Pools & Spas in Stamford
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Stamford, 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 Stamford homeowners in Jones County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Stamford
Stamford is on U.S. Highway 277, State Highway 6, and the Burlington Northern Railroad in northern Jones County, and part of the town is in Haskell County. Lake Stamford, in Haskell County, provides recreation and the town’s water supply.
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.
In Stamford the job is reviewed by the Planning & Development, and we file and follow the permit through that office ourselves. Our permit guide lists the office for every city we have checked.
Longhorn has been building since 1984, and every project starts with a free design visit and a firm price.
Outdoor living we build in Stamford, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Stamford
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Stamford
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Stamford
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Stamford
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Stamford
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Stamford
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Stamford
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Stamford homes
Homes and Yards in Stamford
H. McHarg, president of the Texas Central Railroad, named the site in 1900 for his hometown in Connecticut. The railroad and the Swenson brothers, ranchers who owned the townsite, marketed lots together, and the first post office opened in a boxcar.
For a long-established home, matching the shingle color and roof pitch on an attached cover makes the addition look planned rather than added on later.
January’s average minimum temperature in Jones County is 31° F. The county gets twenty-five inches of rain a year across a growing season of 223 days.
Water comes from the City of Stamford, which treats surface water.
The Texas Cowboy Reunion has been held each Fourth of July since 1930, with rodeos in a natural amphitheater west of town next to the Swenson Ranch. Stamford College opened in 1907 and closed in 1920. Arledge Field, a flying school for army pilots, ran from 1941 until September 1944. Federal Bicentennial funding helped found the Cowboy Country Museum.
Stamford had 3,902 people by 1910 and 5,805 in 1950. Oil was discovered in 1935, and apparel manufacturing was also important. An industrial park opened in 1964, and a hospital extension dates from 1977. The population was 3,817 in 1990 and 3,636 in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 93 hail reports in Jones County from 2016 to 2025, 83 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 4 inches. 22 of those reports were logged at Stamford itself, the largest 3.75 inches. The same records show 46 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 96 mph, and 9 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 Stamford, TX
How is a pool built in Stamford?
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 Stamford the permit goes through the Planning & Development, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Stamford?
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 Stamford the permit goes through the Planning & Development, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Stamford?
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 Stamford?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Stamford is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the Planning & Development 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.
How a Backyard Project Runs in Stamford
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A free design visit in Stamford
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 Rolling Plains clay 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 Planning & Development at the City of Stamford and follow it through review. 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 a phone call away if you need us later.
Stamford outdoor living questions
The Planning & Development reviews residential projects in Stamford. Pools and structures attached to the house, such as patio covers, sunrooms and enclosures, almost always need a permit. Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection.
Stamford sits on Rolling Plains clay ground in Jones 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.
Where an HOA in Stamford asks for a submittal, we prepare the drawings and details it wants, alongside the city permit, so the approval runs in parallel with the design rather than after it.
Yes. Many homeowners start with one piece, such as a pool or a patio cover, and add the rest later. We plan the whole space up front so the gas, power, water and drainage for later phases are in place from the start.
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