01 / Kitchens
Kitchen remodeling
New cabinets and counters, a reworked layout, or an opened wall to the living room. Layout and storage are settled before anything is ordered.
Kitchen remodeling
Sandstone Construction & Remodeling
Home remodeling and additions in New Braunfels, TX
Sandstone Construction & Remodeling rebuilds kitchens and bathrooms, reworks whole floor plans, adds rooms and builds decks and covered patios for homeowners in New Braunfels, Gruene, the Lake Dunlap and McQueeney area, Canyon Lake, Garden Ridge, Bulverde and Spring Branch. Call to talk through the change you have in mind.
Office hours 8 AM–11 PM daily
What we do
Remodels, additions
and outdoor rooms.
Most calls are about one of the six kinds of work below. Each links to a page on what the job involves.
02 / Bathrooms
Bathroom remodeling
Tub-to-shower conversions, new tile, vanities and lighting, or a gut down to the studs. Ventilation and waterproofing get as much attention as the finishes.
Bathroom remodeling03 / Whole home
Whole-home remodeling
For houses that need more than one room changed: floor plans opened or rearranged, flooring carried through, and kitchen and baths handled as one project.
Whole-home remodeling04 / More space
Home additions
A bedroom, a primary suite, a larger living area or a guest space, tied into the roof, foundation and systems of the house you already have.
Home additions05 / Outdoors
Decks and covered patios
Shade matters in a Hill Country summer. A covered patio or porch, or a deck built to suit a sloped lot, makes the back of the house usable for more of the year.
Decks and covered patios06 / Rentals
Rental-home remodels
River and lake rentals take hard use. A refresh planned for the quieter months stays out of the busy summer season.
Rental-home remodelsBuilding something new, or not yet sure what the project is? Start with residential construction or the construction planning guide. When a job moves pipes or wiring, the estimate accounts for it from the start.
Where we work
New Braunfels and
the lakes and hills around it.
Our office is in New Braunfels and our work stays close to it. Each area page covers the homes, the ground and which office reviews permits.
Home base
New Braunfels
The Comal County seat. Inside city limits, remodels and additions go through the city’s own permit review and inspections, which our permit guide walks through.
All service areasOn the Guadalupe
Lake Dunlap and McQueeney
Lake homes along the Guadalupe River. The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority restored Lake Dunlap in October 2023 after finishing a new spillgate system.
Lake Dunlap and McQueeneyUnincorporated
Canyon Lake
A community without its own city government, beside the Canyon Lake reservoir on the Guadalupe. County rules, not a city building department, are the ones to check here.
Canyon LakeIncorporated city
Garden Ridge
An incorporated city in Comal County with its own building inspections, so building permits there go through Garden Ridge rather than New Braunfels.
Garden RidgeWestern Comal County
Bulverde and Spring Branch
Bulverde is an incorporated city. The much smaller City of Spring Branch, incorporated in 2015, sits along US Highway 281 just north of Bulverde, and a Spring Branch mailing address does not always mean city limits.
Bulverde and Spring BranchHistoric district
Gruene
A district within New Braunfels city limits on the Guadalupe. Much of it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
GrueneHow a project works
Six stages,
call to closeout.
Jobs move through six stages. How long each takes depends on the size of the work, your selections and the permit review, so the schedule is discussed once the scope is settled.
01
Call
Tell us the address, what you want changed and the budget you are working with. A short conversation shows whether the job fits.
02
Site visit
We walk the house or the lot with you, measure, take photos and look at what sits behind the work: framing, slab, roof lines, drainage and access.
03
Scope and design choices
A written scope spells out what is included. You choose layouts, materials and fixtures, and the estimate is built from those choices.
04
Permits
When the work needs a permit, it is applied for before work starts, with the drawings the reviewing office asks for, and issued to the contractor of record.
05
Build
Work follows a set order: demolition and framing, rough plumbing and electrical, any required inspection, then insulation, drywall and finishes.
06
Walkthrough
We go through the finished space together, list anything that still needs attention, and close out any permit with its final inspection.
Before work starts
Permits in
New Braunfels.
Which office reviews a project comes down to where the house sits: within a city, or on unincorporated county land.
Read the permit guideInside city limits, the City of New Braunfels Building Safety division at 550 Landa St. processes building permit applications and carries out the inspections. The city has adopted the 2021 International Residential Code with local amendments.
The city’s residential remodel checklist asks for a written scope of work that includes the remodel’s square footage, existing and proposed floor plans, and beam and header details when walls are removed or opened. Every contractor, including the general contractor, must be registered with the city, and properties in the floodplain need a floodplain application form.
Outside city limits, county rules apply instead. In Comal County that is the Engineer’s Office at 195 David Jonas Drive, which takes permit applications online; its regulations include a flood damage prevention order and septic (on-site sewage facility) rules. Garden Ridge and Bulverde are incorporated cities, so a home inside either city’s limits starts with that city. The City of Spring Branch does not issue building or development permits, so Spring Branch homes in unincorporated Comal County go to the county.
At a glance
Sandstone
in short.
- Business: Sandstone Construction & Remodeling
- Work: kitchen, bathroom and whole-home remodels, home additions, decks and covered patios, rental-home refreshes, residential construction
- Areas: New Braunfels, Gruene, Lake Dunlap and McQueeney, Canyon Lake, Garden Ridge, Bulverde, Spring Branch
Read more about Sandstone.
Sandstone Construction
& Remodeling
306 River Bend Dr,
New Braunfels, TX 78130
Call (830) 400-4369 with the address and a rough idea of the work. Office hours 8 AM–11 PM daily.
Contact and directionsCommon questions
Before
you call.
Where does Sandstone take on projects?
New Braunfels, including Gruene and the Lake Dunlap and McQueeney area, plus Canyon Lake, Garden Ridge, Bulverde and Spring Branch. Elsewhere in Comal County? Give us the address and we will say whether it is within our area.
Will my remodel or addition need a permit?
The scope and the address decide it. Inside New Braunfels city limits, the Building Safety division processes permit applications and inspects the work; homes outside city limits fall under the county or under another city. Permit applications go in ahead of construction, and permits are issued to the contractor of record.
What should I have ready before the first call?
The property address, a few photos of the space, rough measurements if you have them, any existing plans or survey, and a sense of your budget and priorities. Separating must-haves from nice-to-haves helps too.
Which projects does Sandstone handle?
Kitchen, bathroom and whole-home remodels, home additions, decks and covered patios or porches, refreshes of short-term rental homes, and new residential construction. Any plumbing or electrical work a project needs is included in the estimate.