Reston, VA
Outdoor Living in Reston, VA
Screened porches, covered patios, and pergolas built as part of the house, not an afterthought.
Outdoor Living · Reston
Why Reston homeowners hire us.
A Reston pergola is an outdoor-living filing with Fairfax County Land Development Services on an unincorporated parcel, separate from the open-deck facts.
A Reston deck that carries a pergola often has to sit inside the same setbacks as the house. A partial extension of that deck into a setback is allowed only when the height and depth limits for the extension are met.
A screened porch or a sunroom in Reston is not filed from these pergola rules. The Reston pergola price is a free written estimate after a site walk of the parcel.
For this area, see Permits in Fairfax County: what to expect.
Pergola setbacks
Read the Reston parcel's setbacks before the pergola is drawn, whether it rides on the deck or stands alone in the yard.
Why Reston homeowners choose Real Elite
- ·Family-run remodeling and exterior contracting.
- ·Discuss the scope of your Reston outdoor living project at the estimate.
- ·Virginia Class A Contractor 2705198604 (HIC) — residential home improvement.
Questions about outdoor living in Reston
Can a Reston pergola share the deck permit?+
A pergola set on a Reston deck may need its own permit, and the manufacturing details plus the size decide. Fairfax County suggests building that deck and that pergola together under one building permit.
Where can a freestanding Reston pergola sit?+
A pergola standing in the Reston yard on its own follows the zoning rules for where that kind of structure may sit. The building code requires a permit for a freestanding accessory structure larger than 256 square feet.
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