Pools & Spas in Bronte
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Bronte, 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 Bronte homeowners in Coke County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Bronte
Bronte is on U.S. Highway 277 at its junction with State Highway 158 in east central Coke County. Around 1907 the town moved a mile to be near the new Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway track.
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 Bronte 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 Bronte, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Bronte
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Bronte
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Bronte
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Bronte
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Bronte
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Bronte
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Bronte
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Bronte homes
Homes and Yards in Bronte
Founded in the late 1880s, Bronte was named for the English novelist Charlotte Brontë. Its first names were Oso and Bronco, but postal officials rejected Bronco, and the town had a post office by 1890.
In ranch country with red sandy loam underfoot, a steel-framed patio cover on concrete piers gives steady shade and stands up to hard sun and wind.
Coke County’s terrain mixes prairie, hills, and the Colorado River valley, and sandy loam and red soils predominate. Elevations run from 1,800 feet in the south to 2,600 feet in the north, and rainfall averages 20.48 inches.
Water comes from the City of Bronte, which treats surface water.
A cattleman named McCutchen drove a herd into the area from Santa Anna in 1889, and a doctor named Key started the town. Bronte had 213 residents in 1900 and 635 in 1910, with two cotton gins, a bank, and the Enterprise newspaper. A Kickapoo Creek flood in 1953 led to the founding of a water control district in 1959.
The population was 999 in 1960, some 925 in 1970, 983 in 1980, and 962 in 1990, then grew to 1,076 in 2000. Old Fort Chadbourne on Oak Creek is nearby, and Lake Spence, a 14,950-acre site for water sports, is in the area.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 39 hail reports in Coke County from 2016 to 2025, 34 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 2.75 inches. 7 of those reports were logged at Bronte itself, the largest 2.75 inches. The same records show 14 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 85 mph, and 2 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 Bronte, TX
How is a pool built in Bronte?
Rolling Plains clay swells when it is wet and shrinks when it dries, and a pool shell is a rigid object sitting in it. The shell, its bond beam and the deck are designed for that movement, and the deck is graded so rain runs away from the pool and the house. In Bronte the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Bronte, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Bronte?
On Rolling Plains clay a patio cover’s footings carry the whole structure, and the top of the clay is the part that moves most. Footings are taken below that movement and the slab is graded away from the house, so the roofline stays true as the ground wets and dries. In Bronte the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Bronte, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Bronte?
A pergola on Rolling Plains clay stays square only if its posts sit below the ground that moves. The footings go deeper than the seasonal swell and shrink, and the grade around each post sheds water instead of holding it. More on pergolas.
Can a sunroom or screened enclosure be added in Bronte?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Bronte is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Bronte 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.
Bronte 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 Bronte and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Bronte sits on Rolling Plains clay ground in Coke 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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