An off-the-cuff mark made by Carlos de Luna, a Texas builder of traditional wood-frame homes, has led him down a new path of home construction. Joking to clients that the only way for a house to be completely termite-proof and fireproof was to build a home completely out of concrete, de Luna was startled when they asked him to construct a house completely from concrete.

Despite having zero experience building a completely concrete house, de Luna took this request seriously. Finding an architect that had Old World training in concrete design in Jose Jimenez helped de Luna immensely. Long interested in brining European-style concrete construction methods to the United States, Jose Jimenez would assist de Luna in another way, by introducing him to Mexican contractor-engineer, Jorge Aburto.

Aburto, an independent distributor for a Mexican based manufacturer of polystyrene and wire-mesh panel known as MuroCreto, would form a working relationship with de Luna and Jiminez.

The success of this working relationship has led to the formation for a new company known as Texas Concrete Homes. The use of MuroCreto in the construction of these concrete homes outperforms traditional wood-frame houses in terms of energy savings and soundproofing. However, MuroCreto has another advantage that is a large reason for the success of Texas Concrete Homes: it is substantially cheaper than other materials used in concrete houses. Considering that the cost for most all-masonry houses are usually around $90 per square foot, the fact that Texas Concrete Homes can offer costs of $75 per square foot has definitely enhanced their reputations. With a growing client list and increased recognition, you can expect that concrete homes will spread more throughout Texas in the years to come.

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