Hardscaping in Dallas–Fort Worth
Patios, walkways, seat walls, steps, fire pits and retaining walls in travertine, pavers, flagstone and stone. It’s the floor plan of the backyard, laid down properly.
- 40+Years in Business
- 15,000+Projects Completed
- 1984Family-Owned Since
- 90DFW Cities Served
What do you get with Longhorn’s Hardscaping?
Hardscape is the floor plan of the backyard. Where you walk, where you sit, where the fire is, how the pool deck meets the lawn: all of it is decided in stone before anything else can work.
We lay travertine, pavers or flagstone that will still be level after ten North Texas summers.
- Travertine, pavers, flagstone, stamped and natural stone
- Seat walls, steps, fire pits and retaining walls
- Drainage and grading solved before anything is laid
Most hardscape projects we build are designed at the same time as the pool, planting and lighting and stained and stamped finishes. That is the whole point of one team drawing the yard before anyone digs.
How is Hardscaping installed, priced and cared for?
Choosing the material comes down to heat, look and budget. Travertine stays cooler underfoot, which is why it is so common around pools. Pavers can be lifted and reset if the ground moves. Flagstone looks natural and suits a looser layout. Stamped concrete gives a stone look over a poured slab.
The ground is what breaks hardscape here. Blackland clay swells and shrinks with the seasons, so we build a proper compacted base, slope everything away from the house and set joints where the concrete wants to crack. On Fort Worth Prairie ground, the issue is rock in the excavation instead.
Drainage comes first. On a flat DFW lot, water that has nowhere to go ends up against your foundation or under your patio. We grade and add drains before any stone goes down.
Retaining walls, large grade changes and work near easements can need a permit; our permit guide covers the general rules. The stages are design, demo and haul-off, grading and drainage, base, then stone, walls and finish.
What drives the cost of a hardscape project?
We do not publish a price range, because a number that ignores your yard is not a quote. It is a guess you would have to un-learn later. These are the things that actually change the figure, and we will price them honestly at the design visit.
- Square footage and the material: broom-finished concrete, stamped concrete, pavers or natural stone
- How much demolition and haul-off the existing surface needs
- Drainage work, which on a flat DFW lot is often the real cost and always the right place to spend first
- Walls, steps and edging, priced by face area rather than footprint
- Access for a skid steer, since hand-carrying material adds labor
Hardscaping: common questions
Travertine stays cooler underfoot and handles heat well. Pavers are the most forgiving on shifting clay soil. We’ll recommend based on your yard and how you use it.
Usually for pools, structures attached to the house and anything electrical or gas. We file it and handle the inspection so it doesn’t stall your schedule.
That’s the point. One design, one crew and one schedule for the whole backyard, so the pieces fit each other instead of being bolted on one at a time.
Sweep, rinse, and pull weeds from joints before they take hold. Reseal natural stone and stamped concrete on the schedule the sealer calls for. Refill paver joint sand if it washes out. Watch for water pooling after a storm; that is a drainage problem to fix early.
Freeze damage here is rare compared with clay movement, but water sitting under the base makes both worse. A good base and good drainage are the fix for both.
Before You Commit to Hardscaping
- Drainage comes before stone. On a flat DFW lot, grading and drainage are often the real cost of the job, and they decide whether the patio still looks right in five years.
- Pick the material for the site. Travertine stays cooler underfoot in summer, pavers are the most forgiving on shifting clay, and flagstone suits older, tree-covered lots.
- Check the access. How easily a skid steer can reach the backyard changes the price as much as the material does.
How does a hardscape project run?
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A free design visit
A designer measures the yard, walks the access a crew would use, and talks through what you want the space to do. You get a firm price, not a range.
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Drawings, permit and HOA
We draw the job, file the permit with your city and follow it through review. Where an HOA needs a submittal, we prepare the drawings it asks for.
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One crew, one schedule
The same team builds the whole thing in the right order, so the slab, the structure, the electrical and the finish work are not three companies blaming each other.
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Walkthrough and warranty
We walk the finished job with you, settle the punch list, and leave you with one warranty covering the work rather than a folder of separate ones.
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Who builds your project
- Family-owned since 1984. Dallas–Fort Worth homeowners have hired Longhorn for four decades. The business is still family-owned.
- One team, start to finish. The designer who measures your yard and the crew that builds it work for Longhorn, on one schedule.
- In-house crews. The people who quote the job are the people who stand behind it.
- Permits and HOA handled. We draw the job, file the permit with your city and prepare what most HOAs ask for.
- One warranty. One company answers for the whole project, not a folder of separate contractors.
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We’ll come out, measure, talk through the options and give you a firm number. No obligation.
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