Pools & Spas in Newcastle
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Newcastle, 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 Newcastle homeowners in Young County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Newcastle
Newcastle is at the intersection of State Highway 251, U.S. Highway 380, and Farm Road 926 in central Young County. The first settlers came to nearby Whiskey Creek in 1906 to work for a strip mining company.
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 Newcastle 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 Newcastle, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Newcastle
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Newcastle
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Newcastle
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Newcastle
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Newcastle
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Newcastle
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Newcastle
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Newcastle homes
Homes and Yards in Newcastle
Founded in 1908, the town was named for the English coal town Newcastle upon Tyne at the suggestion of Samuel H. Hardy. That year a post office moved there from old Fort Belknap, and the first coal was shipped.
On the broken, hilly ground of central Young County, a Newcastle backyard may need a leveled pad or low retaining wall before a patio and pergola go in.
Young County has a subtropical subhumid climate, with average temperatures from 31° F in January to 98° in July. Lake Graham and the Brazos River drain its hilly land.
Water comes from the City of Newcastle, which treats surface water.
Rail service began in 1907 with the Wichita Falls and Southern Railway from Olney, and the Belknap Coal Company sank a shaft in 1908. The town had 800 residents in 1909, when miners went on strike and formed a United Mine Workers local. Coal production had ended by 1942, but the town reached 1,000 residents in 1950, with income from farms, vineyards, and oil.
Because Newcastle was near old Fort Belknap, former Indian fighters held reunions there for some years. The population was 617 in 1960 and 688 in 1980, by which time the town had incorporated. It had 505 residents in 1990 and 575 in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 36 hail reports in Young County from 2016 to 2025, 34 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 3.1 inches. 2 of those reports were logged at Newcastle itself, the largest 1 inches. The same records show 17 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 81 mph, and 2 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 Newcastle, TX
How is a pool built in Newcastle?
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 Newcastle the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Newcastle, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Newcastle?
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 Newcastle the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Newcastle, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Newcastle?
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 Newcastle?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Newcastle is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Newcastle 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.
Newcastle 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 Newcastle and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Newcastle sits on Western Cross Timbers ground in Young 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 Newcastle
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