Pools & Spas in Roby
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Roby, 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 Roby homeowners in Fisher County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Roby
Roby, the county seat of Fisher County, is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 180 and State Highway 70 in the center of the county. Its backers won the county seat after a bitter struggle with nearby Fisher, now called North Roby.
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 Roby 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 Roby, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Roby
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Roby
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Roby
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Roby
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Roby
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Roby
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Roby
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Roby homes
Homes and Yards in Roby
Developers named Roby, from Mississippi, sought the county government for their land in 1885. Courthouse construction began in 1886, the year the Roby post office and school opened, and the town had thirteen houses by that summer.
On a wide lot in a plains county seat, a gable-roof patio cover built to match an older house’s trim and pitch keeps the home’s original look intact.
Fisher County lies in the Rolling Plains, where medium-height to tall grasses, mesquite, and cacti cover the land. July highs average 96°, January lows average 28° F, and rainfall averages twenty-two inches.
Water comes from the City of Roby, which treats surface water.
By 1890 Roby had about 300 people, Baptist and Methodist churches, two general stores, a hotel, and the weekly Fisher County Call. A stone jail went up in 1892, the first bank was chartered in 1898, and the town had 712 residents in 1900. The 4.4-mile Roby and Northern Railway linked Roby to North Roby in 1915, the year the town incorporated.
Roby peaked as a trade center in 1950, with sixty businesses and 1,040 people. Water shortages lasted until 1953, when water arrived from Oak Creek Lake at Blackwell. The population fell to 784 by 1970, and Roby had 616 residents in 1990 and 673 in 2000, along with a hospital and a nursing home.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 36 hail reports in Fisher County from 2016 to 2025, 34 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 3 inches. 2 of those reports were logged at Roby itself, the largest 1 inches. The same records show 30 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 100 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 Roby, TX
How is a pool built in Roby?
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 Roby the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Roby, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Roby?
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 Roby the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Roby, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Roby?
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 Roby?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Roby is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Roby 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.
Roby 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 Roby and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Roby sits on Rolling Plains clay ground in Fisher 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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