The San Antonio Excavating Company serves New Braunfels, TX for excavation, grading, trenching and land clearing, with free estimates and written quotes. Call (210) 796-2675 or text a photo of the job.
Excavation & Site Work services in New Braunfels
New Braunfels sits where the Comal River springs rise at the foot of the Balcones Escarpment, and its ground splits along that line. West of town, toward Canyon Lake and the Hill Country, lots have shallow, rocky soil over limestone, with caliche and ledges that slow a trench to a crawl. East of Interstate 35, the land opens into deep black clay that swells in wet years. The Guadalupe and Comal rivers both flood, and some neighborhoods near them lie in mapped floodplains. Older homes around downtown and Gruene sit on narrow lots with mature pecans and live oaks, while Veramendi and the newer subdivisions to the north are fresh cuts on raw ranch land. Our New Braunfels jobs include pool digs in rock, retaining wall cuts, utility trenches, drainage swales and lot clearing for new homes.
Neighborhoods we cover in New Braunfels
- Gruene
- Downtown New Braunfels
- Landa Park area
- Veramendi
- Mission Hills
- River Chase
Permits and local rules
The city handles building, demolition and site permits inside its limits, and lots in unincorporated Comal or Guadalupe County go to the county instead. Land west of the escarpment can sit over the Edwards Aquifer recharge or contributing zone, where state rules add steps for bigger earthwork. Texas811 needs notice two working days ahead. We check what applies to your lot.