Baltimore County, Maryland
Decks, fences, and patios for Baltimore County homeowners
Baltimore County wraps around the city from Catonsville and Owings Mills to Towson, Perry Hall, and White Marsh, with older established neighborhoods and newer developments alike. Many homes here have deep back lots and aging original decks that are ready for replacement.
Communities we serve
Find your Baltimore community
Each community page covers the local planning details for that service, from who issues permits to what the housing stock usually needs. We serve all of Baltimore County; these are the communities with dedicated pages so far.
Perry Hall
A northeastern suburb of about 11,000 homes, roughly three-quarters owner-occupied, with a median construction year around 1984: colonials, split-levels, and raised ranchers from the 1970s through 1990s, joined by the Honeygo planned subdivisions of the late 1990s and 2000s, most of which have homeowners associations.
Permits: Baltimore County Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections
Catonsville
A streetcar-era suburb on the Patapsco with about 17,000 homes, half of them detached single-family houses: Victorians and Craftsman bungalows along Frederick Road in Old Catonsville, surrounded by 1950s and 1960s ranchers and split-levels on established, tree-lined lots.
Permits: Baltimore County Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections
Lutherville-Timonium
Two adjoining communities (Lutherville and Timonium, counted separately by the Census since 2010) with some of the county's oldest suburban housing: ranchers, split-levels, and colonials with median construction years around 1958 and 1963, about 84 percent owner-occupied, plus later subdivisions such as Mays Chapel.
Permits: Baltimore County Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections
Towson
The county seat mixes a dense core of apartments with pre-war and mid-century neighborhoods: brick rowhomes in Rodgers Forge (1,777 homes built 1925 to 1956), small-lot colonials in Stoneleigh and Idlewylde, and post-war houses further out. About a third of homes are detached, so yards are often narrow and shared fence lines are the norm.
Permits: Baltimore County Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections
Pikesville
A northwest suburb built out mostly in the 1950s and early 1960s with ranchers, colonials, and split-levels in neighborhoods such as Sudbrook Park, Old Court, and Colonial Village, on established lots with mature trees. Many original decks and fences from later decades are now due for replacement.
Permits: Baltimore County Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections
County guidance
Building in Baltimore County
These points apply county-wide. Community pages note where a town or overlay district changes the picture.
- The county's deck permit page requires a permit for decks more than 16 inches above grade or larger than 120 square feet, and for any deck in a county historic district, on the Landmarks List, in the floodplain, or in the Critical Area; inspections follow through the Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections.
- County zoning limits residential fences to 42 inches in a front yard and 6 feet in side and rear yards, with taller fences allowed only with additional setback.
- Accessory structures over 120 square feet need a permit and must sit at least 2.5 feet from side and rear lines; fences may not be placed in easements.
- Inside the county's historic districts (including Lutherville, Sudbrook Park, Relay, and Historic East Towson), the Landmarks Preservation Commission must approve exterior and site changes such as fences and decks.
Source: Baltimore County Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections. Requirements change; we confirm current rules for each project.
Our services
- Custom Deck BuildingFrom simple platform decks to multi-level outdoor rooms, Roso designs and builds decks in wood or composite for homeowners across Baltimore, Howard, Anne Arundel, and Carroll counties.
- Fence InstallationRoso installs wood, vinyl, and aluminum fences for yards, pools, and pets across Baltimore, Howard, Anne Arundel, and Carroll counties, set straight, set deep, and built to hold up through Maryland winters.
- Paver Patios & HardscapingRoso builds paver patios, walkways, and seating walls with a properly compacted base and drainage planned from the start, for homeowners in Baltimore, Howard, Anne Arundel, and Carroll counties.
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