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Serving New Braunfels, TX and surrounding areas. (830) 402-1980
Everything you build rests on its footing. We size, reinforce, and pour footings for additions, garages, decks, and retaining walls - with permits handled and inspections passed before a drop of concrete goes in.
Concrete footings in New Braunfels are the underground base that spreads a structure's weight across a wide area of soil so nothing shifts, sinks, or tilts over time. Most residential footing jobs take one to three days of active work, with the concrete needing several more days to reach working strength before framing begins.
The soil under your property determines the footing design. New Braunfels sits where the rocky limestone ground of the Hill Country meets the clay-heavy soils of the Blackland Prairie. Clay expands when wet and shrinks when dry - and that movement puts real stress on a footing from below. A footing that is not sized and reinforced for that movement can shift or crack in just a few wet-dry seasons.
We also handle foundation installation for homeowners building new structures where a full slab or pier-and-beam system is needed.
Any new structure attached to your home - or a detached garage, workshop, or large covered patio - needs its own footing to carry the load safely. Without a proper footing, the new structure can settle away from the house and cause cracking at the connection point.
Diagonal cracks near door corners, doors that stick or fail to latch, and gaps opening between walls and ceilings all suggest the footing or foundation below has moved. Expansive clay soils common in parts of New Braunfels are a frequent cause - a concrete contractor can assess whether the footing is the source of the problem.
A post set in a shallow or undersized footing will lean or pull out, especially in clay-heavy soils where wet-dry cycles put real force on anything in the ground. Getting the footing right the first time saves you from resetting posts every few years.
Outdoor living is a big part of life in New Braunfels, and a deck or pergola needs footings that go deep enough to stay stable. Seasonal moisture changes in the soil still require footings that are properly sized and reinforced, even without a significant frost depth concern in this climate.
We handle concrete footing work across the full range of residential and small commercial needs. Every job starts with a site visit - not a phone quote - because footing depth, width, and steel requirements all depend on what the ground actually looks like. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and will not pour a drop of concrete until the inspector has signed off. We also perform foundation raising for properties where an existing footing or slab has settled and needs to be lifted and leveled.
In areas of New Braunfels where limestone bedrock sits close to the surface, we bring the right equipment to cut through rock rather than stopping short and guessing. In clay-heavy areas, we recommend the steel size and spacing that accounts for the soil movement this region sees through every summer drought and spring rain cycle.
Sized for attached and detached structures, with the depth and reinforcement needed for New Braunfels soil conditions.
Post footings drilled or poured deep enough to stay stable through seasonal soil movement, with the hardware needed for your framing contractor.
Wide, reinforced bases for concrete retaining walls that handle the lateral pressure of soil and the movement that comes with it.
Undersized post footings are a leading cause of fence failure in clay soils - we pour footings that keep posts plumb for the long term.
New Braunfels sits at the edge of the Texas Hill Country, where the soil changes noticeably within just a few miles. On the western, hillier side of town, limestone bedrock can appear just a foot or two below the surface - good bearing material, but it requires specialized equipment and adds time to excavation. In the newer subdivisions built on flatter ground to the east and south, clay-heavy soils are common, and those soils expand and contract significantly with the wet-dry cycles this part of Texas sees every year. A footing designed without accounting for which type of ground is under your property is a footing designed for somewhere else.
We serve homeowners across the region, including Wimberley and San Marcos, where similar Hill Country soil conditions require the same careful approach to footing depth and reinforcement. The city has grown fast, which means there are many contractors in the market - ask specifically about local soil experience and recent permit history when you compare quotes.
Tell us what you are building and roughly where on the property it will go. We reply within one business day and schedule a site visit - footing work is too site-specific to quote accurately over the phone.
We visit your property, assess the ground, discuss the project scope, and give you a written estimate that specifies the footing depth, width, steel size, and whether the permit fee is included.
We submit the permit application with the city or county building department and schedule the pre-pour inspection. Once approved, we mark out the footing locations, call for utility locates, and dig to the required depth.
We place the reinforcing bars, schedule the inspection, and pour only after it passes. Summer pours go in the early morning. After the pour, we give you specific curing guidance and a timeline for when framing or other work can begin.
Free on-site estimate. Permit handling included. We reply within one business day.
(830) 402-1980We do not apply a standard footing size to every job. New Braunfels sits where limestone and clay soils both appear within a short distance of each other, and the right footing depth and steel schedule depends on what is actually under your property. We assess the ground before we write a number.
We handle the permit application and schedule the inspection before any concrete goes in. That inspection record stays with your property - buyers and lenders look at it. A contractor who skips this step is not saving you time, they are creating a problem you will deal with at the worst possible moment. Read more about footing standards from the American Concrete Institute.
On the western side of New Braunfels, limestone bedrock can appear just a foot or two down. We come prepared with the equipment to cut through it rather than calling it quits or recommending a shallower footing that will not perform. Your project does not stall because the ground was harder than expected.
Texas requires contractors to hold the appropriate state license for construction work, and you can check any contractor's status through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. We encourage homeowners to verify us - it takes two minutes and tells you the contractor is operating legally.
A footing is invisible once it is buried, so the contractor's honesty upfront is the only real window into the quality of what is underground. We tell you exactly what we are building before we build it - depth, steel, permit, timeline - and we do not change the story once the job starts.
Lift and level a settled foundation before it causes doors to stick, drywall to crack, or gaps to open around windows.
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