Pools & Spas in Roscoe
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Roscoe, 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 Roscoe homeowners in Nolan County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Roscoe
Roscoe is on U.S. highways 20/80 and 84 and Farm Road 608, eight miles west of Sweetwater in northwest Nolan County. The community originated in 1890 along the Texas and Pacific Railway, which had built through in 1881.
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 Roscoe 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 Roscoe, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Roscoe
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Roscoe
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Roscoe
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Roscoe
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Roscoe
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Roscoe
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Roscoe
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Roscoe homes
Homes and Yards in Roscoe
The town was first called Vista for a Texas and Pacific Railway official. Residents applied for a post office in 1892, and the name Roscoe replaced Vista. Roscoe incorporated and held its first city council meeting in 1907.
For a modest frame house in Roscoe, a gabled patio cover tied neatly into the back wall adds shade without overwhelming the home’s scale.
Northern Nolan County is mostly rolling upland, and streams such as Cottonwood, Bitter, and Sweetwater creeks drain into the Clear Fork of the Brazos River. Temperatures range from an average low of 30° F in January to 96° F in July.
Water comes from the City of Roscoe, which draws on groundwater.
Growth picked up in 1894, when the flooded cattle-shipping flagstop of Katula lost its switch line, which moved a half mile to Roscoe. In 1908 work began on the Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway, a fifty-mile line to Fluvanna that linked the Santa Fe and Texas and Pacific. It became one of the most profitable short lines in the nation.
Passenger service on the short line ended in 1953, though freight ran into the late 1970s, and the tracks were taken up in 1984. The Roscoe Times weekly has been published since 1906. The town had 1,166 residents and fifty businesses in 1940. Its population was 1,581 in 1950 and 1,628 in 1980, then 1,446 in 1990 and 1,378 in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 52 hail reports in Nolan County from 2016 to 2025, 47 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 2.75 inches. 9 of those reports were logged at Roscoe itself, the largest 2 inches. The same records show 47 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 85 mph, and 1 tornado. 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 Roscoe, TX
How is a pool built in Roscoe?
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 Roscoe the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Roscoe, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Roscoe?
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 Roscoe the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Roscoe, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Roscoe?
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 Roscoe?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Roscoe is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Roscoe 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.
Roscoe 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 Roscoe and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Roscoe sits on Rolling Plains clay ground in Nolan 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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