Pools & Spas in Breckenridge
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Breckenridge, 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 Breckenridge homeowners in Stephens County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Breckenridge
Breckenridge, the Stephens County seat, is at U.S. highways 180 and 183, four miles east of Hubbard Creek Reservoir in west central Stephens County. Possum Kingdom Lake lies to the east in Palo Pinto County.
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 Breckenridge 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 Breckenridge, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Breckenridge
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Breckenridge
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Breckenridge
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Breckenridge
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Breckenridge
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Breckenridge
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Breckenridge
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
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Homes and Yards in Breckenridge
The town began about 1854 as Picketville. When the county was organized in 1876 it became the county seat and was renamed for John C. Breckinridge, though the spelling changed. Oil drilling started at the Breckenridge field in 1918.
With reservoirs nearby, it can make sense to plan covered storage for boat and fishing gear right beside the patio seating area.
Stephens County is broken, hilly plateau country with loamy topsoils over deep reddish, clayey, or mottled subsoils. The annual average rainfall is 26.4 inches, and the growing season lasts 222 days.
Water comes from the City of Breckenridge, which treats surface water.
The boom took off in 1920, when the town grew from an estimated 1,500 people in January to 30,000 within a year. Some 200 wells were drilled inside the city limits. By July the town had its first railroad, the Wichita Falls, Ranger and Fort Worth. By 1930 the population had fallen to 7,569, with 480 businesses.
The population was 6,605 in 1950, 5,665 in 1990, and 5,868 in 2000. In the 1980s Breckenridge was still a center for petroleum-related industries and a retail and shipping center for the county. It is the home of the Breckenridge Aviation Museum.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 30 hail reports in Stephens County from 2016 to 2025, 28 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 2.75 inches. 16 of those reports were logged at Breckenridge itself, the largest 2.75 inches. The same records show 18 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 75 mph, and 1 tornado. 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 Breckenridge, TX
How is a pool built in Breckenridge?
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 Breckenridge the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Breckenridge, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Breckenridge?
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 Breckenridge the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Breckenridge, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Breckenridge?
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 Breckenridge?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Breckenridge is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Breckenridge 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.
Breckenridge 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 Breckenridge and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Breckenridge sits on Western Cross Timbers ground in Stephens 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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