Lake LBJ Lot Prep, Concrete & Dock Welding in Kingsland, TX

Name: Kanes Construction and Welding
Address: Horseshoe Bay, TX, TX, 78657, US
Telephone: (830) 220-1370

When you own property in Kingsland, TX, you need more than a contractor who shows up with one skill set. You need someone who can grade your lakefront lot, clear dense cedar and mesquite from rocky Hill Country soil, pour a driveway that won’t crack under summer heat, tear out an old slab without damaging what stays, and weld a custom boat dock that handles Lake LBJ humidity year after year. Kanes Construction delivers that full toolkit in one call. We bring excavation, concrete work, demolition, dirt installation, land clearing, property grading, storm services, sodding, and metal fabrication to Kingsland properties, so you don’t waste weeks coordinating separate contractors or dealing with finger-pointing when schedules clash.

Over the past 13 years serving the Highland Lakes region, we’ve learned exactly how this area behaves. Flash floods roll through Kingsland after a heavy storm, pooling on lots that weren’t graded to shed water fast. Limestone substrate makes digging slower and demands the right equipment. Concrete pours have to account for intense Texas heat that accelerates curing, and any welded structure near the lake needs corrosion-resistant materials and technique. We size every excavation cut, every concrete mix, and every weld to match those real conditions, not a generic playbook written somewhere else.

Kingsland property owners call us because they’ve seen what happens when a general contractor tries to patch together subcontractors who don’t talk to each other. The excavation crew leaves the site rough, the concrete team blames the grade, and the landscaper says the dirt was never installed to spec. We eliminate that chaos. Our team handles dirt work, demolition, and concrete removal in sequence, then moves straight into property grading, sodding, or concrete work without a gap. If your project also needs custom metal fabrication (dock frames, equipment mounts, structural brackets), we weld it on-site instead of sourcing it from a third party. That continuity saves you time, cuts costs, and ensures every phase builds on solid work from the phase before.

Take a typical Kingsland scenario: you bought a waterfront lot overgrown with brush and uneven terrain. You want to clear the land, grade it so rain drains toward the lake instead of your future foundation, pour a concrete pad for an outbuilding, and add a welded boat dock. Many construction companies would hand you three or four separate bids and tell you to schedule them in order. We walk the site once, price the entire scope, and move from land clearing through final dock installation without you managing handoffs. You get one timeline, one point of contact, and one team accountable for the result.

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Our concrete contractor experience covers driveways, patios, commercial slabs, and replacement work. Kingsland’s summer heat means we often pour early morning or late afternoon to control the cure, and we use admixtures that prevent surface cracking. If you’re removing an old driveway or cracked patio, our concrete removal service breaks it out cleanly and hauls the debris so the site is ready for new forms the same day. We don’t leave half-finished demolition sitting for weeks while we wait on another crew.

Property grading is critical in the Highland Lakes area. A lot that looks flat can channel storm runoff straight into your garage or pool deck. We use laser-guided grading equipment to set precise slopes, install proper drainage swales, and compact the dirt so it doesn’t settle and create low spots later. After grading, we can lay sod for an instant lawn or prep the surface for xeriscaping if you prefer a low-maintenance landscape design that conserves water and handles the Texas heat without constant care.

When storms hit Kingsland (and they do, especially during spring), fallen trees, damaged structures, and washout call for fast response. Our storm services include debris removal, emergency grading to redirect water, and temporary shoring or demolition to make a site safe. We’ve cleared tornado-damaged commercial sites and repaired residential properties after flash floods, always moving quickly so you can file insurance claims and start rebuilding without delay.

Excavation and dirt installation are the foundation of nearly every project we take on. Whether you need a building pad cut into a hillside, a trench dug for utilities, or clean fill dirt brought in to raise a low area, we own the equipment and have the experience to do it right. Kingsland’s limestone layers mean we sometimes hit rock that requires a hydraulic hammer or careful blasting coordination. We handle those challenges in-house instead of stopping work and waiting for a subcontractor. On a recent lakefront project near the Kingsland Dam, we encountered a solid limestone shelf two feet below grade that would have stopped a standard backhoe. We brought in our hydraulic breaker, fractured the rock in controlled sections, and hauled it off the same week so the concrete forms went in on schedule. That kind of equipment depth and sequencing keeps your project moving when other contractors would be making phone calls and pushing timelines.

For commercial properties in Kingsland, storm recovery often means more than cleanup. A retail center hit by spring hail and flooding needs debris hauled, damaged concrete removed, grading corrected to prevent future pooling, and new flatwork poured before tenants can reopen. We’ve completed that entire cycle in under three weeks for a Kingsland commercial site, coordinating insurance documentation, demolition, regrading with proper slope to new catch basins, and pouring a 4,000-square-foot slab with fiber reinforcement and a sealed finish. The property manager had one conversation with us instead of juggling four subs, and the tenants reopened ahead of the landlord’s deadline.

Residential driveway replacement in the Hill Country comes with its own set of challenges. Existing driveways often sit on poorly compacted fill or were poured without proper base prep, so they crack and settle within a few years. When we replace a driveway, we remove the old concrete, excavate down to stable native material or engineered fill, compact in six-inch lifts, and then pour a minimum four-inch slab with control joints every ten feet and rebar or fiber mesh for tensile strength. For Kingsland properties with steep grades leading to the street, we adjust the crown and slope to prevent water from running back toward the garage during heavy rain. These details take an extra day up front but add years to the life of the concrete, and they’re exactly the kind of steps that get skipped when a homeowner hires the lowest bidder who doesn’t know the area.

Our landscaping service and landscape contractor capabilities extend beyond basic mowing. We design and install xeriscaping that uses native grasses, stone mulch, and drought-tolerant plants to create outdoor spaces that look finished and stay healthy without heavy irrigation. For commercial construction projects, we coordinate site prep, concrete flatwork, and metal fabrication (carports, handrails, equipment platforms) so your business opens on schedule with every detail complete. You can see examples of our finished projects in our gallery, which showcases the range of work we deliver across the Highland Lakes region.

Aluminum welding and general metal fabrication give us flexibility most landscape or construction companies lack. Need a custom gate for your Kingsland property? A steel frame for a pergola? Dock cleats and ladders that won’t rust? We fabricate and install them as part of the overall project or as standalone work. Every weld is inspected, and we use materials rated for outdoor exposure in a humid lake environment. Lake LBJ’s constant moisture accelerates corrosion on standard mild steel, so we specify galvanized, stainless, or aluminum alloys and apply proper protective coatings. Those choices matter when you’re investing in a dock or outdoor structure that you expect to last decades, not just a few seasons.

We serve Kingsland, Horseshoe Bay, Marble Falls, and the surrounding Highland Lakes communities. Response time matters when you’re comparing bids or dealing with storm damage, so we keep our schedule tight and communicate clearly about start dates and duration. You won’t get vague promises or find out halfway through that we’re juggling five other projects.

Kanes Construction operates with straightforward pricing and realistic timelines. Before we start, you’ll see a detailed estimate that breaks out labor, materials, equipment, and haul-off. If site conditions reveal something unexpected (bedrock where the survey showed soil, for example), we talk to you before adding cost or time. That transparency has earned us a 5-star reputation and long-term relationships with property owners who call us back for every phase of development.

Whether you’re preparing a lot for new construction, upgrading an existing property with concrete work and grading, or responding to storm damage, you need a construction company that knows Kingsland, TX and can handle multiple trades without handing you off. Kanes Construction delivers excavation, concrete, demolition, land clearing, welding, and landscaping service under one roof, backed by 13 years in the Texas Hill Country. Call (830) 220-1370 or email kanesconstructionandwelding@gmail.com to schedule a site visit and get an upfront estimate. Let’s turn your Kingsland property into exactly what you need it to be.

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General Contractor Serving Kingsland, TX and the Highland Lakes

Serving Kingsland properties with excavation, concrete, land clearing, and welding