Pools & Spas in Hamlin
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Hamlin, 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 Hamlin homeowners in Jones County, with one family-owned team.
- 40+Years in Business
- 15,000+Projects Completed
- 1984Family-Owned Since
- 334Texas Cities Served
Before you build in Hamlin
Hamlin is on U.S. Highway 83 in northwest Jones and northeast Fisher counties. The county’s first gypsum plant was built six miles west in 1903 and became a major area employer.
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 Hamlin 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 Hamlin, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Hamlin
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Hamlin
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Hamlin
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Hamlin
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Hamlin
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Hamlin
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Hamlin
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Hamlin homes
Homes and Yards in Hamlin
Hamlin was established in anticipation of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, and town organization followed in 1905. It was named for Orient official W. H. Hamlin, and the Orient arrived in 1906.
For an established home on a settled street, a cover with exposed rafter tails and a stained finish can echo the craftsmanship of older construction.
Rolling plains cover Jones County, where tall grasses and mesquite trees grow and the growing season runs 223 days. The county receives twenty-five inches of rain a year.
Water comes from the City of Hamlin, which treats surface water.
The Texas Central Railroad followed the Orient within a couple of years, and the Abilene and Southern came in 1910. Business boomed with rail service, including gins and a cottonseed oil mill, and oil discoveries in the 1920s added to the economy. The Hamlin Herald was first published in 1906, and the town gained a hospital in 1948.
The population was 2,406 in 1940, 3,791 in 1960, and 3,248 in 1980, when part of it lived in Fisher County. Hamlin is a center for farming and varied manufacturing and part of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,791 in 1990 and 2,248 in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 93 hail reports in Jones County from 2016 to 2025, 83 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 4 inches. 4 of those reports were logged at Hamlin itself, the largest 1.75 inches. The same records show 46 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 96 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 Hamlin, TX
How is a pool built in Hamlin?
Rolling Plains clay swells when it is wet and shrinks when it dries, and a pool shell is a rigid object sitting in it. The shell, its bond beam and the deck are designed for that movement, and the deck is graded so rain runs away from the pool and the house. In Hamlin the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Hamlin, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Hamlin?
On Rolling Plains clay a patio cover’s footings carry the whole structure, and the top of the clay is the part that moves most. Footings are taken below that movement and the slab is graded away from the house, so the roofline stays true as the ground wets and dries. In Hamlin the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Hamlin, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Hamlin?
A pergola on Rolling Plains clay stays square only if its posts sit below the ground that moves. The footings go deeper than the seasonal swell and shrink, and the grade around each post sheds water instead of holding it. More on pergolas.
Can a sunroom or screened enclosure be added in Hamlin?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Hamlin is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Hamlin 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.
Hamlin 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 Hamlin and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Hamlin sits on Rolling Plains clay ground in Jones 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 Hamlin
Every town we serve in Jones County · See all 334 cities we serve
Free design visits in Hamlin
Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come measure, talk options and give you a straight number. No obligation, no pressure.
Call (972) 534-2716Get Your Free Quote
4.8 on Google from 22 reviewsFamily-owned since 1984