Pools & Spas in Leonard
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Leonard, 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 Leonard homeowners in Fannin County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Leonard
Leonard is on U.S. Highway 69 and State Highway 78 in southwestern Fannin County. It sits on the Blackland Prairie, which was bordered by Wildcat Thicket to the south and Bois d’Arc Thicket to the north.
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.
In Leonard the job is reviewed by the City Hall (Permit Applications); inspections by Safebuilt, and we file and follow the permit through that office ourselves. Our permit guide lists the office for every city we have checked.
Longhorn has been building since 1984, and every project starts with a free design visit and a firm price.
Outdoor living we build in Leonard, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Leonard
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Leonard
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Leonard
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Leonard
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Leonard
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Leonard
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Leonard
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Leonard homes
Homes and Yards in Leonard
The town came into existence on July 22, 1880, when lots were sold at auction on land Solomon Langdon Leonard had bought in 1859. H. L. Parmele negotiated the town’s location with the Denison and Southeastern Railway.
For older homes in a town built around a square, a covered patio that extends straight off the back and repeats the house’s trim and roof pitch keeps the period look.
Fannin County’s elevation ranges between 500 and 700 feet above sea level. The growing season lasts 228 days, and the average annual rainfall is a little over forty-three inches.
Water comes from the City of Leonard, which draws on groundwater.
Leonard incorporated on September 14, 1889, with 400 people. The first city hall stood on the town square, with the Grove Hill Masonic Lodge upstairs. Albert Ervin founded the Leonard Graphic in 1890, and it was still published in the 1990s. In the mid-1930s Dr. J. J. Pendergrass opened a hospital in the town.
Leonard was known for its cotton market, and cotton, corn and wheat were the main crops. By 1989 wheat and grain sorghum led, and ranching had replaced some farming. The population grew from 1,509 in 1980 to 1,744 in 1990 and 1,846 in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 61 hail reports in Fannin County from 2016 to 2025, 59 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 2.25 inches. 7 of those reports were logged at Leonard itself, the largest 1.75 inches. The same records show 49 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 100 mph, and 10 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 Leonard, TX
How is a pool built in Leonard?
Blackland Prairie clay swells through a wet spring and shrinks hard by August, and a pool shell is a rigid object sitting in ground that moves around it. Here that means the shell, the beam and the deck are engineered for that movement from the drawing stage, and the flatwork gets its control joints placed on purpose rather than wherever the pour ends. In Leonard the permit goes through the City Hall (Permit Applications); inspections by Safebuilt, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Leonard?
Blackland Prairie clay lifts and drops with the season, so a patio cover’s footings are the whole job. Posts set in shallow pads move with the top of the soil and take the roofline with them; footings taken below the active zone, tied to a slab that drains away from the house, do not. In Leonard the permit goes through the City Hall (Permit Applications); inspections by Safebuilt, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Leonard?
On Blackland Prairie clay a pergola’s posts are what decide whether it still stands square in five years. The clay moves most in the top few feet, so footings go deeper than the movement rather than resting in it, and the slab underneath gets its own drainage plan. More on pergolas.
Can a sunroom or screened enclosure be added in Leonard?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Leonard is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the City Hall (Permit Applications); inspections by Safebuilt 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.
How a Backyard Project Runs in Leonard
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A free design visit in Leonard
A designer comes out to the house, measures the space a backyard project has to fit, walks the access a crew would need, and talks through what you want it to do. You leave with a firm price. On Blackland Prairie ground, that is also when the grading, drainage and movement details get decided rather than improvised on site.
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Drawings, permit and HOA
We file the permit with City Hall (Permit Applications); inspections by Safebuilt at the City of Leonard and follow it through review. Where an HOA wants a submittal, we prepare the drawings it asks for.
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One crew, one schedule
The same team builds the whole backyard project in order, so the slab, the structure, the electrical and the finish work are not three different companies working around each other.
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Walkthrough and warranty
We walk the finished backyard project with you, settle the punch list and leave one warranty on the work, and we are a phone call away if you need us later.
Leonard outdoor living questions
The City Hall (Permit Applications); inspections by Safebuilt reviews residential projects in Leonard. Pools and structures attached to the house, such as patio covers, sunrooms and enclosures, almost always need a permit. Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection.
Leonard sits on Blackland Prairie ground in Fannin 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.
Where an HOA in Leonard asks for a submittal, we prepare the drawings and details it wants, alongside the city permit, so the approval runs in parallel with the design rather than after it.
Yes. Many homeowners start with one piece, such as a pool or a patio cover, and add the rest later. We plan the whole space up front so the gas, power, water and drainage for later phases are in place from the start.
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