Pools & Spas in Haskell
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Haskell, 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 Haskell homeowners in Haskell County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Haskell
Haskell, the county seat of Haskell County, is at the junction of U.S. highways 277 and 380 in the center of the county. The townsite was once Willow Pond Springs, a watering place for Indians, explorers, and buffalo hunters.
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 Haskell 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 Haskell, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Haskell
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Haskell
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Haskell
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Haskell
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Haskell
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Haskell
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Haskell
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Haskell homes
Homes and Yards in Haskell
Thomas F. Tucker settled at the site in 1879 and called it Rice Springs. When the county was organized in 1885 a post office opened, and the town was renamed for Charles Ready Haskell, who died at Goliad.
In a plains county seat with homes from many decades, a patio cover sized to the house and finished in matching colors blends in rather than standing out.
Haskell County covers 901 square miles of rolling plains drained by tributaries of the upper Brazos River, at elevations of 1,416 to 1,681 feet. Soils vary from sandy loam to gray, black, and chocolate loam.
Water comes from the City of Haskell, which treats surface water.
The Haskell Free Press began publishing in 1886. The town weathered the panic of 1893 and the drought of 1896, gained a rail line and a volunteer fire department in 1906, and incorporated in 1907. Its population was 2,611 in 1930, 3,051 in 1940, and 3,832 in 1950, and in 1946 it had 114 businesses.
The Lawson oilfield, found six miles east just before World War II, helped steady the local economy. Lake Stamford, twelve miles southeast, was built in the early 1950s for water and recreation. Haskell peaked at 4,166 people in 1970, then had 3,362 in 1990 and 3,106 in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 42 hail reports in Haskell County from 2016 to 2025, 35 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 2.5 inches. 6 of those reports were logged at Haskell itself, the largest 1.75 inches. The same records show 44 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 90 mph, and 6 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 Haskell, TX
How is a pool built in Haskell?
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 Haskell the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Haskell, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Haskell?
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 Haskell the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Haskell, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Haskell?
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 Haskell?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Haskell is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Haskell 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.
Haskell 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 Haskell and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Haskell sits on Rolling Plains clay ground in Haskell 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 Haskell
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