Hardscaping in Arlington, TX
Patios, walkways, seat walls and steps built on Eastern Cross Timbers ground in Arlington, graded and drained before any stone is set. What this ground does to flatwork, and how we build around it.
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What Arlington ground does to a patio
Eastern Cross Timbers sand over clay is forgiving to excavate and unforgiving about drainage: water moves through the top layer and stops. A paver base here is built to drain sideways, with the grade solved before a single stone is set.
Arlington homes, and what they ask of a patio
Arlington is a post-war boomtown whose population grew fastest between 1950 and 1990. In older neighborhoods tree roots, settled slabs and original drainage all meet at the patio. The grade and the root zones are solved first; the stone choice comes after.
Johnson Creek and the Trinity River flow through the city. Near a creek or river it is worth checking the flood maps early, before a pool or slab is placed. Near a creek the patio is part of the drainage plan whether it was designed that way or not. We solve the fall and the outfall before setting stone.
Who reviews a patio in Arlington
In Arlington the job is reviewed by the Planning and Development Services — Permitting & Inspections, and we file and follow the permit through that office ourselves.
How a Patio Project Runs in Arlington
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A free design visit in Arlington
A designer comes out to the house, measures the space a patio 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 Eastern Cross Timbers 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 and Development Services — Permitting & Inspections at the City of Arlington 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 patio in order, so the excavation, the base, the drainage and the stone are not three different companies working around each other.
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Walkthrough and warranty
We walk the finished patio with you, settle the punch list and leave one warranty on the work — and we are still Tarrant County-local if you need us later.
Hardscaping in Arlington: common questions
Yes. In Arlington the job is reviewed by the Planning and Development Services — Permitting & Inspections, and Longhorn files and follows the permit through that office. Where an HOA also wants a submittal, we prepare the drawings it asks for.
Eastern Cross Timbers sand over clay is forgiving to excavate and unforgiving about drainage: water moves through the top layer and stops. A paver base here is built to drain sideways, with the grade solved before a single stone is set.
In older neighborhoods tree roots, settled slabs and original drainage all meet at the patio. The grade and the root zones are solved first; the stone choice comes after. Near a creek the patio is part of the drainage plan whether it was designed that way or not. We solve the fall and the outfall before setting stone.
After the design visit, the drawings and the Arlington permit come first, and that review is the part that varies. Once it clears, the same crew builds the job straight through rather than handing it between trades. We give you the schedule in writing with the firm price, before anything is ordered.
Yes. Arlington sits in Tarrant County, inside the Dallas–Fort Worth area Longhorn Outdoor Living has built in since 1984. Design visits in Arlington are free, and we also work in Fort Worth nearby.
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Free design visits in Arlington
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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