Streator, Illinois fence and deck installation.
Xcel Outdoor Living builds fences, decks, and outdoor lighting in Streator, Illinois. Streator sits about 23.6 miles southeast of our shop in Spring Valley, an easy run for our crew. Fully insured and registered, and easy to find after the job is done.
Chain-link gate and side run · Streator, Illinois
- County
- LaSalle County
- From our shop
- 23.6 miles southeast
- ZIP
- 61364
- What we build
- Fencing, decking, outdoor lighting
Streator has a fence application of its own, separate from the building permit.
Streator does not fold fences into the general building permit. The city publishes a Fence Permit Application as its own form, alongside the building permit application in the same document center, which is a sign the department sees enough fence work to want it handled on its own terms.
The form asks for a fencing layout, and the city's zoning code treats a fence in the front yard differently from one along a side or rear line. Work out which one yours is before you fill anything in, because it changes what you are allowed to build.
The front yard rule is about seeing through the fence rather than how tall it is. Streator's 15.52.010(B) says a front yard fence may not obstruct visibility through more than seventy-five percent of its surface viewed straight on, and on a corner lot each street frontage counts as its own front yard. Material is a closed list at 15.52.010(H): board panel, picket, split rail, wrought iron, chain link, heavy woven wire or masonry. The question is not whether what you want is banned, it is whether it is on the list. One part of this stays with you: Streator's fence application wants the property line proven, either by a survey from a surveyor licensed by the State of Illinois or by a city inspector sighting true monuments or stakes a licensed surveyor placed. Start that early, because it is the item most likely to add weeks to a schedule.
The permit is ours to pull, and so is the JULIE locate. Xcel files with the village or county and covers the fee inside the price you were quoted. The only thing that comes back to you is a signature, where a town asks for one. The rest is ours: materials, scheduling, installation, and cleanup.
Who to ask in Streator
- Office
- City of Streator Building Department
- Form
- Fence Permit Application, in the city document center
- Also filed
- A fencing layout
City of Streator, building inspection forms (opens in a new tab)City of Streator, Municipal Code, title 15.52 (Fences) (opens in a new tab)Read August 1, 2026. Towns change their rules without telling anyone. Confirm before you build.
What we build in Streator.
The same three things we build everywhere in the valley, with the same crew and the same standards.
Fence and deck repair in Streator.
We repair fences and decks we put in, and ones we did not.
Recent Xcel installs.
Real jobs, photographed on site. Each caption names the county the work is in, not the town on this page. The Streator work is at the top of this page. These four are from elsewhere.
An easy run from the shop.
Streator is about 23.6 miles southeast of the shop.
That is a normal working distance for us and it is well inside the five counties we cover.
Streator questions.
Do you actually work in Streator?
Yes. Streator is in LaSalle County, one of the five counties we cover from Spring Valley. It is about 23.6 miles southeast of the shop.
How soon can you get out to look at a Streator job?
Call 815-579-2323 and we will book a consultation. Streator is about 23.6 miles from the shop, which is a normal working distance for us. We will go through scope and timing, with no pitch and no pressure.
Will a fence you build in Streator 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 Streator.
Do I need a permit for a fence in Streator?
Yes. Streator publishes a Fence Permit Application as a separate form from its general building permit, and asks for a fencing layout with it. The city's zoning code treats front-yard fences differently from side and rear ones, so the answer depends on where on the lot the fence goes. The permit is ours to pull, and so is the JULIE locate. Xcel files with the village or county and covers the fee inside the price you were quoted. The only thing that comes back to you is a signature, where a town asks for one. The rest is ours: materials, scheduling, installation, and cleanup.
Let’s walk your yard in Streator.
The estimate is free. Jake comes out to Streator 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