Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026
1,587 remodel and repair permits were issued in New Braunfels, October 2024 through September 2026: about 794 a year and 12% of all permits. 802 remodel and repair permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 2% more than the 785 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October. The usual one took 71 days from issue to the city's final. 78130 has the most, 874.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 86 |
| Nov 2024 | 70 |
| Dec 2024 | 55 |
| Jan 2025 | 77 |
| Feb 2025 | 71 |
| Mar 2025 | 77 |
| Apr 2025 | 66 |
| May 2025 | 57 |
| Jun 2025 | 40 |
| Jul 2025 | 56 |
| Aug 2025 | 48 |
| Sep 2025 | 82 |
| Oct 2025 | 80 |
| Nov 2025 | 75 |
| Dec 2025 | 63 |
| Jan 2026 | 71 |
| Feb 2026 | 61 |
| Mar 2026 | 78 |
| Apr 2026 | 99 |
| May 2026 | 55 |
| Jun 2026 | 52 |
| Jul 2026 | 42 |
| Aug 2026 | 58 |
| Sep 2026 | 68 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (126), June the quietest (70). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 112 |
| February | 100 |
| March | 117 |
| April | 125 |
| May | 85 |
| June | 70 |
| July | 74 |
| August | 80 |
| September | 113 |
| October | 126 |
| November | 110 |
| December | 89 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 481 with a final date.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 785 |
| Finished | 61.3% |
| Expired | 0.1% |
| Usual days, issue to final | 71 |
| Middle half, days | 36–180 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 1,587 remodel and repair permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential - Foundation | 1,132 | 71% |
| Residential - Miscellaneous | 324 | 20% |
| Residential - Alteration-Remodel | 131 | 8% |
The contractors named on the most remodel and repair permits in the City of New Braunfels Open Data file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 1,587 remodel and repair permits; 99% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.
| Contractor | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hercules Foundation Repair LLC | 158 | 10% |
| GL Hunt Foundation Repair | 155 | 10% |
| Alamo HY-Tech Foundation | 139 | 9% |
| Window World | 116 | 7% |
| Foundation Support Specialists | 81 | 5% |
| Renewal by Anderson | 75 | 5% |
| Olshan Foundation Repair | 71 | 4% |
| Done Right Foundation Repair & Houseleveling LLC | 64 | 4% |
| Ram Jack | 60 | 4% |
| Baird Foundation Repair | 51 | 3% |
New homes (2,356)Plumbing (1,930)HVAC (1,382)Electrical (1,363)Roofing (879)Garages, sheds & shade structures (221)Solar (210)
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Remodel and repair permits for other places in Austin and San Antonio. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Source: City of New Braunfels Open Data, OpenData/PlanningZoning MapServer layer 10 (Permits), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, irrigation, roofing and other construction permits the City of New Braunfels Development Services issues inside city limits, in both Comal and Guadalupe counties. Planning, platting, engineering, floodplain and inspection-request records are not counted.
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Download the tables (CSV): Remodels & repairs permits by month · Remodels & repairs permits by calendar month (index) · Remodels & repairs permits: days to final · Remodels & repairs permits by ZIP code · Remodels & repairs permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.