Pools & Spas in Dublin
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Dublin, 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 Dublin homeowners in Erath County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Dublin
Dublin is on U.S. highways 67 and 377 in southwest Erath County. The present town grew up in 1881, when Bishop laid out a townsite on the new Texas Central Railroad line four miles south of Mount Airy.
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 Dublin 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 Dublin, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Dublin
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Dublin
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Dublin
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Dublin
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Dublin
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Dublin
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Dublin
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Dublin homes
Homes and Yards in Dublin
Dobkins founded Dublin in 1854, and it was named in 1860, perhaps for the warning cry Double In, the Irish capital, or double-log cabins. Stagecoach service and a post office arrived in 1874.
Along an older downtown, a patio cover with brick piers or painted wood columns tied to the existing roof pitch keeps an addition in step with the street.
The Western Cross Timbers, with post oak and sandy and red clay soils, covers the northwestern two-thirds of Erath County. Elevations range from 900 to 1,750 feet, and rainfall averages twenty-nine inches a year.
Water comes from the City of Dublin, which treats surface water.
Within a year of the 1881 townsite, new Dublin had forty-five businesses and sixty-five homes, and the railroad moved its depot there from Mount Airy. Dublin incorporated on March 18, 1889, and had 2,025 residents by 1890. The population was 2,370 in 1900, 2,746 in 1950, 2,810 in 1970, and 3,190 in 1990.
The town has been a center for agriculture and industry, including oil and gas, clothing factories, peanut shelling and drying plants, feed mills, milk processing, saddle and rope making, and metal stamping. Dublin was one of the first towns in Texas to have streetcars, and it is the birthplace of golfer Ben Hogan.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 49 hail reports in Erath County from 2016 to 2025, 41 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 2.75 inches. 5 of those reports were logged at Dublin itself, the largest 2.75 inches. The same records show 15 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 85 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 Dublin, TX
How is a pool built in Dublin?
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 Dublin the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Dublin, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Dublin?
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 Dublin the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Dublin, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Dublin?
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 Dublin?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Dublin is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Dublin 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.
Dublin 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 Dublin and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Dublin sits on Western Cross Timbers ground in Erath 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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