Pools & Spas in Knox City
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Knox City, 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 Knox City homeowners in Knox County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Knox City
Knox City is on State highways 6 and 22, Farm Road 143, and the Santa Fe Railroad in southwest Knox County, in an area called Knox Prairie. It was founded ahead of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, which began service in 1906.
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 Knox City 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 Knox City, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Knox City
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Knox City
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Knox City
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Knox City
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Knox City
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Knox City
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Knox City
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Knox City homes
Homes and Yards in Knox City
The town was first named Orient, for the railroad. Warren and others donated land for the townsite, Warren built the first cotton gin in 1905, and banks opened in 1905-06.
On a level prairie lot, a broad patio cover anchored to a reinforced slab, with a simple shed roof sloped away from the house, keeps the yard shaded and drained.
Knox County sits between 1,401 and 1,646 feet above sea level and is drained by the North Wichita, South Wichita, and Upper Brazos rivers. The average growing season is 217 days, and July highs average 98°.
Water comes from the City of Knox City, which treats surface water.
Knox City received electricity in 1916, city water and sewer service in 1922, and natural gas in 1924. Fires did serious damage before the public water supply existed, especially in 1911 and 1919, and a tornado in March 1953 struck the county hospital, killed four people, and damaged fifty homes. The state’s first seed-testing plant opened there in 1965.
The population was 1,127 in 1940, 1,488 in 1950, and 1,805 in 1960, and the town had fifty-five businesses in 1970. Knox City remains a center for agribusiness and petroleum, with 1,546 residents in 1980, 1,440 in 1990, and 1,219 in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 38 hail reports in Knox County from 2016 to 2025, 30 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 3 inches. 12 of those reports were logged at Knox City itself, the largest 3 inches. The same records show 55 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 100 mph, and 4 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 Knox City, TX
How is a pool built in Knox City?
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 Knox City the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Knox City, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Knox City?
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 Knox City the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Knox City, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Knox City?
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 Knox City?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Knox City is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Knox City 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.
Knox City 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 Knox City and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Knox City sits on Rolling Plains clay ground in Knox 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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