To Live a Whole Life
The things that drive us are the same things that make this the place where you want to build your home. We believe, as important as building is, that there is a lot more to life than moving dirt and building homes. Most would say that going through the home-building process is just a means to an end—that the goal is having a place to live. But we believe that this process is life—or at least a part of it.
This process of building a home can be exciting and enjoyable, if we do it right.
The key is to put relationships first and to live a whole life along the way. Fleener Greathouse is a great platform and opportunity for us to do things right and to live well. Yes, it is a high standard and it holds us accountable, but that is how we want it to be.
We make it part of our purpose to honor your story. This means slowing down, listening, following through. When we know your story, we can understand how we fit in, how we can serve you better.
There just isn’t a better place to live out our purpose than in Fredericksburg. Just look at the natural and built beauty. The first settlers were intimately connected to the land and materials and even to the structures they built. All you have to do is look at the hand cut marks of a limestone building to see the craftsmanship. Our job is to build upon this steadfast beauty and to honor the local heritage and landscape.
Meet Our Founders
Ryan and Kelby came together a few years back when their boys were playing baseball together. They describe it as providential. Having each spent time in construction independently, they found themselves swinging hammers on a project and agreed that they had better “do something together.” Fleener Greathouse was born.
Ryan Fleener
Before moving to Fredericksburg, Ryan lived in Nashville for 17 years. There, he spent years in the music industry along with his brothers. That life is hard and led to being “worn out” as he puts it. On a trip visiting his brother and his family, Ryan and his wife Austine, started asking questions about what was next for them. A few months later, they closed up business back in Nashville, moved to Harper and eventually on to Fredericksburg. This move brought about a lot of change: City to country living. Big house to tiny house. They took some time off from work to re-center their family and focus on their son.
Ryan and family have now settled into small town life. They enjoy the pace of things here and have found what they were looking for in faith, family and relationships. They are in the middle of building, along with brothers and parents, a family compound outside of town. For Ryan, building a house is like writing music: there is a structure, an order of things that makes the process calm and enjoyable.
Kelby Greathouse
Kelby has spent a fair number of years in construction, mostly on the civil side of things, pushing dirt and building out infrastructure projects. All along the way, Kelby has most valued the relationships. Whether it’s meeting new clients or recruiting team members, Kelby thrives on the meaningful conversations that he enjoys on a daily basis. His family is his focus, along with ministering to the community and using his work to build on the beauty of this place, in all its forms.
When you hear Kelby describing the qualities of his team members, he shares insight that only a person who takes the time to know…would know. He listens and cares about people.
His love of the local culture and architecture was born out of his visits to the Domino Parlor on Main street with his great-great uncle NH Greathouse. There, he remembers hearing patrons speaking a form of Texas German at large communal tables. NH ranched 900 acres on the Willow City Loop and Kelby attended the cattle sale with him most Wednesdays.
Today, Kelby and wife Lindsey have three sons and a daughter, and they live on the edge of Fredericksburg.