Excavation, Helotes
Excavation and dirt workin Helotes.
Excavation, grading, pads and tank basins in and around Helotes, from an outfit based in Helotes. Helotes Creek, the Edwards contributing zone and the city's tree permit are part of the plan from the start.
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Excavation, Helotes
Dirt work at home
Helotes sits in the valley of Helotes Creek, where it leaves the Hill Country, with SH 16 running through to Bandera (Wikipedia). The land rises fast into cedar hills on either side.
On acreage around Helotes, excavation often means a pad cut into a slope, a drive up the hill, the ground graded so water goes around the house, and sometimes a tank.
Being local means we know the ground and the people to call. Call and tell us about the job.
Local detail
What changes in Helotes
Building on a slope
Pads in the hills are part cut, part fill. The fill is compacted in layers and the ground around the pad is shaped so storm water goes around it, not into it. See building pads.
The contributing zone
The Helotes Creek watershed is on the Edwards contributing zone (Texas Public Radio). TCEQ's rules apply there when more than five acres are disturbed, or when the work is part of a larger plan that will, with erosion and sediment controls in before work starts (TCEQ RG-11).
Trees in the way
Inside the City of Helotes, removing protected or heritage trees needs a permit and a tree survey (City of Helotes). Plan the pad and drive around the trees you can keep.
Clearing first
Most sites need cedar and brush out before the dozer can grade. See land clearing in Helotes.
Questions
Excavation questions: Helotes
Do the Edwards rules apply to my Helotes project?
The Helotes Creek watershed is on the contributing zone, where TCEQ's rules apply to disturbance of more than five acres. TCEQ's San Antonio office can confirm for your tract.
Can you cut a pad into a hillside?
Yes. Hillside pads are cut and filled, compacted in layers and graded so water goes around them.
Do you dig stock tanks near Helotes?
Yes, where the soil will hold. See stock tanks and ponds.
On the job
Photos from our work
Real photos from Highlander Construction jobs. Captions say what each shows. More in recent work.
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Excavation & Grading
Digging, cutting and moving dirt on rural ground, from stock tank basins to building sites.
The full service AreaAll our work in Helotes
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The area page Land ClearingLand clearing in Helotes, from Helotes.
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Guides
Edwards Aquifer rules for land work.
Which counties, when a TCEQ plan is needed, what is excluded and what it means for each kind of job.
Read the guide
Do you need a permit to clear land here?
Tree ordinances, the Helotes survey, Edwards Aquifer plans, floodplains and who to call.
Read the guide
Building a stock tank that holds water.
Siting, soil tests, clay, sizing for the herd, depth for drought and the 200 acre-foot rule.
Read the guide