Castle Pines, CO · Family-owned
Owner-built by Jon & Janessa LangDecks for homes in the City of Castle Pines and the gated Village, drawn for the right permit office and the right design review. Built by Jon & Janessa Lang.
Castle Pines deck permits
Two homes a mile apart in Castle Pines can follow two different rule books. If you live inside the City of Castle Pines, your deck permit comes from the city building department. If you live in the gated Village at Castle Pines, you are in unincorporated Douglas County, even when your mail says Castle Rock.
That one fact decides who reviews your drawings, which code year they check, and how many sign-offs you need before a single post hole gets dug. We sort it out on the first visit, then draw the deck for that office.
“After researching several local companies, they were the clear winner. The quality far exceeded the cost, craftsmanship in every square inch.”
Dale Maxey · Custom deckWhat changes the build here
These come straight from the city, the county, the Village and the state geology survey. We read them so your plan is right the first time.
The Colorado Geological Survey studied north-central Douglas County and found clay-rich bedrock that heaves when it gets wet. It also found wind-blown soil that can sink when it gets wet or carries weight. A deck footing has to handle both, so we set it deep and steer roof water away from it.
In the Village, Douglas County sets snow load by elevation. A lot below 6,500 feet is designed for 35 pounds per square foot. From 6,500 to 6,999 feet it is 40, and from 7,000 to 7,499 it is 45, with no reductions allowed. We check how high your lot sits before we size a single joist.
The Village earned Firewise USA certification, and part of that work was guarding roofs, vents and decks from blowing embers. Under a deck in the pines, dry needles pile up fast. We leave room to clean under it and talk with you about what goes below the boards.
The city builds to the 2021 International Residential Code, and a city permit is good for 180 days after it is issued. Douglas County works from the 2024 code for Village homes. So we never carry one plan across the line without checking it against the other office.
“The inspector was impressed by their system and mentioned this deck is built to withstand a hurricane.”
Dominic ValenzuelaCastle Pines deck requests
Every yard is its own puzzle, but a few requests come up again and again in this town. Here is how we handle each one.
Nothing goes up until the Castle Pines Homes Association design review says yes. Its page asks for two copies of the plans, each at least 17 by 24 inches. The committee meets on the third Wednesday of each month, so we time the paperwork around that date.
The Village holds two Jack Nicklaus courses, Castle Pines Golf Club and The Country Club at Castle Pines. Castle Pines Golf Club hosted the BMW Championship in August 2024. If your deck pushes into the golf setback or changes what golfers see, the course gets a say too.
The Village is a dark sky community with its own lighting rules. We pick low, shielded step and post lights and put them in the design review packet, so the lights never hold up the deck.
On August 15, 2026, storms dropped so much hail in Douglas County that crews ran snowplows to clear the streets. Folks who lived through that ask us about composite boards and covered decks that can take a beating.
The Canyons sits east of I-25 between the Hess Road and Happy Canyon Road interchanges, and more than half of it is set aside for parks and open space. Many backyards face that open land, so the deck becomes the spot where you sit and take it in.
Douglas County will not let a deck hang off brick or stone veneer unless an engineer signs off. Plenty of Village homes have stone on the back wall, so we plan a beam that stands on its own posts or line up the engineering early.
Deck reviews
These are Google reviews from Front Range deck jobs. The names that keep coming up are Jon, Janessa and their crew.
“They tore out our very old deck and built a new, much bigger one. They started exactly when they said and showed up every day on time. Our new deck is AWESOME, love the TimberTech too.”
“We had Jon, Andrew, and Derrick rebuild our deck. The crew was always on time and professional. Jon designed a creative privacy wall for us and delivered on all his promises. We enjoy it every day!”
“We chose a picture-frame design with black railing. Jon was very easy to work with and always on time. Very happy! Would do business again with him and highly recommend them.”
Castle Pines neighborhoods
We build on both sides of the city line and on both sides of I-25. Some of the places we work:
Castle Pines deck questions
Send us your address and a rough idea. We'll tell you if you are in the city or the Village, what that office will want to see, and put an itemized number on paper.
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