Pools & Spas in Norton
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Norton, 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 Norton homeowners in Runnels County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Norton
Norton is on Farm Road 383 in west central Runnels County. It has remained a small town serving the surrounding rural area, and its population did not exceed fifty until the 1930s.
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 Norton 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 Norton, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Norton
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Norton
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Norton
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Norton
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Norton
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Norton
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Norton
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Norton homes
Homes and Yards in Norton
The town was named for George W. Norton, who owned the townsite land. The post office opened in 1894 with Marion A. Wilkerson as postmaster, and the first houses were built in 1901.
A quiet farm community like Norton suits an unfussy covered porch addition across the back of the house, with a slab that sheds water away from the foundation.
Runnels County is mostly a mesquite savanna, and three-quarters of its land is well adapted to cultivation. Some soils are deep, with loamy surface layers and clayey subsoils.
A school and Robert Turner’s first store opened in 1901, and the post office moved in 1902. Businesses included a gin and a bank that operated from 1923 to 1930. A cyclone in 1912 killed one resident and damaged buildings, and a fire in 1929 caused heavy property damage. Norton had 120 residents and five businesses in 1940, and its population was seventy-six from 1980 through 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 67 hail reports in Runnels County from 2016 to 2025, 64 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 4 inches. 1 of those reports was logged at Norton itself. The same records show 22 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 90 mph, and 5 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 Norton, TX
How is a pool built in Norton?
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 Norton the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Norton, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Norton?
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 Norton the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Norton, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Norton?
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 Norton?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Norton is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Norton 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.
Norton 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 Norton and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Norton sits on Rolling Plains clay ground in Runnels 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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