Outdoor Living in Collin County, Texas

Covered patios, pools, outdoor kitchens, pergolas and stone for homes in 18 Collin County towns. One family-owned team designs and builds it all, starting with a free design visit.

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Building in Collin County

Collin County is in northeastern Texas, thirty miles south of the Red River. Its seat, McKinney, lies thirty-four miles northeast of Dallas. The county covers 851 square miles, and all but a small strip of its western edge falls within the Blackland Prairie region.

The surface is level to gently rolling, at 450 to 700 feet above sea level. Deep clayey soils over marl and chalk cover the central and western areas, while the east has dark loamy alluvial soils that can flood in the rainy season. July highs average 96° F and January lows 34°. Rainfall averages just under thirty-five inches, and the growing season lasts 237 days.

The county was set off from Fannin County on April 3, 1846, and named for Collin McKinney, an early settler and a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. McKinney replaced Buckner as county seat in 1848. Early farmers worked small family farms that grew mostly wheat and corn. The Houston and Texas Central Railway arrived in 1872, and by the mid-1890s six railroads crossed the county, starting a fifty-year stretch of farm growth.

NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 310 hail reports in Collin County from 2016 to 2025, 265 of them an inch across or larger, with stones up to 5.25 inches. The same records show 108 damaging thunderstorm wind reports, with gusts up to about 85 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.

Towns we serve in Collin County

Each of these has its own page, with local facts, ZIP codes and the questions homeowners there ask.

Allen, TX Anna, TX Blue Ridge, TX Celina, TX Farmersville, TX Frisco, TX Josephine, TX Lavon, TX McKinney, TX Melissa, TX Nevada, TX Plano, TX Princeton, TX Prosper, TX Wylie, TX

Smaller communities in Collin County

Copeville, TX

Copeville is on State Highway 78, eight miles southwest of Farmersville in southeastern Collin County. Between 1885 and 1890 the town was a principal supplier of bois d’arc timber for Dallas, where it was used experimentally as paving. Miles Cope, with his father and brother, organized the community in the 1850s about a mile west of the present site. When the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe laid tracks a mile east in 1886, residents moved their houses and businesses to the line. Water comes from Copeville SUD, a special utility district, which treats surface water.

Westminster, TX

Westminster is at the intersection of Farm roads 3133 and 2862, twelve miles northeast of McKinney in northeast Collin County. Since it disincorporated in 2005, the town has become a popular destination for motorcyclists. Founded in 1860 as Seven Points, the town took the name of Westminster College, a Methodist preparatory school for ministers opened in a building J. M. Harder sold to the church. The college was named after Westminster, Maryland. Water comes from Westminster SUD, a special utility district, which draws on groundwater.

Weston, TX

Weston lies at the intersection of Farm roads 543 and 455, eleven miles northwest of McKinney in north central Collin County. Honey Creek and the East Fork of the Trinity River supplied the fresh water that drew the first settlers. Settlers arrived in the early 1840s, making Weston one of the oldest towns in Collin County. Larkin Adamson, who came in 1850 and built the first store, named it after his hometown of Weston, Missouri. Water comes from Weston WSC, a water supply corporation, which draws on groundwater. NOAA lists 1 hail report filed at Weston from 2016 to 2025.

What we build across Collin County

Pools & Spas in Collin County

Gunite pools and spas planned with the deck, shade and kitchen.

Outdoor Kitchens in Collin County

Stone islands, built-in grills, fridges and a real vent hood, under cover.

Patio Covers in Collin County

Solid-roof shade over the patio. It’s the simplest way to use it year-round.

Pergolas in Collin County

Fixed or louvered, built to your slab, the yard’s centerpiece.

Sunrooms in Collin County

Glass walls under a solid roof. Real square footage, light all day.

Patio Enclosures in Collin County

Screened rooms: the breeze and the view, none of the mosquitoes.

Hardscaping in Collin County

Travertine, pavers, seat walls and fire pits, with drainage solved first.

Landscaping & Lighting in Collin County

Water-wise planting, irrigation and lighting for North Texas.

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Outdoor living ideas for Collin County homes

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Backyard pool with attached round spa, pale stone decking, pergola, and artificial turf

Pool & Spa

Before and after conversion of an open brick patio into an enclosed dark screened porch

Before & After

Sunroom

Enclosure

Backyard swimming pool with turquoise water, fenced patio, concrete pavers, and lounge furniture

Pool & Spa

Collin County outdoor living questions

We build outdoor living across Collin County, including Allen, Anna, Blue Ridge, Celina, Copeville, Farmersville, Frisco, Josephine, Lavon, McKinney, Melissa, Nevada, Plano, Princeton, Prosper, Westminster, Weston and Wylie.

Inside a town’s limits, that town’s own office reviews the permit. Outside town limits, Collin County rules apply. We confirm which one covers your address at the design visit, then file the permit and handle the inspections.

The towns we serve in Collin County sit on Blackland Prairie ground. The ground decides how a slab, a pool shell or a footing has to be built, so the drainage and footings are planned for it at the first visit.

NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 310 hail reports in Collin County from 2016 to 2025, with stones up to 5.25 inches. Patio cover roofs, fasteners and posts are chosen with that in mind.