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Fence, Deck and Patio Cover Contractor in Rowlett, TX
Fences, decks, patio covers and additions across Rowlett, TX.
Published rates · Permits handled · Written scope before any deposit
What the City of Rowlett requires
Rowlett regulates fences under Code § 78-313. It is a lighter-touch ordinance than Rockwall’s, with one big exception if you are on the lake. Permit required. Fee $40.00. For comparison, Greenville is $25, Rockwall and Sachse $75, Heath $100 and McLendon-Chisholm $250. Repairs are exempt if the work does not exceed 25 percent of the fence area. Eight feet maximum in the side or rear yard. 36 inches in the front yard , and key lots are capped at 36 inches in both front yards. PVC is permitted. So are chain link, brick, stone, stucco, wrought iron and wood pickets. Worth knowing because Sachse, immediately north, prohibits vinyl outright. Razor wire prohibited. Barbed wire and electric fencing only for large livestock. An 8-foot visibility triangle applies on corner lots where a street and alley meet. If the fence crosses a utility or drainage easement, the city requires a notarized Property Owner Fence Release Waiver . No finished-side-out rule in Rowlett’s code. We build finished side out anyway, because it is the right way to do it. 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 Area is not your land
If your lot backs onto Lake Ray Hubbard, the strip between your rear lot line and the water is the Take Area. That land is owned by the City of Dallas , leased to the City of Rowlett, and subleased to adjacent property owners. You must have the sublease in place before Rowlett will issue a permit for anything in it, and the city requires a survey, deed and Texas ID to set one up. Permits are required inside the take area for retaining walls, boat houses, piers, docks, patios, barbecue pits, play structures, gazebos and walkways. Separate City of Dallas permits apply to seawalls, boat docks and dredging. The short version: tell us before we come out. It changes what can legally be built 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 Rowlett fence
Rowlett’s dominant soils are Heiden clay, Houston Black, Altoga silty clay and the Ferris-Heiden complex. Heiden measures 13.25 percent linear extensibility over the top three feet, marginally more than Houston Black’s 13. Dallas County overall comes out at 56 percent high or very high for shrink-swell, the lowest of the five counties we work in. That is not as reassuring as it sounds. It reflects urban land and some low-shrink Eddy soil in the county at large rather than anything good about Rowlett specifically. Parts of Rowlett also carry 5 to 12 percent slope classes, which matters for deck framing and for getting water away from posts rather than into them. 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 Rowlett
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 Rowlett
From Bayside, Waterview, Liberty Grove to established streets and brand-new construction, we install and repair fences and decks across Rowlett. Most of it is zoned to Garland ISD, with Rockwall ISD in the easternmost areas, along SH 66 and the President George Bush Turnpike. Whether you need an HOA-approved cedar privacy fence, a storm-damage repair or a new deck, we bring the same quality work to every Rowlett yard.
- Bayside
- Waterview
- Liberty Grove
- Harbor Pointe Estates
- Mariners Cove
- Lakeshore Park Estates
- Castle Hill Estates
Rowlett Questions
Do I need a permit to repair my fence in Rowlett?
Only if the work exceeds 25 percent of the fence area. Below that it is treated as maintenance.
Can I use vinyl fencing in Rowlett?
Yes. PVC is a permitted material here. Sachse, immediately north, prohibits vinyl, which causes a lot of confusion between neighbors.
I back onto the lake. Can I build a deck out there?
Not without a sublease first. The land between your rear lot line and the water belongs to the City of Dallas and is leased to Rowlett. The sublease has to be in place before the city will issue any permit for work in that strip.
How tall can my front yard fence be?
36 inches. If you are on a key lot, that applies to both front yards.
How fast can you get to Rowlett?
We are in Royse City, about 14 miles east. Call (469) 887-1100 and we come out, measure, and give you a written estimate, usually the same day.
Get a Written Scope in Rowlett
Tell us what you are looking at and roughly how much of it. We price the scope, and the price does not move unless the scope does.
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