Pergolas, patio covers and landscaping in Olmos Park
Olmos Park, laid out in 1927 with all-masonry covenants, permits every fence, new or replacement, and checks plans in three working days.
What we build in Olmos Park
Pergolas
Cedar, aluminum, louvered and bioclimatic.
Covered Patios
Match-the-house roofs for year-round shade.
Landscaping
Sod, xeriscape, edging, lighting and hardscape.
Fencing
Cedar privacy, horizontal board, and wrought iron.
Starting price
16x30 basic wood deck with handrails
from$4,000
- 16 ft by 30 ft (480 sq ft)
- Basic wood, handrails
- Labor and materials
A 16x30 basic wood deck with handrails in Olmos Park starts at $4,000, labor and materials included. Covered patio, pergola or a bigger deck in Olmos Park? You get a fixed price in writing within 3 to 5 business days.
Price my projectBuilding in Olmos Park
Separate city inside Loop 410, west of Alamo Heights along McCullough
- ZIP and place78212
- A separate city west of Alamo Heights along McCullough, fully enclaved by San Antonio. Developed from 1927 by H.C. Thorman on roughly 1,600 acres with curving streets radiating from a central circle; the January 1927 covenants set a minimum house cost and required all exterior finishes to be masonry. Incorporated May 1939; about 0.61 square miles and 2,180 residents at the 2020 Census.
- Permit deskOlmos Park Building Department
- By appointment, through My Government Online, with plan check in about three working days. The usual residential-code exemptions apply except that all fences, new or replacement, all pools and all front-yard hardscape always need a permit. A survey or plat is required before any fence, carport, garage, pool or addition permit. General contractors post a city surety bond, work started before the permit is charged double, and extra inspections are billed.
- Fence rules
- Every fence is permitted, and the height and material limits live in the yards-and-fences article of the city code, confirmed with the building official for your lot before the quote. Sight triangles at intersections and driveways keep the 3-to-6-foot band clear. The 1927 masonry tradition shows in the stone and stucco walls along many lot lines, which a new run has to meet cleanly.
- Design review
- No architectural review body. The Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Adjustment handle variances, and the city is rewriting its zoning chapter with hearings that began in late 2025, so setbacks are confirmed against the current text at the consult.
- Ground
- Olmos Park sits in the Olmos Creek basin below the ridge Alamo Heights stands on. Olmos Dam, built in 1925 and 1926, makes the basin a normally dry detention area, and lots near its edge are checked against the flood map. Soil is a clay-and-chalk mix under a heavy canopy of live oaks and pecans.
- Lots and homes
- Lots typically 10,000 to 15,000 square feet with some over half an acre; homes from the 1920s through the 1950s, Tudor and Spanish Colonial Revival through early ranch, in stone, brick and stucco. Outdoor projects here are designed to match masonry and mature trees, not to fight slope.
Same six steps in Olmos Park
- Step 1: Consult
- Step 2: Design and scope
- Step 3: Materials
- Step 4: Permits and HOA
- Step 5: Build
- Step 6: Walk-through
What Olmos Park homeowners ask first
Does replacing a fence in Olmos Park need a permit?
Yes. Olmos Park is explicit that all fences, whether new or replacement, need a permit, along with all pools and any front-yard hardscape, even though the usual code exemptions apply to other small work. A survey or plat goes with the application. Klema Builders files it through My Government Online and carries the permit as a line item.
How long does the city take to review plans?
About three working days for plan check once a complete application is in, by appointment with the building department. Starting before the permit doubles the fee, so nothing is staged until the permit posts. Permit review is short here; the 3 to 5-business-day quote and the build weeks in your contract set the real calendar.
Is Klema Builders bonded with the City of Olmos Park?
General contractors working in Olmos Park post a city surety bond before pulling permits, and we carry that requirement as part of working here. It is one of the reasons a contractor who mainly works in San Antonio proper stumbles on an Olmos Park job.
Do you handle the permit and the design review in Olmos Park?
Yes. In Olmos Park that means the city permit through My Government Online with the survey or plat, filed by a bonded contractor, for every fence, pool, front-yard hardscape, cover or addition. We prepare the drawings, the site plan and the material list, file the application, and handle the back-and-forth; the permit and the review are line items in the quote. Every project starts with a free in-home consult and a fixed-price quote line by line within 3 to 5 business days, and we build across San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country and the I-35 corridor to Austin.
How much does a deck, pergola or covered patio cost in Olmos Park?
A 16x30 basic wood deck with handrails in Olmos Park starts at $4,000, labor and materials included. Covered patios, pergolas, composite and multi-level decks are quoted fixed-price, line by line, after a free in-home consult. The written quote arrives within 3 to 5 business days.
Can a new pergola or wall match my 1920s masonry?
That is the Olmos Park project. The 1927 covenants required masonry exteriors, so most lots have stone or stucco walls and columns that a new pergola, patio cover or fence should meet rather than ignore. We detail stone-clad columns, stucco to match, and iron between masonry piers, and the drawings go to the city with the permit.
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What does it cost to take down an old pergola or deck in Olmos Park?
A 12x12 pergola removal in Olmos Park starts at $3,750, haul-away and yard grading included. Decks, patio covers, fences, sheds, hot tubs and playsets are taken down in 1 to 3 business days, hauled off and the ground graded or raked. Concrete footings and any siding or stucco repair at the ledger are handled separately. Already tore it down yourself? We haul off the pile.
How long does a project take in Olmos Park?
A cedar pergola is built in 1 to 2 weeks on site once materials and approvals are in hand. A composite or cedar deck takes 3 to 6 weeks from signed contract to walk-through once the permit clears, and a multi-level or pool deck 6 to 10 weeks. City plan check is about three working days, so the permit rarely sets the schedule here. The schedule is committed in writing in the contract.
Built for Olmos Park lots, reviewed the first time.
Free in-home consult in Olmos Park, then a written fixed-price quote in 3 to 5 business days.