Pools & Spas in Early
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Early, 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 Early homeowners in Brown County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Early
Early is at the intersection of U.S. highways 67 and 84 on Pecan Bayou, just east of Brownwood in central Brown County. Farmer Welcome W. Chandler settled the area in the early 1850s, and in 1856 the land was part of the Brownwood site.
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 Early 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 Early, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Early
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Early
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Early
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Early
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Early
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Early
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Early
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Early homes
Homes and Yards in Early
Brown County’s first post office opened in Chandler’s home in 1858. The community took its name from a school district formed in 1928 and named for Walter U. Early, an attorney who donated land for school buildings.
Close to a regional shopping hub, a suburban backyard gains everyday use from an outdoor kitchen under an attached cover, with a slab graded so rain drains away from the house.
Early sits beside Pecan Bayou in Brown County, a rolling area of heavy loam, sand, clay, and shales. The county’s growing season is 242 days long, with average rainfall of 27.42 inches.
Water comes from the City of Early, which treats surface water.
The Early community grew around its school in the 1940s, adding a Baptist church in 1942 and a Church of Christ building in 1947. Early incorporated on December 15, 1951, with an estimated 600 inhabitants, and it grew to 819 by 1960 and 1,097 by 1970.
Heartland Mall, the first mall in the Brownwood area, opened in Early in 1980, when the town had 2,313 inhabitants. A city hall followed in 1982 and a post office in 1985. In 1990 Early had four churches, a weekly newspaper, its own school district, and 2,380 people, and the population was 2,588 in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 88 hail reports in Brown County from 2016 to 2025, 79 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 3.25 inches. 4 of those reports were logged at Early itself, the largest 2.5 inches. The same records show 40 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 94 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 Early, TX
How is a pool built in Early?
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 Early the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Early, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Early?
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 Early the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Early, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Early?
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 Early?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Early is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Early 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.
Early 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 Early and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Early sits on Western Cross Timbers ground in Brown 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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