Sandstone Construction & Remodeling works out of New Braunfels and takes on remodels, additions, outdoor rooms and new homes in nearby communities: Gruene, the Lake Dunlap and McQueeney shoreline, Canyon Lake, Garden Ridge, Bulverde and Spring Branch. Each card below notes which office reviews permits.
Office hours 8 AM–11 PM daily
Our office sits at 306 River Bend Dr, New Braunfels, TX 78130, in the area Google Maps labels Lake Dunlap, and most jobs are a short drive away.
Inside city limits, permits and inspections run through the city’s Building Safety division. Building, enlarging, altering, repairing, moving or tearing down a structure takes a city permit, and remodels, additions and decks appear among its residential permit types; redecorating and minor repairs are exempt.
In town we take on kitchen remodels, bathroom remodels, whole-home updates and home additions, along with everything else on our services page.
Each page covers local ground, common projects and the permit path.
Lake homes on the Guadalupe; outside city limits, Guadalupe County handles septic and floodplain permits. GBRA restored Lake Dunlap in October 2023 and Lake McQueeney returned to its normal level in April 2026; building or changing a dock on either lake now needs a GBRA Dock Construction Permit first.
Explore Lake Dunlap and McQueeneyAn unincorporated community in Comal County, so septic (OSSF) and floodplain permits come from the Comal County Engineer’s Office instead of a city.
Explore Canyon LakeAn incorporated city whose Building Inspector reviews all plans and applications, working from the International Residential Code and city ordinances. If your street has an HOA, its exterior approval is a separate step from the city’s.
Explore Garden RidgeBulverde runs its own Office of Building Review and Inspection. The City of Spring Branch covers only about 1.9 square miles, so a Spring Branch address may sit in unincorporated Comal County instead. Check the tax statement or ask the city first.
Explore Bulverde and Spring BranchGruene lies within New Braunfels city limits, so city permits apply. The Gruene Historic District has been on the National Register since 1975, so ask early whether exterior changes to an older building need extra review.
Explore GrueneThe permit path depends on whether the lot sits inside a city’s limits, not on your mailing address. Inside New Braunfels, Gruene included, the City handles building permits and floodplain development permits. In a mapped flood hazard area, improvements worth 50 percent or more of the structure’s market value, counted cumulatively, have to meet new-construction standards.
Garden Ridge and Bulverde review work through their own city offices. In unincorporated Comal County, Canyon Lake among it, the Comal County Engineer’s Office at 195 David Jonas Drive in New Braunfels issues septic (OSSF), floodplain and driveway permits. Lake Dunlap and Lake McQueeney lots outside city limits go to Guadalupe County’s Environmental Health Department for septic and floodplain permits. Whichever office it is, applications go in before any work begins. Our New Braunfels remodel permits guide walks through the steps.
Ground and weather matter as much as the address. Hill Country lots often bring limestone near the surface and slopes that complicate grading, drainage and where a delivery truck can park. Summer heat makes real shade worth planning into any deck or covered patio, and sudden downpours mean roof runoff needs somewhere to go.
Along the rivers and lakes, plenty of houses double as vacation rentals, and owners often schedule rental remodels for the cooler months, before the summer rental season. Building from scratch on your own lot? See residential construction.
Your property tax statement is a good first clue: if a city appears among the taxing units, the lot is inside that city. When it is unclear, the city’s permit office can confirm it, and we check the jurisdiction before any permit application goes in.
Often, yes. Building or remodeling on a lot in a mapped flood hazard area needs a floodplain permit from the city or county, and a dock or other waterfront structure on Lake Dunlap or Lake McQueeney also needs a GBRA Dock Construction Permit before construction starts.
Our work stays close to New Braunfels. If your property is nearby but not named here, call and describe where it is, and we will tell you whether it fits our area.
Tell us the street, the town and the project, and we can work out which permit office applies. Call (830) 400-4369. Office hours 8 AM–11 PM daily.
306 River Bend Dr, New Braunfels, TX 78130
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