
Patio Covers & Pools in Wilmer, TX
Complete backyards for Wilmer homeowners in Dallas County. Pool, kitchen, shade, stone and light, designed together and built by one family-owned team.
- 40+Years in Business
- 15,000+Projects Completed
- 1984Family-Owned Since
- 90DFW Cities Served

What should Wilmer homeowners know before building a backyard?
Wilmer is a small city in far southern Dallas County that is dominated by the Union Pacific Dallas Intermodal Terminal and the surrounding logistics and warehouse development along I-45 and I-20. Residential areas are limited and often on larger, semi-rural lots rather than dense subdivisions.
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 of Wilmer and follow it through review, so the schedule doesn’t stall on paperwork.
Longhorn has built across Dallas County and the wider Metroplex since 1984, and every project starts with a free design visit and a firm price.
What we build in Wilmer, TX
Also in Wilmer: windows, siding, doors and attic insulation.
How a Backyard Project Runs in Wilmer
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A free design visit in Wilmer
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 Blackland Prairie 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 the City of Wilmer and follow it through review, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork. 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 still Dallas County-local if you need us later.
Homes and Yards in Wilmer
Wilmer is a small town that grew steadily after the 1940s, though more slowly than most Dallas County towns.
On a larger or more rural lot there is room to spread out, but the runs for power, gas and water get longer, and a septic field or well can decide where a pool may go.
Wilmer sits on Cottonwood Creek amid fertile bottom land in southeastern Dallas County. Near a creek or river it is worth checking the flood maps early, before a pool or slab is placed.
- County
- Dallas County
- Ground
- Blackland Prairie
- Water
- Dallas Water Utilities
Wilmer backyard 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 of Wilmer and handles the inspections, so the schedule does not stall on paperwork.
Wilmer sits on Blackland Prairie ground in Dallas 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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Free design visits in Wilmer
Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come measure, talk options and give you a straight number. No obligation, no pressure.
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