New Braunfels, TX land clearing on both sides of the escarpment
9 Arrow Land Service provides land clearing in New Braunfels, TX for builders, developers and landowners, southeast of our Spring Branch base. Hill Country lots west of town and prairie ground to the east each get their own approach.
- Trimble GPS guidance on survey lines
- Trenching for waterlines 3 inches and under
- Grubbing under future foundations
- Mulch stockpiled or hauled off on request
Who clears building lots in New Braunfels, TX?
9 Arrow Land Service clears building lots and acreage in New Braunfels, TX for builders, developers and landowners. The family-owned crew from Spring Branch mulches brush and trees in place, grubs roots where foundations go, cuts pads and trenches for small waterlines, then hands the lot to your licensed trades for final connections.
Two kinds of New Braunfels ground
New Braunfels is the Comal County seat, reaching into Guadalupe County, and it sits on the Balcones Fault where the Hill Country meets rolling prairie. The Comal River runs about 3 miles through town before joining the Guadalupe River.
West of town, out FM 306 and SH 46, property turns to limestone hills with live oak, mesquite and Ashe juniper. East of the escarpment, the Blackland Prairie side is flatter, with loam over clay subsoils. Hill Country lots slow down for rock and slope. Prairie lots slow down after rain, when wet clay is hard on heavy equipment.
Know the ground
29.70° N, 98.12° W · Comal County
New Braunfels sits on the Balcones Fault
The fault line splits New Braunfels land into two kinds of ground, and both sides are growing fast.
- County
- Comal County seat, with part of the city in Guadalupe County
- West of the fault
- Hill Country limestone with thin, lime-rich soil, cedar and live oak
- East of the fault
- Deep, dark, waxy blackland clay on rolling prairie
- Growth
- Corridors along I-35, SH 46 and FM 306, and master-planned communities like Veramendi
- Watch for
- Floodplain along the Comal and Guadalupe rivers, oak wilt inside city limits, and Comal County burn bans
Land clearing in New Braunfels ahead of growth
New Braunfels was one of the fastest-growing cities in the country from 2010 to 2020, and new streets and lots keep reaching into wooded ground. Developers need corridors and lot lines opened in the right place the first time, because street corridors, lot lines and easements all have to land where the plat says they go.
Survey line clearing puts Trimble receivers on the mulching machines and loads your licensed surveyor's CAD files, so the operator follows certified lines with real-time GPS. On subdivision street corridors and lot lines, that can reduce or eliminate survey-crew pre-staking. 9 Arrow is not a licensed surveyor and does not replace one.
The same approach carries across land clearing in Comal County and up FM 306 to land clearing in Canyon Lake.
Lot prep for New Braunfels builders
A New Braunfels building lot usually needs more than clearing. Where the foundation goes, roots come out with dozers and excavators, and the root balls get mulched on site. Outside the footprint, root balls stay in the ground to keep the soil stable until landscaping goes in. Our land clearing for a building site work then moves straight into pad work.
With site work and utility installation, we cut and fine-grade pad sites, including garage pads, and excavate for septic systems and propane tanks. We coordinate with licensed plumbers, electricians, engineers and general contractors on the rest of the build.
Old structures, debris and upkeep on New Braunfels tracts
Older New Braunfels tracts can come with more than brush. Light demolition of small structures, such as a collapsed shed, along with debris and trash cleanup, clears the way before the mulchers start.
A cleared New Braunfels lot keeps growing while it waits on a buyer or the next phase. Mowing, weed eating and access-corridor upkeep keep the property presentable, and recurring agreements put residential lots on a regular schedule.
Serving New Braunfels from Spring Branch
New Braunfels is in Comal County. Our crew is based in Spring Branch and works across Central Texas and the Hill Country.
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Questions from New Braunfels landowners
Is land clearing different on the Hill Country and prairie sides of New Braunfels?
Yes, land clearing in New Braunfels changes across the Balcones Escarpment. On the Hill Country side, limestone, slopes and Ashe juniper drive the time and cost. On the Blackland Prairie side, loam over clay makes soil conditions and recent rain the bigger factors. Both sides are estimated by the day or by the acre.
Can 9 Arrow trench for utilities on a New Braunfels lot?
Yes, 9 Arrow trenches for low-pressure waterlines 3 inches or smaller, electrical conduit and septic lines on New Braunfels lots, digging up to about 4 feet deep. We do not pull electrical wire, make final water or electrical tie-ins, or dig swimming pools. Licensed plumbers and electricians handle those connections.
Can brush be mulched instead of hauled off a New Braunfels lot?
Yes. Forestry mulching grinds brush and trees where they stand on a New Braunfels lot, with no pushing, piling, hauling or burning. When a builder needs bare ground for a slab, the mulch can be stockpiled or hauled off, and grubbed root balls get mulched on site first.
Which side of the Balcones Fault is my New Braunfels land on?
As a rule of thumb, the escarpment runs just west of I-35. Land west of it is the Hill Country side, with limestone, thin soil and cedar. Land east of it is blackland prairie with deep, dark clay. The two sides clear differently, so we look at which one your tract is on during the site walk.
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