Pools & Spas in Rising Star
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Rising Star, 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 Rising Star homeowners in Eastland County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Rising Star
Rising Star is at U.S. Highway 183 and State Highway 36, fifty-six miles southeast of Abilene in southwestern Eastland County. By the 1960s pecans and peanuts had replaced cotton as the main crops.
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 Rising Star 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 Rising Star, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Rising Star
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Rising Star
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Rising Star
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Rising Star
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Rising Star
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Rising Star
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Rising Star
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Rising Star homes
Homes and Yards in Rising Star
Six families from Gregg County settled the site in 1876, and the first post office called it Copperas Creek. D. D. McConnell suggested the new name, saying the area was rising star country because it produced crops when others were barren.
In open farm country, a gable patio cover with a tall ceiling lets heat rise and escape, which helps on still summer afternoons.
Tributaries of the Colorado River drain the southwest part of Eastland County. The county’s average annual rainfall is 27.09 inches.
Water comes from the City of Rising Star, which draws on groundwater.
By 1904 Rising Star had a bank, a hotel, a school, five churches, two newspapers, and dry goods and drug stores. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad built through from Cross Plains to De Leon in 1911. The first oil found in Eastland County was discovered near Rising Star in 1909, though a major strike did not come until 1920.
During that strike, speculators and oilfield workers got around strict building rules by putting up a town five miles to the west, which was gone in just over a year. The 1980 census found 1,204 people in Rising Star. The population was 859 in 1990 and 835 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 Rising Star 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 Rising Star, TX
How is a pool built in Rising Star?
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 Rising Star the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Rising Star, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Rising Star?
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 Rising Star the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Rising Star, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Rising Star?
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 Rising Star?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Rising Star is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Rising Star 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.
Rising Star 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 Rising Star and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Rising Star 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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