Completed outdoor living project by True Star Outdoor Solutions
Backyard Remodels · McKinney, Texas

McKinney outdoor living,
engineered around North Texas soil, drainage and weather.

McKinney holds our record: a $94,600 Stonebridge-area resort remodel, pool re-plaster, fountain, a $17,500 outdoor kitchen, and a cedar deck, the largest project in our books. From Erwin Farms to Trinity Falls, McKinney backyards get our full design-build treatment.

4.9★from 50+ Google reviews
500+outdoor projects completed
100+projects completed annually
2-Yearwritten workmanship warranty
The McKinney market

What backyards are worth building here.

Typical True Star remodel
$20,091 median across our completed projects; most run $11,700 to $32,400
Builds in McKinney
Our largest project ever, a $94,600 resort remodel, was built here
Median home value
About $530,000 as of mid-2026 market reporting
Growth outlook to 2030
Continued strong growth on the U.S. 380 side; established Stonebridge streets remodel
What's selling in backyards here
Pool-area remodels and outdoor kitchens
Home-value figures per mid-2026 North Texas market reporting, rounded · project figures from our completed-project records
Top communities & HOAs

Built for McKinney's best streets.

Stonebridge Ranch Trinity Falls Craig Ranch Tucker Hill Erwin Farms

We like working with HOAs. Architectural review exists to protect your neighborhood's value, and we prepare your drawings, materials list, and engineering to your association's standard so your packet is ready to pass the first time you submit it. If your community isn't listed, we serve all of McKinney.

Permits, setbacks & approvals

The McKinney permit manual.

McKinney's permit guidance covers when residential structures need permits, roofed additions do, through standard residential plan review. Stonebridge Ranch ARC review is active and specific; budget time for it.

Needs a permit
Roofed additions like patio covers per the city's permit guidance; gas and electrical always
Submittal package
Plans plus structural sheets through standard residential review
Process
City review, permit, footing, framing, and final inspections
HOA layer
Stonebridge Ranch ARC is established and specific; its timeline is real, plan for it
Setbacks
Setbacks per district plus Stonebridge-era easements; mature trees often decide placement as much as the lines do. We confirm from the plat
Who handles it
True Star runs your city permit entirely, application through final inspection. For Stonebridge Ranch's ARC, we prepare your full packet to their established standard, ready to submit. Included on all structures
Source: City of McKinney Permit InformationLast field-verified July 19, 2026
Ground truth

What McKinney is built on.

Dominant soils

Blackland Prairie: Houston Black, Austin, and Altoga series through most of McKinney

Expansion behavior

Very high shrink-swell vertisols; mature-tree neighborhoods add root-zone moisture swings that amplify movement

What it means for your build

Root-aware excavation plus the full base and drainage standard; Stonebridge-era lots often need legacy drainage corrected during the remodel

Per USDA NRCS soil survey data · Houston Black official series description · full engineering detail in our clay & drainage guide
One team, start to finish
Design, permits, and build,
handled for McKinney.

Real line-itemized numbers, milestone payments, and a written 2-year workmanship warranty. Millions of dollars in completed outdoor projects across North DFW since 2020.

City permit fully handled, HOA packet prepared for you, on every structure