Decks in Reston, VA

A Reston deck goes to Fairfax County Land Development Services in PLUS because Reston is unincorporated and has no town building counter.

Decks are on the county eligible residential Fast Track list. Fairfax County describes a push to cut that residential plan review from five business days to one business day. Eligibility still depends on scope, complexity, and the code, and staff should be asked before the application is filed. That timing is not a promise that every Reston deck is reviewed in one business day.

The county building official requires a building permit before a new Reston deck is built and before an existing Reston deck is replaced. When the house is in a condo or a homeowners association, association management is checked first because the bylaws may restrict the deck. That association check is the owner's own step and does not replace the county building permit. Real Elite coordinates electrical, plumbing, and HVAC on a Reston deck and does not perform that work. The Reston deck price is a free written estimate after a site walk of the parcel.

Ask Fairfax County staff whether the Reston deck scope qualifies before treating the shorter Fast Track review as the clock for that parcel.