LaSalle fence and deck installation.
Xcel Outdoor Living builds fences, decks, and outdoor lighting in LaSalle, Illinois. LaSalle sits about 5.6 miles east 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.
Vinyl privacy fence · LaSalle, Illinois
LaSalle at a glance
- County
- LaSalle County
- From our shop
- 5.6 miles east
- ZIP
- 61301
- What we build
- Fencing, decking, outdoor lighting
LaSalle wants the posts on your side and the good face on your neighbor's.
Section 150.40 of the city code covers fences on their own, and it starts earlier than most people expect. A permit has to be sought from the office of the building inspector before any fence is constructed, with no height below which you can skip it. The application takes a diagram showing the fence type, its height and where it will sit, and the inspector issues or refuses on whether that diagram complies, so the drawing is doing real work rather than filling a box. Two construction rules sit in the same section. Every fence has to be built with its posts on the interior, facing into your own property. A solid fence, which the code defines as eighty percent or more solid surface, goes up with the finished side turned toward the abutting property or the street.
One rule is worth reading twice if you are replacing rather than starting fresh. An older fence that does not meet the current section is allowed to stay as it is, but the moment a portion of it is destroyed or removed, that portion cannot be repaired or replaced unless the replacement complies. A fence that has stood for decades does not carry its exemption into its replacement. Corner lots answer to two separate provisions in two chapters of the code, and neither one displaces the other, so a fence near a LaSalle corner has to clear both rather than whichever is kinder. Ask us and we will look at what is there before anything comes out.
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 LaSalle
- Ask at
- City of LaSalle Building Inspector, City Hall second floor, 745 Second St
- Phone
- 815-223-3755 ext. 5020
- Form
- Building permit application; the city publishes no separate fence form
- Bring
- A diagram showing the fence type, height and proposed location
City of LaSalle Code of Ordinances 150.40, Construction of Fences (the city, not LaSalle County) (opens in a new tab)Read August 1, 2026. Towns change their rules without telling anyone. Confirm before you build.
What we build in LaSalle.
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. The LaSalle work is at the top of this page. These four are from elsewhere.
Close enough to come back.
LaSalle is about 5.6 miles east 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
- Peru2.0 mi west
- Oglesby3.1 mi southeast
- Utica4.3 mi east
- Spring Valley5.6 mi west
- Ladd7.4 mi northwest
LaSalle questions.
Do you actually work in LaSalle?
Yes. LaSalle is in LaSalle County, one of the five counties we cover from Spring Valley. It is about 5.6 miles east of the shop.
How soon can you get out to look at a LaSalle job?
Call 815-579-2323 and we will book a consultation. At about 5.6 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 LaSalle 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 LaSalle.
Do I need a permit for a fence in LaSalle?
Yes, and there is no minimum height that gets you out of it. Section 150.40 of the City of LaSalle code requires a permit from the building inspector before any fence is constructed, and the application must include a diagram showing the fence type, height and proposed location. The same section puts the posts on the interior facing your own property, and requires a solid fence, meaning eighty percent or more solid surface, to show its finished side to the abutting property or the street. An existing fence that does not comply may stay, but any portion of it that is removed has to be replaced to the current rules. Corner lots are governed by two separate provisions in two chapters and a fence has to satisfy both, so ask the building inspector before material is bought. LaSalle County's fencing permit is a separate process covering unincorporated land. 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 LaSalle.
The estimate is free. Jake comes out to LaSalle 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