn more.)

Thank you for joining us in our journey of making every house a home, and we hope these emails will be a benefit to you. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us here. Until next time! 👋