Pools & Spas in Energy
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Energy, 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 Energy homeowners in Comanche County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Energy
Energy is on Farm Road 1702 sixteen miles southeast of Comanche in Comanche County. The small farm community was established around 1896, and its post office opened about the same time.
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 Energy 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 Energy, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Energy
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Energy
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Energy
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Energy
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Energy
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Energy
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Energy
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Energy homes
Homes and Yards in Energy
Store owners Will and Charlie Baxter reportedly named the community for its energetic residents. The post office opened about 1896, with John W. Moore as postmaster.
Dark waxy soil can heave as it wets and dries, so a backyard cover on a country lot holds up best on deep piers with a slab reinforced for movement.
Southern Comanche County sits on the southern edge of the Grand Prairie, where soils are dark waxy and dark loam. The county’s January lows average 32° F, and the growing season is 238 days.
Energy was established around 1896, when the Baxter brothers kept stores in the area and John W. Moore became the first postmaster. Its population was reported as sixty-seven in 1940 and sixty-five in 1990, when the post office was still open, and the count remained sixty-five in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 18 hail reports in Comanche County from 2016 to 2025, 18 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 4.25 inches. The same records show 22 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 78 mph. 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 Energy, TX
How is a pool built in Energy?
Grand Prairie ground is soil over limestone, so a pool excavation here often meets rock rather than shrink-swell clay. That is a cost we would rather price honestly at the design visit than discover halfway through the dig. In Energy the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Energy, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Energy?
Grand Prairie limestone often sits close to the surface, which gives a patio cover’s footings rock to bear on instead of moving clay. The trade is excavation: drilling into limestone takes different equipment than augering clay, and that belongs in the price up front. In Energy the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Energy, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Energy?
On Grand Prairie ground a pergola’s footings often reach limestone quickly, which makes a stable base. Getting there is the work, because shallow rock means drilling rather than augering. More on pergolas.
Can a sunroom or screened enclosure be added in Energy?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Energy is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Energy 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.
Energy 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 Energy and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Energy sits on Grand Prairie ground in Comanche 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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Insulation
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