i30 Builders · Residential
Fence, Deck and Patio Cover Contractor in Hunt County, TX
Fences, decks, patio covers and additions across Hunt County, TX.
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Rated 5.0 on Google$1M GL + $1M Umbrella1-year workmanship warranty
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Who builds fences, decks and patio covers across Hunt County, TX?
i30 Builders, a general contractor based in Royse City, TX, builds fences, decks, patio covers, outdoor kitchens, concrete and additions across Hunt County, TX, and high-end kitchens and baths. Work is priced from published rates where they exist, written into a scope before any deposit, with permits handled.
- Pricing
- Published rates, written scope before any deposit
- Permits
- Handled by us
- Warranty
- One-year workmanship warranty, in writing
- Insurance
- $1M GL + $1M Umbrella, certificate on request
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The Work
Fences, decks and patio covers.
What Hunt County requires
Very little, and the county says so plainly: Hunt County does not issue certificates of occupancy and does not require building inspections.
- There is no county building permit and no county fence permit.
- Culvert permits for all new driveways, through the Commissioner’s office.
- Development permits for any property containing floodplain, required before a 911 address or a septic permit issues.
- Septic and OSSF permits for all systems, through the Hunt County Health Department. The one real exception is Lake Tawakoni.
- Property within 5,000 feet of the lake project boundary falls under the Lake Tawakoni Planning and Zoning Ordinance, administered by the Lake Tawakoni Planning Commission.
- It has its own screening, fence and wall section, requires fences to be architecturally harmonious with the development in the single-family and RC-1 districts, and requires a building permit before erection, alteration or conversion. That reaches Quinlan and the shoreline area.
- We have verified the section exists and requires a permit; we have not extracted its specific height and material limits, so if your job is near the lake we call the Planning Commission before quoting.
- Fences are not mentioned anywhere else in the county-wide permit requirements.
- Rules and fees change, so we confirm for your address before we pull anything.
Source: Read from published county and city documents on 22 August 2026.
Cities inside Hunt County we work in
Greenville is the only one with a substantial fence ordinance, and it is one of the cheapest permits in our whole service area.
- City Fence permit Greenville: county seat.
- Metal posts required in piers at least 18 in. deep by 6 in. across.
- Finished side faces the public right-of-way $25 Caddo Mills: incorporated, Caddo Mills ISD, ZIP 75135 See city Quinlan: incorporated, Quinlan ISD, ZIP 75474.
- Close enough to Lake Tawakoni that the lake district may apply See city Lone Oak: incorporated, Lone Oak ISD, ZIP 75453.
- Deep in claypan country See city Union Valley: incorporated, ZIP 75189, partly Royse City ISD See city Greenville’s $25 fee is among the lowest of any city we work in.
- For comparison, McLendon-Chisholm charges $250.
- Forney may be lower, but its own schedule carries both $20 and $25 and we will not repeat one until the city settles it.
- Full detail for every city we cover, including post specs and material rules, is in our city-by-city permit guide .
The soil here is not what people tell you
This is the section worth reading if you have been quoted by someone who talks about Blackland clay.
- Hunt County is only 8.1 percent Houston Black clay. The dominant soil is Crockett.
- We measured the gradient across the county, cutting it into thirds by longitude.
- The western third, on the Caddo Mills and Royse City side, is about 17 percent Houston Black.
- The eastern third, past Quinlan and West Tawakoni, around Commerce and Lone Oak, is about 3 percent.
- Houston Black essentially disappears out there.
- What replaces it is claypan: Crockett, Axtell, Lufkin and Mabank, each with a fine sandy loam surface that digs easily and feels stable, plus Wilson. The sand stops at seven to nine inches.
- Under it is clay running 40 to 46 percent clay content.
- Measured over the full three feet a post occupies, that ground moves less than Houston Black does, around 6 to 7 percent against 13.
- We would rather be accurate than dramatic about it.
- But the USDA calls anything above 6 percent high and expects structural damage there, and Hunt County comes out at 89 percent high or very high across the post zone, the second highest of the five counties we work in.
- So the ground here is not as bad as Rockwall’s.
- It is bad enough, and the sandy surface hides it.
- That is the real risk in Hunt County: not worse ground, but underbuilt fences on ground that looked easy.
- Hunt County is one of five we cover from Royse City.
- Compare every city on our permit guide , or see the whole service area .
Source: Soil figures computed from USDA-NRCS SSURGO county data. These are county-level figures, not parcel-level. A specific address needs its own lookup, which we do before quoting a long run.
Our Services in Hunt County
What we build.
Fence Installation and Repair
Board-on-board, horizontal, and ornamental steel. Priced by the foot, quoted on the run.
From $40/LF
Deck Building and Restoration
New builds, rebuilds, and bringing a weathered deck back rather than replacing it.
Quoted from the walk
Patio Covers, Pavilions and Pergolas
Roofed cedar pavilions and open-top pergolas, on flatwork built to carry them.
Covers from $22,200
Outdoor Kitchens
Built-in grill islands and full outdoor kitchens, with the utilities run properly and a roof over them.
Quoted from the walk
Concrete Patios, Walks and Driveways
Reinforced patios, walks, pads and driveways, built on a base that expects the clay to move.
From $19/SF
Travertine Patios, Walkways and Pool Decks
French pattern and straight lay, patios, walkways, steps and pool decks, set on a base built to hold them.
Last courtyard $8,500
Retaining Walls
Stone and block walls for slopes, raised beds and level yards, built for the clay they sit in.
Quoted from the walk
French Drains and Yard Drainage
French drains, surface drains, buried downspout lines and regrading, so water leaves the yard instead of sitting in it.
Quoted from the walk
Room Additions, Sunrooms and Garage Conversions
Closing in a covered patio as a sunroom, converting a garage, screening a porch, or building from the slab up to a Certificate of Occupancy.
From $95/SF
High-End Kitchen Remodeling
Whole-room remodels, taken back to the studs where the plan needs it. Not refacing, and not a countertop swap.
Quoted on the plan
High-End Bathroom Remodeling
Primary baths, taken back to the studs and rebuilt. Not a tub-to-shower kit, and not a cosmetic refresh.
Quoted on the plan
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Before you build in Hunt County
Towns we cover in Hunt County
- Caddo MillsCaddo Mills ISD
- Union ValleyQuinlan ISD
- GreenvilleGreenville ISD
- QuinlanQuinlan ISD
- Lone OakLone Oak ISD
Hunt County Questions
Home project questions in Hunt County
Do I need a permit for a fence in unincorporated Hunt County?
No, unless you are within 5,000 feet of Lake Tawakoni, where the Lake Tawakoni Planning and Zoning Ordinance applies and requires one.
Does Hunt County inspect construction?
No. The county issues no certificates of occupancy and requires no building inspections.
My ground is sandy. Do I still need deep posts?
Yes. In most of Hunt County the sandy surface is only seven to nine inches deep and sits on clay. That clay moves less than Rockwall’s, but the USDA still rates it high enough to expect structural damage. Setting to the sand is setting to nothing.
What does a fence permit cost in Greenville?
$25.00. That is among the lowest of any city we work in.
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