Pools & Spas in Graham
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Graham, 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 Graham homeowners in Young County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Graham
Graham, the seat of Young County, is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 380 and State highways 16 and 67 in the southeastern part of the county. It lies sixty-five air miles northwest of Fort Worth.
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 Graham 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 Graham, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Graham
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Graham
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Graham
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Graham
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Graham
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Graham
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Graham
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Graham homes
Homes and Yards in Graham
Brothers Gustavus A. and Edwin S. Graham of Kentucky settled the site in 1871 and bought 125,000 acres. Gustavus surveyed the townsite after they bought a saltworks in 1872, and the post office opened in 1873.
Homes near Graham’s courthouse square suit a brick-columned patio cover or porch extension that matches the original masonry and roofline.
Young County covers 919 square miles of hilly, broken country between 1,000 and 1,300 feet, with tall and mid grasses, live oak, post oak, juniper, and mesquite. Rainfall averages twenty-eight inches, and the growing season lasts 216 days.
Water comes from the City of Graham, which treats surface water.
Graham defeated Belknap in 1874 to become county seat, and a limestone courthouse went up in 1884. J.W. Graves started the Graham Leader in 1876, a year before the Cattle Raisers Association was organized in town. The Chicago, Rock Island and Texas line arrived in 1903, and Lake Eddleman was built north of town in the 1920s.
The discovery of oil in 1917 raised the population from 878 in 1900 to 2,544 in 1920, and it reached 6,756 in 1950. Lake Graham was dammed in 1958, and a new water plant opened on it in 1986. Graham had 9,170 residents in 1980 and 8,716 in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 36 hail reports in Young County from 2016 to 2025, 34 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 3.1 inches. 4 of those reports were logged at Graham itself, the largest 1.75 inches. The same records show 17 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 81 mph, and 2 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 Graham, TX
How is a pool built in Graham?
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 Graham the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Graham, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Graham?
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 Graham the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Graham, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Graham?
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 Graham?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Graham is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Graham 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.
Graham 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 Graham and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Graham sits on Western Cross Timbers ground in Young 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.
Other cities we build in near Graham
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