Outdoor Living in Argyle, TX
Outdoor living is the covered patio, pool, kitchen, stone and lighting that make a backyard part of the home. Longhorn designs and builds them together for Argyle homeowners in Denton County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Argyle
Argyle has long zoned much of the town for large residential lots and keeps a strong equestrian and small-acreage character, so backyards here are frequently measured in acres rather than feet. Many properties are on septic and have mature post oak stands that constrain equipment access.
That ground decides how a slab, a pool shell or a footing has to be built here. Here is what it does to a patio.
We file the permit with the City of Argyle and follow it through review, so the schedule doesn’t stall on paperwork.
Longhorn has built across Denton County and the wider Metroplex since 1984, and every project starts with a free design visit and a firm price.
Homes and Yards in Argyle
Argyle grew considerably in the 1980s and 1990s as big-city residents moved in for a country atmosphere.
Bigger lots give a backyard room to breathe. The planning shifts to utility runs, drainage across open ground and, where there is one, keeping well clear of the septic field.
Argyle sits in the Eastern Cross Timbers, with tree canopy on about 30% of town land, including post oaks estimated at 200 to 400 years old. Where an older oak survives on a lot, it is an asset: its root zone is marked before any digging, and its shade goes into the layout.
Argyle Water Supply Corporation, using its own wells plus treated surface water bought from the Upper Trinity Regional Water District and neighboring suppliers.
Argyle was founded on November 7, 1881, when the railroad was given authority to build a depot at the base of Hickory Hill Road. A fire in 1895 destroyed the entire business section, and the population fell to a low of ninety in 1950. Argyle voted to incorporate on September 19, 1960. It had 1,575 residents in 1990, 2,365 in 2000 and 4,403 in 2020.
Denton County ranges from 500 to 900 feet in elevation; the sandy land of the Eastern Cross Timbers juts down from Oklahoma against the black soil of the Grand Prairie to the west. In the Cross Timbers blackjack and post oak, pecan, cottonwood, hackberry and elm predominate. The town lists Argyle Water Supply, which is not associated with the Town, as the water provider.
The town has adopted the 2021 International Residential Code and the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code with local amendments, and its permit FAQ lists fences, accessory structures, pools and irrigation among projects that need a permit. The Permits Department is at 308 Denton Street, 940-464-7273.
Argyle has been named a Tree City USA for six consecutive years. Its Tree Rebate Program lets each property buy up to five 5-gallon or 15-gallon trees, or two 30-gallon trees, between October 1 and March 1, with rebates of $50, $100 or $250 per tree; eligible species come from the approved list in Tree Preservation ordinance Sec. 14.5.50, including bur oak, cedar elm, live oak and post oak. Trees cannot be planted within 10 feet of a building foundation or in utility easements.
What each outdoor project needs in Argyle, TX
How is a pergola built to last in Argyle?
In the Eastern Cross Timbers the sand drains and the clay beneath it does not, so a pergola post can sit in a hole that holds water after a storm. The footing detail and the grade around each post are what keep the base of a wooden post dry. More on pergolas.
How is a pool built in Argyle?
Eastern Cross Timbers ground is sandier loam over clay, which digs more kindly than the black prairie but drains onto a layer that does not. On a pool that shows up as water travelling under the deck, so the drainage and the backfill detail matter as much as the shell. In Argyle the permit goes through the City of Argyle, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Argyle?
Eastern Cross Timbers loam is easier to dig than clay, but it sits on clay, so a post hole that looks clean at three feet can still be in moving ground at five. Footings are sized for what is under the sand, not what the auger came through first. In Argyle the permit goes through the City of Argyle, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How a Backyard Project Runs in Argyle
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A free design visit in Argyle
A designer comes out to the house, measures the space a backyard project has to fit, walks the access a crew would need, and talks through what you want it to do. You leave with a firm price. On Eastern Cross Timbers ground, that is also when the grading, drainage and movement details get decided rather than improvised on site.
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Drawings, permit and HOA
We file the permit with the City of Argyle and follow it through review, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork. Where an HOA wants a submittal, we prepare the drawings it asks for.
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One crew, one schedule
The same team builds the whole backyard project in order, so the slab, the structure, the electrical and the finish work are not three different companies working around each other.
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Walkthrough and warranty
We walk the finished backyard project with you, settle the punch list and leave one warranty on the work, and we are still Denton County-local if you need us later.
Argyle outdoor living questions
Almost always, for pools and for anything attached to the house, including patio covers, sunrooms and enclosures. Longhorn files the permit with the City of Argyle and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Argyle sits on Eastern Cross Timbers ground in Denton County. The ground decides how a slab, a pool shell or a footing has to be built, so we plan the drainage and the footings for it at the first visit rather than after something moves.
Where an HOA in Argyle asks for a submittal, we prepare the drawings and details it wants, alongside the city permit, so the approval runs in parallel with the design rather than after it.
Yes. Many homeowners start with one piece, such as a pool or a patio cover, and add the rest later. We plan the whole space up front so the gas, power, water and drainage for later phases are in place from the start.
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