Boerne, TX land clearing for acreage home sites
9 Arrow Land Service handles land clearing in Boerne, TX for acreage home sites, from the first driveway cut to the building pad. Boerne is west of Bulverde on SH 46, out from our Spring Branch base.
- Clearing, driveways and building pads
- On-site rock crushed into road base
- Selective clearing keeps the trees you want
- Excavation up to about 4 feet deep
What does land clearing in Boerne, TX include for a new home site?
Land clearing in Boerne, TX for a new home site usually includes a driveway route, a cleared building area, roots grubbed where the slab goes, and a graded pad. 9 Arrow Land Service handles that sequence with mulchers, dozers and excavators, keeping the live oaks you want and grinding the rest in place.
Boerne property along I-10 and Cibolo Creek
Boerne is the Kendall County seat, northwest of San Antonio where I-10 and US 87 run past town. Cibolo Creek flows through Boerne. SH 46 crosses town and heads east toward Bulverde, and the interstate runs northwest through Comfort.
Boerne land splits three ways. In-town lots with neighbors close by. Acreage home sites in the hills outside town. Ranch tracts farther out with long fence lines and more cedar than grass. Each one needs a different mix of clearing and dirt work.
The ground under Boerne is limestone, and the area is known for its caves, with Cascade Caverns southeast of town and Cave Without a Name to the northeast. For a Boerne home site, that usually means rock close to the surface, live oak and Ashe juniper on top, and dirt work planned around what the excavator finds.
Know the ground
29.80° N, 98.73° W · Kendall County
Boerne land along Cibolo Creek and I-10
Boerne is growing out into ranch country, and the land keeps its Hill Country character.
- County
- Kendall County seat, at I-10 and US 87
- Water
- Cibolo Creek rises northwest of town and runs cypress-lined through Boerne; Boerne City Lake sits north
- Ground
- Eroded limestone hills with thin, rocky soil, and cave country nearby
- Typical land
- Acreage homesites and ranch land out toward Kendalia, Sisterdale and Comfort
- Rules
- Inside city limits, Boerne's development code covers heritage trees and stormwater
- Watch for
- Kendall County burn bans and oak wilt season from February through June
How a job runs
- Driveway routeClear and rough-grade the access so equipment and trucks can reach the build.
- Building areaSelectively mulch cedar and brush, keeping the live oaks you want to save.
- GrubbingRemove roots under the future foundation, then mulch the root balls on site.
- Pad and trenchesCut and fine-grade the pad, then trench for small waterlines, conduit and septic lines.
- Road baseCrush surface rock into road base and finish the drive with a proper crown.
How Boerne home site land clearing comes together
Home site land clearing in Boerne works best in order. Route the driveway first so trucks can reach the build. Clear the building area selectively, keeping the trees that make the lot worth buying. Grub roots only where the foundation goes. Then cut and fine-grade the pad.
Land clearing for a building site and site work and utility installation cover that whole run on a Boerne lot, including excavation for septic systems and propane tanks and trenching for waterlines 3 inches or smaller. We work alongside your builder, engineer and licensed trades, who make the final connections.
Driveways built from Boerne rock
Plenty of Boerne acreage has loose limestone on top. On-site rock crushing breaks that surface rock down into fine, compactible road base, which eliminates imported material, reduces project cost and speeds completion.
Access road building on a Boerne property adds grading with a proper crown, drainage and culverts where water crosses, so the drive carries heavy equipment and truck traffic and stays usable through changing weather.
The standard we hold on Boerne land
Zach P. wrote in a five-star Google review, "John is one of the best in the business. 9 Arrow has cleared over a dozen properties for me, and every project has been handled with exceptional attention to detail."
We don't consider a job finished unless we're proud of the result, whether the Boerne tract is a lot in town or acreage out past Cibolo Creek. The same crew works east toward land clearing in Bulverde and west toward land clearing in Kerrville.
Serving Boerne from Spring Branch
Boerne is in Kendall County. Our crew is based in Spring Branch and works across Central Texas and the Hill Country.
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Five-star Google reviews
I have had 9 Arrow do multiple jobs for me and they come through every time. This business operates with all the values you'd expect from a Central Texas, Family run company.
We exclusively use 9 Arrow for all land clearings, lot lines, and site prep scopes for our Texas projects. They are exceptional, keep up with our overwhelming volume, and deliver a level of quality and responsiveness we haven't seen anyone else rival.
Questions from Boerne landowners
Can you clear a Boerne lot with HOA or deed restrictions?
Yes. Selective clearing lets a Boerne owner take out cedar and brush while keeping the trees an HOA or deed restriction protects. Share the restrictions and your site plan during the discovery call, and we plan the clearing around what has to stay before a machine starts on the lot.
What drives the cost of clearing a Boerne home site?
The cost of clearing a Boerne home site depends on tree density, tree size and species, slope, soil, and how easily machines reach and move around the site. A grassy pad near the road and a wooded hillside lot price very differently. Estimates come by the day or by the acre after a site visit.
Can you dig for a septic system on a rocky Boerne lot?
Yes. 9 Arrow excavates for septic systems and propane tanks on rocky Boerne lots, using dozers and excavation equipment built for rocky terrain and difficult soil, with excavation up to about 4 feet deep. We coordinate with your licensed trades and engineer on the rest of the system.
Do Boerne's tree rules apply to my land?
Only if the land is inside Boerne city limits. There, the city's development code regulates heritage trees, stormwater and groundwater recharge, so check with the City of Boerne before clearing. Much of the acreage around Boerne is in unincorporated Kendall County, where Kendall County is the office to ask.
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