Patio Covers & Pergolas in Red Oak, TX
Complete backyards for Red Oak homeowners in Ellis County. Pool, kitchen, shade, stone and light, designed together and built by one family-owned team.
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Building in Red Oak
What should Red Oak homeowners know before building a backyard?
Red Oak sits on I-35E just south of the Dallas County line and grew from a farming community into a commuter suburb, so subdivisions from the 1990s onward sit on former row-crop blackland with very little mature canopy. Lots slope gently toward Red Oak Creek and its tributaries, which cross the city from west to east.
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 of Red Oak and follow it through review, so the schedule doesn’t stall on paperwork.
Longhorn has built across Ellis County and the wider Metroplex since 1984, and every project starts with a free design visit and a firm price.
The backyard in Red Oak
What we build in Red Oak, TX
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How it runs
How a Backyard Project Runs in Red Oak
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A free design visit in Red Oak
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 Blackland Prairie 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 the City of Red Oak and follow it through review, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork. 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 Ellis County-local if you need us later.
Local know-how
Homes and Yards in Red Oak
Red Oak grew from a small town into a Dallas–Fort Worth commuter suburb, with most of its growth coming after the late 1980s.
Most Red Oak subdivisions date from the 1990s on and sit on open former cropland, so the yard usually has a small builder’s slab and little shade. A cover or pergola often comes first in the plan.
The town grew up along Red Oak Creek, which gave it its name. Near a creek or river it is worth checking the flood maps early, before a pool or slab is placed.
- County
- Ellis County
- Ground
- Blackland Prairie
- Water
- Dallas Water Utilities
Building in Red Oak
Red Oak backyard 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 of Red Oak and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Red Oak sits on Blackland Prairie ground in Ellis 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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Free design visit
Free design visits in Red Oak
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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