Pools & Spas in Eastland
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Eastland, 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 Eastland homeowners in Eastland County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Eastland
Eastland, the county seat, is at State highways 6 and 112, northwest of Interstate Highway 20 on the Missouri Pacific Railroad in the center of Eastland County. Voters moved the county seat here because the site was closer to the county’s center.
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.
In Eastland the job is reviewed by the Building Official (Forms & Permits), and we file and follow the permit through that office ourselves. Our permit guide lists the office for every city we have checked.
Longhorn has been building since 1984, and every project starts with a free design visit and a firm price.
Outdoor living we build in Eastland, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Eastland
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Eastland
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Eastland
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Eastland
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Eastland
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Eastland
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Eastland
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Eastland homes
Homes and Yards in Eastland
Jacamiah S. Daugherty and Charles U. Connellee platted the townsite in 1875, and the county court held its first session there that September. The Texas and Pacific Railway built through in 1880 after receiving town lots.
Brick and stone are common on long-standing homes, and repeating one of those materials on a column base ties a new patio cover back to the house.
Eastland County covers about 952 square miles of the West Cross Timbers, with hilly, rolling terrain from 1200 to 1800 feet above sea level. Average annual rainfall there is 27.09 inches.
Water comes from the City of Eastland, which treats surface water.
A horned lizard later known as Old Rip was supposedly placed in the cornerstone of the courthouse built in 1897. When the final courthouse went up in 1928, the cornerstone was opened and the toad was found alive. Many doubted the story, but Old Rip drew state and national publicity and became part of town and county lore.
During the oil boom of 1917 to 1922 Eastland grew to 3,368 people in 1920, with some estimates of 10,000 at the height of the boom. The census peak came in 1930 with 4,648 residents. Eastland had 3,690 people in 1990, and its economy depended on county government, agribusiness, printing, and several manufacturing plants.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 32 hail reports in Eastland County from 2016 to 2025, 31 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 3 inches. 3 of those reports were logged at Eastland itself, the largest 2 inches. The same records show 20 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 76 mph, and 3 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 Eastland, TX
How is a pool built in Eastland?
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 Eastland the permit goes through the Building Official (Forms & Permits), and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Eastland?
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 Eastland the permit goes through the Building Official (Forms & Permits), and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Eastland?
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 Eastland?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Eastland is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the Building Official (Forms & Permits) 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.
How a Backyard Project Runs in Eastland
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A free design visit in Eastland
A designer comes out to the house, measures the space a backyard project has to fit, walks the access a crew would need, and talks through what you want it to do. You leave with a firm price. On Western Cross Timbers ground, that is also when the grading, drainage and movement details get decided rather than improvised on site.
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Drawings, permit and HOA
We file the permit with Building Official (Forms & Permits) at the City of Eastland and follow it through review. Where an HOA wants a submittal, we prepare the drawings it asks for.
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One crew, one schedule
The same team builds the whole backyard project in order, so the slab, the structure, the electrical and the finish work are not three different companies working around each other.
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Walkthrough and warranty
We walk the finished backyard project with you, settle the punch list and leave one warranty on the work, and we are a phone call away if you need us later.
Eastland outdoor living questions
The Building Official (Forms & Permits) reviews residential projects in Eastland. Pools and structures attached to the house, such as patio covers, sunrooms and enclosures, almost always need a permit. Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection.
Eastland sits on Western Cross Timbers ground in Eastland 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.
Where an HOA in Eastland asks for a submittal, we prepare the drawings and details it wants, alongside the city permit, so the approval runs in parallel with the design rather than after it.
Yes. Many homeowners start with one piece, such as a pool or a patio cover, and add the rest later. We plan the whole space up front so the gas, power, water and drainage for later phases are in place from the start.
Other cities we build in near Eastland
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