Pools & Spas in Burkett
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Burkett, 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 Burkett homeowners in Coleman County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Burkett
Burkett is on State Highway 206 in northeastern Coleman County. Its first settlers were cowboys of the McClennan ranch, and farming, ranching, and oil products sustain the community.
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 Burkett 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 Burkett, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Burkett
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Burkett
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Burkett
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Burkett
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Burkett
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Burkett
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Burkett
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Burkett homes
Homes and Yards in Burkett
The town was named in 1886 for its first postmaster, William Burkett, after the post office rejected the name Pleasant Valley. It grew around a store H. H. Sackett had moved from Camp Colorado.
On acreage, we often suggest running power and water to an outdoor kitchen early, since the trench is easier to dig before the hardscape goes in.
Jim Ned and Hords creeks drain the northern half of Coleman County, and both have been dammed, forming Coleman Lake and Hords Creek Lake. The county has an average growing season of 235 days.
Burkett served as a trading center for several decades. In 1940 it had three churches, a school, five businesses, and 200 residents. The high school closed in 1957 after consolidation with schools in Coleman and Cross Plains. By the 1980s Burkett had a post office, three churches, a community center, a gas station and grocery, and a well-kept cemetery. The population was thirty in 1980, 1990, and 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 83 hail reports in Coleman County from 2016 to 2025, 77 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 4.5 inches. 2 of those reports were logged at Burkett itself, the largest 2.75 inches. The same records show 23 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 96 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 Burkett, TX
How is a pool built in Burkett?
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 Burkett the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Burkett, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Burkett?
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 Burkett the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Burkett, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Burkett?
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 Burkett?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Burkett is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Burkett 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.
Burkett 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 Burkett and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Burkett sits on Rolling Plains clay ground in Coleman 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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