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Fence, Deck and Patio Cover Contractor in Rockwall, TX
Fences, decks, patio covers and additions across Rockwall, TX.
Published rates · Permits handled · Written scope before any deposit
What the City of Rockwall requires
Rockwall regulates fences under the Unified Development Code. It is one of the more prescriptive codes in this area and it catches people out, so here is what it actually says. A permit is required. The fence permit fee is $75.00. Fence contractors also have to register with the city, which is a separate $100.00. Repairs need a permit too. Replacing 25 feet or more of fencing, or five or more posts, requires a fence repair permit. Most nearby cities exempt repairs entirely. Rockwall does not. Eight feet maximum, six feet minimum for solid fencing. Both ends are specified. Front yard fences are prohibited without an exception from the Planning and Zoning Commission. If one is granted, wood caps at 42 inches and metal at 48 inches, both at 50 percent transparency. Solid fencing must be cedar. Spruce is prohibited. Minimum half-inch thick pickets. New chain link is prohibited. An existing chain link fence may be replaced with vinyl-coated, four to six feet, in the same location. Pickets face out. Cedar pickets go on the public side. Posts and framing face your house. Do not paint it. Painting fences is prohibited. Decks and patio covers are $100.00. Worth flagging because the city’s own deck handout still says $75.00 and cites a building code edition Rockwall replaced in 2023. The adopted fee schedule governs. Read from the city’s own published code and adopted fee schedule on 22 August 2026. Codes and fees change and city staff interpret them, so we confirm for your address before we pull the permit. If you back onto the lake
The Take Line changes what you can build
Lake Ray Hubbard forms the west edge of the city, and lakefront lots behind the take line are a different situation entirely. That ground is leased, and building on it requires a Residential Sublease Agreement with the City. Inside the Take Line Overlay the limits are tight. Fences are capped at 48 inches and must be wrought iron or black tubular steel. Decks are capped at 24 inches above grade and 1,000 square feet, in composite. Patios are capped at 12 inches and 1,000 square feet, in natural stone. If you are on the water, tell us before we come out. It changes what we can legally build and it changes the paperwork, and we would rather find that out in the driveway than after you are attached to a design. Pricing
The ground under a Rockwall fence
Rockwall County is 39.5 percent Houston Black clay, the Texas state soil and one of the most expansive in the country. Across the whole county, 94 percent of mapped land is rated high or very high for shrink-swell in the top three feet, which is exactly where a fence post lives. The USDA measures Houston Black moving about 13 percent of its length between wet and dry, and documents cracks half an inch to four inches wide at twelve inches deep staying open 90 to 150 cumulative days in most years. None of that cares whether your pickets are cedar or composite. What decides whether a fence is straight in year six is how deep the posts go and what they are set in. Rockwall has no sandy lid to disguise the clay, unlike Kaufman and Hunt counties. Here it is right at the surface. 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 Rockwall
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.
From $2,200
Room Additions and Patio Enclosures
Closing in a covered patio, or building from the slab up to a Certificate of Occupancy.
From $95/SF
Neighborhoods we serve in Rockwall
From Chandlers Landing, Caruth Lakes and Stone Creek to established streets and brand-new construction, we install and repair fences and decks across Rockwall. Many newer subdivisions run their own architectural review on top of the city permit, so there are usually two sets of rules to satisfy. We help you confirm both before we start.
- Chandlers Landing
- Caruth Lakes
- Stone Creek
- Breezy Hill
- The Shores
- Ladera Rockwall
- Saddle Star
Rockwall Questions
Do I need a permit to repair my fence in Rockwall?
Often yes, and this surprises people. Replacing 25 feet or more of fence, or five or more posts, requires a fence repair permit. Smaller repairs do not. We handle the permit either way.
Can I put a fence in my front yard?
Not without an exception from the Planning and Zoning Commission. If you get one, it is 42 inches for wood or 48 inches for metal, and it has to be 50 percent transparent. Solid front yard fences are not permitted at all.
Does the fence have to be cedar?
For solid fencing in Rockwall, yes. The code specifies cedar and prohibits spruce. New chain link is also prohibited, though an existing chain link fence can be replaced with vinyl-coated in the same location.
What does a deck permit cost in Rockwall?
$100.00 under the adopted fee schedule. The city’s own deck handout still says $75.00, but that handout dates to 2019 and cites a code edition Rockwall replaced in 2023. The $75.00 figure is the current fence fee, which is what makes the stale handout look right.
My fence leans after every dry summer. New fence or new posts?
Usually posts. Rockwall County ground is rated high or very high for movement across 94 percent of its area, and that movement is what pushes posts out of plumb. If the pickets and rails are sound, posts are the cheaper fix.
How fast can you get here?
We are in Royse City, about ten miles east. Call (469) 887-1100. We come out, measure, and give you a written estimate, usually the same day.
Get a Written Scope in Rockwall
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