Outdoor Living in Lewisville, 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 Lewisville homeowners in Denton County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Lewisville
Lewisville has a 19th-century Old Town core but the bulk of its housing stock is 1970s-1990s subdivision building, and its entire northern and eastern edge is bounded by Lewisville Lake and the Elm Fork bottomlands rather than by developable land.
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 of Lewisville and follow it through review, so the schedule doesn’t stall on paperwork.
Longhorn has built across Denton County and the wider Metroplex since 1984, and every project starts with a free design visit and a firm price.
Homes and Yards in Lewisville
Lewisville’s growth took off in the 1950s and 1960s with Lewisville Lake, I-35E and DFW Airport, and the city is a planned mix of single- and multifamily housing.
On older lots, big shade trees, narrow side gates and aging utility lines are common, so crew access and where the old lines run get checked at the first visit.
Lewisville Lake, the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, and Prairie and Timber creeks make up about 14% of the city’s area. Near a creek or river it is worth checking the flood maps early, before a pool or slab is placed.
The City of Lewisville, which treats its own surface water and also buys water from Dallas Water Utilities and the Upper Trinity Regional Water District.
The first settlers reached what was then called Hallford Prairie in 1844, and Basdeal W. Lewis bought the Hallford properties and established Lewisville in 1853, the same year the post office opened. The Dallas and Wichita Railway arrived in 1881. Lewisville incorporated in 1925 and became a home-rule city in 1962 with a council-manager government.
The Elm Fork of the Trinity River was dammed to secure the town’s water supply, and growth accelerated in the 1950s and 1960s with the expanded dam on Lake Lewisville, Interstate 35E and DFW Airport. Population was 1,516 in 1950, 3,956 in 1960, 9,264 in 1970, 24,273 in 1980, 46,521 in 1990, 77,737 in 2000, 95,290 in 2010 and 111,822 in 2020. The city sits nine miles northeast of DFW International Airport in southeastern Denton County.
In August 1969 the three-day Texas International Pop Festival drew a total attendance of 120,000. In the 1970s and 1980s defense, aerospace and computer employers grew in the area and Vista Ridge Mall was completed. City offices moved into a new facility in 1989.
What each outdoor project needs in Lewisville, TX
What does a patio cover need in Lewisville?
Eastern Cross Timbers loam is easier to dig than clay, but it sits on clay, so a post hole that looks clean at three feet can still be in moving ground at five. Footings are sized for what is under the sand, not what the auger came through first. In Lewisville the permit goes through the City of Lewisville, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Lewisville?
In the Eastern Cross Timbers the sand drains and the clay beneath it does not, so a pergola post can sit in a hole that holds water after a storm. The footing detail and the grade around each post are what keep the base of a wooden post dry. More on pergolas.
How is a pool built in Lewisville?
Eastern Cross Timbers ground is sandier loam over clay, which digs more kindly than the black prairie but drains onto a layer that does not. On a pool that shows up as water travelling under the deck, so the drainage and the backfill detail matter as much as the shell. In Lewisville the permit goes through the City of Lewisville, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
Can a sunroom or screened enclosure be added in Lewisville?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Lewisville is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the City of Lewisville 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 Lewisville
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A free design visit in Lewisville
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 Eastern Cross Timbers 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 the City of Lewisville and follow it through review, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork. 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 still Denton County-local if you need us later.
Lewisville 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 of Lewisville and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Lewisville sits on Eastern Cross Timbers ground in Denton 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 Lewisville 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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HOA Approval for a Patio Cover in Texas: DFW Guide
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