Pools & Spas in Gordon
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Gordon, 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 Gordon homeowners in Palo Pinto County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Gordon
Gordon is on State Highway 193, Farm Road 919, and the Missouri-Pacific Railroad in southern Palo Pinto County. The town gained importance when the railroad bypassed nearby Hampton and later when Thurber declined.
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 Gordon 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 Gordon, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Gordon
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Gordon
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Gordon
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Gordon
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Gordon
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Gordon
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Gordon
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Gordon homes
Homes and Yards in Gordon
The town was named for H.L. Gordon, an engineer for the Texas and Pacific Railway during its construction in 1880. A Gordon post office opened in 1883.
On the sandy, broken ground of southern Palo Pinto County, a Gordon patio does best on a well-compacted base, with its cover anchored to concrete piers.
Palo Pinto County covers 948 square miles of broken, hilly land with sandy, gray, and black soils, at 800 to 1,450 feet. It averages 30.13 inches of rain a year and has a 221-day growing season.
Water comes from the City of Gordon, which treats surface water.
Train robber Rube Burrow struck at Gordon in January 1887, taking $4,200 from the express car. The town had incorporated by the 1920s, and in 1926 it was a market and agricultural shipping center with 650 residents. The population fell to 532 in 1940 and 358 in 1968, rose to 516 in 1980, and was 451 in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 47 hail reports in Palo Pinto County from 2016 to 2025, 41 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 2.5 inches. 4 of those reports were logged at Gordon itself, the largest 1.75 inches. The same records show 32 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 85 mph, and 9 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 Gordon, TX
How is a pool built in Gordon?
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 Gordon the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Gordon, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Gordon?
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 Gordon the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Gordon, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Gordon?
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 Gordon?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Gordon is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Gordon 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.
Gordon 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 Gordon and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Gordon sits on Western Cross Timbers ground in Palo Pinto 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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