Deck Permitting in St. Louis, MO

Pulling a deck permit in the St. Louis metro means figuring out which of two dozen jurisdictions you’re in, what that particular office wants in a submittal, when their review window is, and what they’ll want to see at each inspection. We do that for a living. Hand it to us and stop chasing it.

What we handle

• Figuring out the jurisdiction. Whether you file with your city, St. Louis County, or St. Charles County isn’t always obvious from your mailing address.
• Assembling the submittal to that office’s standards — drawings, site plan, and any forms they require.
• Filing the application and paying the fee on your behalf if you’d rather we did.
• Plan review comments. If the reviewer wants a change, we make it and resubmit instead of leaving you to interpret it.
• Subdivision and HOA approval where a trustee sign-off is required before the city will even look at it.
• Inspection scheduling — footing, framing, and final — and being there for them.

Why it’s not as simple as it sounds

Footing depth, guardrail height, ledger attachment, and how far a deck can sit from a property line all vary by jurisdiction. So does turnaround time. A submittal that sails through one office gets rejected across the county line for a detail nobody told you about. The cost of getting it wrong is a stalled job and a second filing fee.

A note on fees

Our service fee is separate from what the municipality charges. Permit fees in this area are typically set by project valuation, so the city’s number depends on the size of your deck. We’ll tell you what to expect before you commit to anything.

Where we work

Maryland Heights, St. Charles, O’Fallon, St. Peters, Ballwin, Chesterfield, Wentzville, Dardenne Prairie, Wildwood, Creve Coeur, and the rest of the St. Louis metro.