Custom homes across the Bay Area
Your own home, designed and built by one team.
For owners of a lot who want a home of their own design. Design, engineering, permits and construction by one team, with your price locked in the contract.
- 50+ successful projects
- 5.0 on Google
- Licensed and insured
- $1,000 deposit
Prefer to talk? Call (510) 453-0400
Prefer to talk? Call (510) 453-0400
Who it’s for
Your land, your design.
We design and build custom homes on lots our clients own.
You own a lot
An empty lot, or land you bought to build on. We look at what your city allows and design a home that fits it.
You’re planning ahead
Not ready to break ground yet? Design and permits take months, so starting early means you can build as soon as you’re ready.
You want your own design
Not a ready-made house or a plan from a catalog. Your layout and your finishes, chosen with you.
One team
You’re never the middleman.
A custom home usually means an architect, an engineer and a builder, each hired on their own. With us, one team plans all of it from day one and answers for the result.
01Designed to be built
Our designers, engineers and builders plan your home together, so the drawings use standard sizes and materials. No surprise costs from parts nobody planned for.
02Questions solved on site
When the crew needs the engineer, we call directly. Work keeps moving, and you never pass messages between companies.
03One team owns the result
If something comes up, it is ours to fix. There is no one else to point at, and you never sort it out alone.
What’s included
Everything from the first drawing to the final sign-off.
Construction is done by licensed crews for each trade (framers, electricians, plumbers and the rest), hired and managed by us. You deal with one team the whole way.
Check my lot and budgetDesign with renderings and a detailed materials list
Architectural plans and structural engineering
Title 24 energy calculations, required in California
Permit application, answering the city’s questions, and final approval
Construction by licensed crews for every trade, managed by us
All city inspections, scheduled and attended
Final sign-off and site cleanup
Not included: city permit fees, PG&E connection fees, and extra inspections some cities require from outside inspectors.
Built by the same team
ADUs we’ve built
Custom homes are built by the same team and process behind our 50+ successful projects. Here are a few of our ADUs, each with its city and size.
From first drawing to move-in
How a custom home comes together
Every custom home is different, so we go through a realistic timeline for yours before you commit. Starting the design and permits early means you can build as soon as you’re ready.
We look at your lot, what your city allows on it, what you want to build and the budget you have in mind. You get an honest answer on what fits before you commit to anything.
Floor plans, renderings and a materials list, designed around your lot and how you live. On a custom home this stage takes the most back and forth, and that is expected. We plan the full budget alongside the design, so the money lasts to the finish.
Structural engineering and Title 24 energy calculations, done by the same team that drew the plans, so the design and the engineering agree before anything goes to the city.
We send the plans to the city, answer every question the city sends back, and resubmit until your permit is approved. Your price is locked in the contract, based on the approved plans and a detailed scope of work.
Licensed crews for every trade, managed by us. We book each city inspection as each trade finishes, so the site isn’t left waiting on the city’s calendar.
Final inspection, city sign-off, a final walk-through and cleanup. Your home comes with a long-term warranty on labor and materials, written in your contract.
Pricing
How pricing works
No two custom homes are alike, so there is no set price. Yours is built from your lot and your design.
Your price
Quoted for your lot and your design
After we’ve seen your lot and the design is set, we price every item in a detailed scope of work. That price is locked in your contract.
It changes only if you ask for a change, or if we find something nobody could see before work started. Either way, you approve the new price in writing before any work is done.
What moves the price
The size of the home, your lot and the site work it needs (preparing the ground and running utilities), how complex the design is, your finish choices, and what your city requires.
Finishes, chosen by you
Flooring, tile, cabinets, fixtures and appliances are priced as you choose them, so you decide where the budget goes.
Why city and PG&E fees are separate
You pay them directly to the city and to PG&E, and neither can be priced exactly up front. We run the utility lines as far as we’re allowed, and PG&E makes the final connection. What they charge depends on what their crew needs to do.
How payments work
- $1,000Deposit to start
- DesignDesign and engineering paid in stages as the plans are completed
- BuildConstruction paid in milestones, each one only after that work is done
- FinishFinal payment after the city signs off and we’ve fixed everything on the final walk-through list
Working with Loona
What to expect while we build
- One point of contactFrom first drawing to move-in, one person answers your questions.
- Updates every week, with photosPlus a note after every inspection and milestone, so you know where your project stands without asking.
- Your private project hubPhotos, inspection reports, permits and every document in one place online, updated as the work happens. Open it anytime.
- Payments you can see comingThe hub shows every payment made and when, and which milestone payment is next, so you can plan ahead.
- Questions answered the same business dayCall, text or email.
Payment schedule
- DepositPaid
- Design and engineeringPaid
- FoundationPaid
- FramingNext
- Plumbing and electrical (inside the walls)Upcoming
Before you decide
See how we work
Choosing who builds your home is the big decision. Here is how to check us before you make it.
Visit an active job site
After our first meeting, if we’re moving forward together, we arrange a visit to a site we’re building, so you can see how we run it.
Talk to a past client
Before you sign, we can put you in touch with a past client.
“Loona Construction’s bid was the highest I’ve got, but after the completion of the job, I understood why, and I’m sure that the money spent on the project was worth every penny.”
FAQs
Questions about custom homes
Something else on your mind? Call (510) 453-0400, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
No. Design, architectural plans, structural engineering and Title 24 energy calculations are all included, done by one team that also builds your home.
It depends on your lot, the size and design of the home, and the finishes you choose, so we price each one on its own. We start with the budget you have in mind and design to it. Your exact price comes after we’ve seen your lot and the design is set, and it is locked in your contract. You start with a $1,000 deposit and then pay in milestones, only for finished work.
It depends on the size of the home, the design and your city. We go through a realistic timeline with you before you commit, and starting the design and permits early means you can build as soon as you’re ready.
Your price is set in the contract, based on the approved plans and a detailed scope of work that lists every item. It changes only if you ask for a change, or if we find something nobody could see before work started, like a problem under the ground. Either way, you get the new price in writing and approve it before any work is done.
Yes. We hold CSLB Lic. #1095467 and carry general liability and workers’ compensation insurance, stated in every contract. Every home comes with a long-term warranty on labor and materials, written in your contract.
Next step
Tell us about your lot.
We review every request within 1 business day. If it’s a project we take on, we call you to talk through your lot, your city’s rules and a rough budget. There’s no cost to find out.
Or call (510) 453-0400, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
