Pools & Spas in Sunset
Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.
Outdoor Living in Sunset, 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 Sunset homeowners in Montague County, with one family-owned team.
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Before you build in Sunset
Sunset is on a spur of State Highway 101 at the western end of Farm Road 1749, fifteen miles south of Montague in southern Montague County. A Butterfield Overland Mail station once stood two miles from the townsite.
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 Sunset 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 Sunset, TX
Outdoor Kitchens in Sunset
Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.
Patio Covers in Sunset
Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.
Pergolas in Sunset
Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.
Sunrooms in Sunset
Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.
Patio Enclosures in Sunset
Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.
Hardscaping in Sunset
Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.
Landscaping & Lighting in Sunset
Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.
Outdoor living ideas for Sunset homes
Homes and Yards in Sunset
Settlers from Denton County arrived in 1870. Grocer Sam Smith applied for a post office as Smithville in 1880, but the name was taken, so postal authorities suggested Sunset. The Fort Worth and Denver Railway arrived two years later.
Sandy, loamy ground around Sunset drains well, which suits a paver patio on a compacted base with a simple cedar pergola overhead.
Most of Montague County lies in the western Cross Timbers, where light colored, sandy, and loamy soils support a post oak savannah. Elevations run from 850 to 1,318 feet, and the growing season extends 229 days.
Residents of nearby Pella moved to Sunset to be near the tracks, and voters approved incorporation on July 26, 1884, though it did not last. By 1900 the town had more than 600 residents, a canning factory, the Sunset Signal newspaper, two banks, and cotton gins. A lawsuit that year moved the site from Wise County to Montague County, correcting a surveying error.
Sunset stayed a busy market center through the first four decades of the twentieth century. The Great Depression, World War II, farm mechanization, and fewer ranches later reduced its trade. In the late 1950s it had 260 residents and eight businesses, and by the late 1980s it had 200 residents. The population was 339 in 2000.
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 93 hail reports in Montague County from 2016 to 2025, 74 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 4.5 inches. 7 of those reports were logged at Sunset itself, the largest 2.5 inches. The same records show 31 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 90 mph, and 8 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 Sunset, TX
How is a pool built in Sunset?
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 Sunset the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Sunset, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on pools.
What does a patio cover need in Sunset?
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 Sunset the permit goes through the city or county office that covers Sunset, and Longhorn files it and follows it through inspection. More on patio covers.
How is a pergola built to last in Sunset?
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 Sunset?
A sunroom or screened enclosure in Sunset is attached to the house, so it is permitted through the city or county office that covers Sunset 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.
Sunset 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 Sunset and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Sunset sits on Western Cross Timbers ground in Montague 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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