Solluna Builders, LLC is a builder and remodeler in Austin, Texas, and surrounding communities — Dripping Springs, Driftwood, Wimberley, Bastrop, Round Rock, Georgetown. Known as a long-time green building advocate in central Texas, we’re passionate about helping our clients build the green, sustainable home
Our clients want a rock-solid home that lasts longer, is healthier, and saves money because it’s designed and built for super energy efficiency. They focus on honest quality, comfort, and enduring value. Many are last-time home buyers. “This is the last house I’m going to build, so I want it to be right, and
Do you know how hard it is to get an accurate price on a home remodel down at one of the big box retail stores? Or, try this: Google “cost to build a green home,” and you will get 92 million results in .20 seconds. Pick one. Building a custom home or doing a home remodel is often the biggest purchase most of us will make in our lifetime. And there is not an easy way to figure out what it’s going to cost. At Solluna Builders, we value accurate pricing. We know you value accurate pricing, too. Solluna Builders and our clients value accurate pricing because we both want to know what a project will truly cost to build. When you have confidence in the accuracy of the pricing for your new home or remodel project, you can make smart, informed decisions. Our accurate pricing adds value to your budget and plans, because we gather all the information necessary to create a detailed estimate for your project. No surprises. Nothing left to chance. No cost overruns down the road....
I have too much stuff! Even though I’ve downsized twice. Even though our home is well organized. Even though we make efficient use of every square foot of storage space. I still have too much stuff, and some of it is tucked away in hard-to-get-at places when I need it. I was pondering this the other day while discussing storage with a client — an empty-nester who’s downsizing and planning a new home. How do you plan for enough storage when you’re remodeling...
Ah, it’s that time of year again. The stocking are all hung with care. There’s a certain nip in the air, and we are all dreaming of a white Christmas….yeah, right, maybe if you’re going snow skiing somewhere. I think most of us would be happy with a rainy Christmas. So right after Christmas is a New Year, and that does give us pause to look back at where we’ve been and where we’re going. What a helluva ride we’ve had this year in central Texas. The worst drought on...
Zero Day: October 21, 2011 is the one year anniversary of the day that Oncor (our electric grid operator) installed our bidirectional electric meter. We had been enjoying some of the benefits of our solar electric generation, but on that day, the meter let us see how much energy we were sending back to the grid as well as the amount of energy we were buying from the grid. Zero day, the one year anniversary, was the day we found out (with documented evidence) that we produced more than we...