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Miralomas is a gated, master-planned community of nearly 900 acres along SH-46 west of Boerne, about five miles west of I-10. Building started around 2019, and the community sits high, roughly 1,800 feet above sea level, with homesites along ridgelines and slopes. That high, sloped setting shapes how foundations behave here.
Up on the ridges west of Boerne, limestone tends to sit close to the surface under a thin layer of rocky soil. Building pads on slopes are usually made by cutting into the high side and filling the low side. The cut side bears on rock or dense ground. The fill side relies on how well that fill was placed and compacted. When a slab spans both, the low side can settle over the first several years while the high side stays put.
On a ridge lot, rain moves across the surface quickly and concentrates wherever grading or hardscape funnels it. Water pooling against the uphill side of a house, or pouring off the roof onto the downhill fill, is the most common thing we would correct. Drainage solutions on a sloped lot might mean a swale on the uphill side, extended downspouts, or regrading so the ground falls away from the slab on all sides. Our guide to Hill Country soil explains why fill and rock behave so differently.
With most Miralomas homes built in the last several years, many are still inside a builder's warranty period. If you see the signs above, document them with dates and photos and get an elevation survey before contacting the builder. If repair is needed, piers go under the settling section to bear on stable ground and the slab is brought back toward level. See foundation leveling for how that works.
No. The rock itself is stable, but most hillside homes sit partly on fill or clay pockets, and those parts can still move. The inspection finds out which part of your slab is on what.
Often less deep than on a clay lot, because rock is closer to the surface. The depth is set by where stable bearing is found under your specific house.
Yes. We coordinate gate access and follow HOA rules on work hours and equipment.
Keep an eye on the downhill side: doors that start rubbing, new cracks in veneer or drywall, and gaps opening at patios and walkways. Check after the first heavy rain of the season and again at the end of a dry summer, since those are when movement shows. Dated photos make any later conversation with the builder much easier.
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