Pools & Spas in Ranger
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Ranger, 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 Ranger homeowners in Eastland County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Ranger
Ranger is on Interstate Highway 20 between Abilene and Fort Worth in northeastern Eastland County. In the 1870s Texas Rangers camped in a valley about two miles northeast of town on a prong of Palo Pinto Creek.
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 Ranger 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 Ranger, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Ranger
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Ranger
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Ranger
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Ranger
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Ranger
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Ranger
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Ranger
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Ranger homes
Homes and Yards in Ranger
Ranger took its name from the Texas Rangers. In 1880 the Texas and Pacific Railway laid tracks a couple of miles west of the camp valley, and its residents moved to the railway to found the permanent town.
Homes from a town’s boom years can carry a mix of later additions, so we study each roofline and wall before choosing where a new cover ties in.
Eastland County’s growing season averages 229 days, and average temperatures run from 32° F in winter to 96° in summer. The region was too heavily wooded for extensive buffalo migration.
Water comes from the City of Ranger, which treats surface water.
In October 1917 the McClesky No. 1 well came in at 1,700 barrels a day and set off a huge oil boom. The census recorded 16,201 people in 1920, though Ranger may have had 30,000 residents at one time. The city incorporated in 1919, and a fire on April 6, 1919, destroyed nearly two city blocks. By 1921 the boom was spent.
Ranger Junior College, founded in 1926, was enrolling about 500 students in the 1970s. In 1980 Ranger had eighty-three businesses, a bank, and 3,142 people. The chamber of commerce opened the Roaring Ranger Museum in 1982 to tell the story of the oil boom. The population was 2,803 in 1990 and 2,584 in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 32 hail reports in Eastland County from 2016 to 2025, 31 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 3 inches. 3 of those reports were logged at Ranger itself, the largest 2.5 inches. The same records show 20 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 76 mph, and 3 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 Ranger, TX
How is a pool built in Ranger?
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 Ranger the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Ranger, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Ranger?
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 Ranger the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Ranger, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Ranger?
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 Ranger?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Ranger is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Ranger 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.
Ranger 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 Ranger and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Ranger sits on Western Cross Timbers ground in Eastland 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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