Pools & Spas in Lipan
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Lipan, 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 Lipan homeowners in Hood County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Lipan
Lipan is at the intersection of Farm roads 4 and 1189, sixteen miles northwest of Granbury in the northwestern corner of Hood County. Fertile soils drew settlers here when the nearest community was twenty miles away.
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 Lipan 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 Lipan, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Lipan
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Lipan
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Lipan
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Lipan
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Lipan
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Lipan
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Lipan
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Lipan homes
Homes and Yards in Lipan
T. A. Burns laid out the townsite in 1873 where the Weatherford to Stephenville and Granbury to Palo Pinto roads crossed. He named it for the Lipan Apaches, who reportedly hunted the surrounding land earlier in the century.
In farm country, a broad covered patio with ceiling fans and space for a long table gives a family a practical outdoor dining room for much of the year.
Hood County’s elevations range from 600 to 1,000 feet, and its vegetation features bluestems, Indian grass, gramas, mesquite, oaks, and junipers. The average annual precipitation is thirty inches.
Water comes from the City of Lipan, which draws on groundwater.
Lipan received a post office in 1875, and by the mid-1890s it had a school, two blacksmith shops and two cotton gins. Its population was 286 by 1900. Unlike many small communities, Lipan grew during the Great Depression and World War II, reaching 350 residents and twenty-one businesses by the late 1940s. The population was 512 in the late 1980s, 354 in 1990 and 425 by 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 64 hail reports in Hood County from 2016 to 2025, 55 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 4.5 inches. 2 of those reports were logged at Lipan itself, the largest 1 inches. The same records show 32 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 90 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 Lipan, TX
How is a pool built in Lipan?
Western Cross Timbers ground is sandy to loamy soil over clay or rock, in rolling, wooded country. A pool dig may meet rock, and water runs along the layer below the sand, so excavation and drainage are priced and planned before the shell. In Lipan the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Lipan, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Lipan?
In the Western Cross Timbers a post hole can pass through sand into clay or rock. Patio cover footings are sized for what lies under the topsoil, and the slab is graded so water does not run toward the house. In Lipan the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Lipan, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Lipan?
On Western Cross Timbers ground a pergola’s posts need footings set into firm ground below the sandy topsoil, with the grade around each post shedding water so wooden posts stay dry at the base. More on pergolas.
Can a sunroom or screened enclosure be added in Lipan?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Lipan is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Lipan 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.
Lipan 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 Lipan and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Lipan sits on Western Cross Timbers ground in Hood 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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