Pools & Spas in Blanket
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Blanket, 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 Blanket homeowners in Brown County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Blanket
Blanket is on U.S. Highway 67/377 ten miles northeast of Brownwood in eastern Brown County. The community grew up on the banks of Blanket Creek and moved to its present site when a railroad came through in 1891.
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 or county office that covers Blanket and follow it through review, so the schedule doesn’t stall on paperwork.
Longhorn has been building since 1984, and every project starts with a free design visit and a firm price.
Outdoor living we build in Blanket, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Blanket
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Blanket
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Blanket
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Blanket
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Blanket
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Blanket
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Blanket
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Blanket homes
Homes and Yards in Blanket
Surveyors reportedly named Blanket Creek in 1852 after seeing Tonkawa Indians spread their blankets over sumac bushes during a downpour. Pinkney Anderson opened a store in 1873 and became the first postmaster when a post office was established in 1875.
On a roomy lot near a creek-side farm town, a detached patio cover set on footings dug through loose sandy soil to firmer ground holds steady for years.
Brown County is rolling country between 1,200 and 2,000 feet in elevation, with soils that range from heavy loam to sand, clay, and shales. The growing season lasts 242 days, and rainfall averages 27.42 inches.
Water comes from the City of Blanket, which draws on groundwater.
Dan Pinkard, one of the two earliest settlers in the area, arrived in 1862. When the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad was extended from Comanche to Brownwood in 1891, Blanket shifted to the line. The town had 304 residents in 1904 and 472 in 1929, and in the 1930s it had twenty businesses and more than 300 people.
By 1970 Blanket had seven businesses, and its population stayed near 300. In the late 1980s it had five businesses and 388 residents, and the count was 381 in 1990 and 402 in 2000. The artist Harold O. Kelly lived in Blanket for a time.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 88 hail reports in Brown County from 2016 to 2025, 79 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 3.25 inches. 7 of those reports were logged at Blanket itself, the largest 2.5 inches. The same records show 40 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 94 mph, and 4 tornadoes. That is why a patio cover’s roof panels, fasteners and posts here are chosen for hail and wind, not only for shade.
What each outdoor project needs in Blanket, TX
How is a pool built in Blanket?
Western Cross Timbers ground is sandy to loamy soil over clay or rock, in rolling, wooded country. A pool dig may meet rock, and water runs along the layer below the sand, so excavation and drainage are priced and planned before the shell. In Blanket the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Blanket, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Blanket?
In the Western Cross Timbers a post hole can pass through sand into clay or rock. Patio cover footings are sized for what lies under the topsoil, and the slab is graded so water does not run toward the house. In Blanket the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Blanket, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Blanket?
On Western Cross Timbers ground a pergola’s posts need footings set into firm ground below the sandy topsoil, with the grade around each post shedding water so wooden posts stay dry at the base. More on pergolas.
Can a sunroom or screened enclosure be added in Blanket?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Blanket is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Blanket and sits on footings designed for the ground under it. We match the roofline and the exterior to the house so it reads as part of it. More on sunrooms and patio enclosures.
Blanket 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 or county office that covers Blanket and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Blanket sits on Western Cross Timbers ground in Brown 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.
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