Fences and decks built in Ladd, Illinois.
Xcel Outdoor Living builds fences, decks, and outdoor lighting in Ladd, Illinois. Ladd sits about 4.0 miles north of our shop in Spring Valley, a short run for our crew. Fully insured and registered, and easy to find after the job is done.
Ladd at a glance
- County
- Bureau County
- From our shop
- 4.0 miles north
- ZIP
- 61329
- What we build
- Fencing, decking, outdoor lighting
Ladd allows no fence at all across a residential front yard.
Ladd's fence rules are Chapter 17.58 of the village code, added by Ordinance 1072, and the height table is the part that stops people. In a residential district the front yard and the corner side yard are both listed as none allowed. That is not a lower height limit and it is not a see-through requirement. It is no fence. Side and rear lines cap at six feet and may be fully solid. If your lot is on a corner in Ladd, the second street frontage counts as a corner side, so two of your boundaries can be off the table before you start.
The other Ladd particular is where the fence sits. It stays two feet back from any property line unless it is a division fence built directly on the boundary, and that route needs a written agreement with your neighbor recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds together with a boundary survey by a licensed Illinois land surveyor carried out inside the last six months. An older survey in a drawer will not do, which is the detail that catches people. Everything goes to the village building inspector on the general Application for Building Permit with a diagram of the fence; there is no separate fence form.
The approval stays in your name. We do not pull permits and we will not tell you we did. Once you have the green light, the build is ours: materials, scheduling, installation, and cleanup.
Who to ask in Ladd
- Ask at
- Village of Ladd municipal office, 121 N Main Ave
- Phone
- 815-894-2440
- Form
- Application for Building Permit. No separate fence form
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 to noon and 1:00 to 4:30
- Bring
- A diagram of the proposed fence
Village of Ladd Municipal Code 17.58, Fences, Walls and Berms (Ordinance 1072) (opens in a new tab)Read August 1, 2026. Towns change their rules without telling anyone. Confirm before you build.
What we build in Ladd.
The same three things we build everywhere in the valley, with the same crew and the same standards.
Recent Xcel installs.
Real jobs, photographed on site. Each caption names the county the work is in, not the town on this page. Our Ladd photographs are not among them. They exist, and they are too small to print.
Close enough to come back.
Ladd is about 4.0 miles north of the shop.
A short drive means we turn up when we said we would, and coming back is easy if something needs a second look.
Nearest towns we also serve
- Seatonville3.2 mi west
- Spring Valley4.0 mi south
- Peru6.0 mi southeast
- DePue6.1 mi southwest
- LaSalle7.4 mi southeast
Ladd questions.
Do you actually work in Ladd?
Yes. Ladd is in Bureau County, one of the five counties we cover from Spring Valley. It is about 4.0 miles north of the shop.
How soon can you get out to look at a Ladd job?
Call 815-579-2323 and we will book a consultation. At about 4.0 miles we are close enough to come look, and close enough to come back if something needs a second visit. You get a straight answer on scope and timing, with no pitch and no pressure.
Will a fence you build in Ladd hold up to an Illinois winter?
We set fence posts below the frost line. That is the part nobody sees, and it is the reason a shallow-set fence starts leaning by year three: frozen ground lifts the post and never sets it back down. It is a fair thing to ask anyone quoting you a fence in Ladd.
Do I need a permit for a fence in Ladd?
Yes, at any height. Ladd's code at 17.58.10 says no person may erect a fence or wall on any property in the village without a building permit from the village, and the ordinance sets no height below which you are exempt. Fences go on the general Application for Building Permit with a diagram rather than a fence form. The height table lists a residential front yard and corner side yard as none allowed and caps side and rear at six feet, and the code requires the finished side to face outward and prohibits barbed wire, razor wire and electrified fencing. Apply at the Village of Ladd office, 121 N Main Ave, on 815-894-2440. The approval stays in your name. We do not pull permits and we will not tell you we did. Once you have the green light, the build is ours: materials, scheduling, installation, and cleanup.
Let’s walk your yard in Ladd.
The estimate is free. Jake comes out to Ladd and walks the space with you. The number comes after, built on what he saw.
Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PMCall any time.We’re usually booking a few weeks out.
Limited lifetime manufacturer warranty on non-wood fence materialsCraftsmanship warranty on our deck builds and non-wood fence installsFully insured & registered