Pools & Spas in Paradise
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Paradise, 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 Paradise homeowners in Wise County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Paradise
Paradise is on State Highway 114, six miles southwest of Decatur in southwestern Wise County. Settlers first suggested the name Paradise Prairie because of the wildflowers surrounding the site, and the name was later shortened.
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 Paradise the job is reviewed by the Building and Permitting, 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 built across Wise County and the wider Metroplex since 1984, and every project starts with a free design visit and a firm price.
Outdoor living we build in Paradise, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Paradise
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Paradise
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Paradise
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Paradise
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Paradise
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Paradise
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Paradise
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Paradise homes
Homes and Yards in Paradise
Settlement began in the early 1870s, when Bill Anderson opened a general store, and the community was first called Eldorado. When the Rock Island line reached the area in 1893, the town moved a mile northeast to be on the railroad.
In a small country town, a simple gable patio cover with sturdy posts and wind-rated connections tends to sit comfortably beside farmhouse-style homes and outbuildings.
Western Wise County is primarily hilly, with alluvial loam and sandy top layers over clay and limestone sublayers. The average annual rainfall is twenty-nine inches, and the growing season lasts 248 days.
Water comes from the City of Paradise, which treats surface water.
The railroad eventually made Paradise a prosperous retail market for area farmers, and the community had received a post office branch in 1876. By 1900 the town had two cotton gins, two lumberyards, two hotels, a grade school and a weekly newspaper, the Paradise Echo. The population fluctuated between 300 and 500 from 1900 until the 1940s, was estimated at 275 in 1986 and 1990, and reached 459 in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 115 hail reports in Wise County from 2016 to 2025, 94 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 4.5 inches. 10 of those reports were logged at Paradise itself, the largest 2 inches. The same records show 58 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 85 mph, and 8 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 Paradise, TX
How is a pool built in Paradise?
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 Paradise the permit goes through the Building and Permitting, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Paradise?
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 Paradise the permit goes through the Building and Permitting, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Paradise?
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 Paradise?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Paradise is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the Building and Permitting 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 Paradise
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A free design visit in Paradise
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 Western 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 Building and Permitting at the City of Paradise 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 still Wise County-local if you need us later.
Paradise outdoor living questions
The Building and Permitting reviews residential projects in Paradise. 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.
Paradise sits on Western Cross Timbers ground in Wise 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 Paradise 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.
Other cities we build in near Paradise
Every town we serve in Wise County · See all 334 cities we serve
Outdoor living guides
Hardscaping
Outdoor Flooring for a Frisco Backyard: Pick by Zone
One yard, five jobs for the ground: dining, cooking, swimming, play and the dog. Here is how to match a surface to each zone, and what Frisco’s clay, heat and city rules change.
Patio Covers
Outdoor Kitchen Countertop Materials in Frisco, TX
Granite, porcelain, quartzite and quartz all behave differently in Frisco sun, freezes and clay. Here is a pick by exposure, a sealing test, and what the base under the stone needs.
Patio Covers
HOA Approval for a Patio Cover in Texas: DFW Guide
The HOA and the city are two separate approvals, and the HOA usually comes first. Here is the packet a DFW committee wants, how long it takes, why it says no, and how to answer a denial.
Free design visits in Paradise, TX
Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come measure, talk options and give you a straight number. No obligation, no pressure.
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