Pools & Spas in Cresson
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Cresson, 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 Cresson homeowners in Hood County, with one family-owned team.
- 40+Years in Business
- 15,000+Projects Completed
- 1984Family-Owned Since
- 334Texas Cities Served
Before you build in Cresson
Cresson is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 377 and State Highway 171, seventeen miles south of Fort Worth on the Hood-Johnson county line. In its early years longhorn cattle grazed around the town on land leased from the state.
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 Cresson 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 Cresson, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Cresson
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Cresson
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Cresson
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Cresson
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Cresson
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Cresson
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Cresson
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Cresson homes
Homes and Yards in Cresson
The town was named for John Cresson, captain of a wagon train that camped in the area before the Civil War. The Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway arrived in 1887 and opened the Fort Worth and Granbury markets to local crops and livestock.
Ranch and retirement properties with room to spread out suit a detached pergola or a covered outdoor kitchen placed for afternoon shade, with footings sized to the ground beneath it.
Hood County lies in the Western Cross Timbers, with elevations from 600 to 1,000 feet. Its eastern and west central parts are undulating to hilly and surfaced by brown, red, or dark loam, and the growing season averages 232 days.
Water comes from the City of Cresson, which draws on groundwater.
Stagecoaches ran as early as 1856 from Jacksboro and Weatherford to Cresson and from Cresson to Cleburne, Waco, Granbury and Stephenville. Early settlers included the Stewarts, who came from Kentucky in 1860, and W. W. Wolf, who ran the first cotton gin. By 1905 the town had two banks, eight general stores, a drugstore and a lumberyard.
In 1988 Cresson had about 200 residents and eight businesses and was primarily a ranching and retirement community, with Tex-Star Industries making stucco and Hyponex making fertilizer. Grade school children are bused to Acton, and middle and high school students to Granbury. The population was 208 in 1990 and again in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 64 hail reports in Hood County from 2016 to 2025, 55 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 4.5 inches. 3 of those reports were logged at Cresson itself, the largest 1.75 inches. The same records show 32 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 90 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 Cresson, TX
How is a pool built in Cresson?
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 Cresson the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Cresson, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Cresson?
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 Cresson the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Cresson, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Cresson?
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 Cresson?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Cresson is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Cresson 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.
Cresson 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 Cresson and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Cresson sits on Western Cross Timbers ground in Hood 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.
Other cities we build in near Cresson
Every town we serve in Hood County · See all 334 cities we serve
Free design visits in Cresson
Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come measure, talk options and give you a straight number. No obligation, no pressure.
Call (972) 534-2716Get Your Free Quote
4.8 on Google from 22 reviewsFamily-owned since 1984