Canyon Lake, Comal County
Pads and drivesfor Canyon Lake lots.
Building pads, millings and caliche drives, excavation and cedar clearing for homesites around Canyon Lake.
- Comal County
- Free estimates
- Based in Helotes
Working in Canyon Lake
Land work in Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake is a big place, close to 157 square miles, and it added nearly 10,000 people in ten years. Many of them build on Hill Country lots that need a pad and a drive before anything else.
Many lots here are on slopes. A good pad on a slope is cut and filled to plan, compacted and drained, and a drive up a hill needs a surface and a crown that keep the rain from carving it out.
Highlander Construction serves Canyon Lake and Comal County. Call and tell us about your lot.
Canyon Lake at a glance
- Place
- A census-designated place in Comal County covering 156.9 square miles (Wikipedia)
- People
- 21,262 in 2010 and 31,124 in 2020 (Wikipedia)
- The lake
- Completed in 1964. The area calls itself the "Water Recreation Capital of Texas" (Wikipedia)
- Edwards rules
- Comal County is covered by TCEQ's Edwards Aquifer rules (TCEQ RG-11)
Local know-how
What to know before land work in Canyon Lake
Rules, ground and timing that change how the work is done here. Sources are linked.
Building on a slope
On sloped lots the pad is part cut, part fill. The fill is placed and compacted in layers so it does not settle, and the ground around it is shaped so water goes around the house, not under it. See building pads.
Drives that hold on a grade
Millings pack into a firm surface that holds up on slopes, and caliche and base work too with a good crown and a way off for the water. See driveways.
Cedar around the house
Selective cedar clearing opens up the lot and the view while keeping shade and privacy. See cedar clearing.
Edwards rules
Comal County is on TCEQ's Edwards list, so check whether your lot sits on a regulated zone before a big pad or drive (TCEQ).
Photos from our work
Real Highlander Construction jobs. Captions say what each photo shows, not where it was taken. More in recent work.
What fits here
Our work around Canyon Lake
The jobs that fit this area best. Not sure if we handle it? Call and ask.
Building Pads & Site Prep
Pads cut and filled into sloped lots, compacted in layers.
See the service
Asphalt Millings, Caliche & Gravel Driveways
Millings, caliche and gravel drives with a crown and drainage.
See the service
Excavation & Grading
Cut and fill and grading on rocky ground.
See the service
Cedar & Brush Clearing
Cedar cleared around homesites, with shade trees kept.
See the serviceEverything else we do
Can you cut a pad into a sloped lot?
Yes. Sloped lots get a cut and fill pad, compacted in layers and graded so water runs around the building.
Which drive surface works on a hill?
Millings pack into a firm surface that holds up on slopes. Caliche and base also work with a good crown. The drainage matters most.
Do the Edwards rules apply around Canyon Lake?
Comal County is covered by TCEQ's Edwards rules. It depends on your lot's zone and the work. TCEQ's San Antonio office can confirm.
Free estimates
Land to work in Canyon Lake?
Call (830) 328-3684 or send a few details. Estimates are free.