Zircon Construction is a general contractor based in Twin Falls. We scope your roofing, fencing, landscaping or window project, give you a written price, and schedule and manage the vetted local subcontractors who do the work. You deal with one person from the estimate to the final walkthrough.
What makes Twin Falls projects different
Old townsite homes and new subdivisions
Twin Falls was founded in 1904 on the Twin Falls irrigation tract and incorporated in 1905. Its oldest neighborhoods sit near downtown, including the Original Townsite Residential Historic District (roughly between Blue Lakes Avenue, Addison Avenue, 2nd Avenue East and 2nd Avenue West) and the City Park Historic District. Homes there often have older window openings, layered roofs and mature trees along the fence line.
The city grew from about 51,800 people in 2020 to an estimated 55,600 in 2024, and much of that growth has been farmland turning into subdivisions on the edges of town. Newer homes usually mean builder-grade windows, a first roof reaching mid-life, and bare backyards waiting for fencing and landscaping.
Weather: dry, windy and hard on materials
Twin Falls sits at about 3,740 feet on the Snake River Plain. It gets about 10.8 inches of precipitation and roughly 24 inches of snow a year, and summers are very dry. July highs average in the upper 80s and January lows in the low 20s.
Strong wind is the bigger issue. The National Weather Service in Pocatello issues wind advisories and high wind warnings for the Magic Valley, and summer thunderstorms bring sudden gusts. Hail does happen here, but the Western Regional Climate Center notes it’s usually small compared with the central U.S.
Canal water and pressurized irrigation
Most of the south side of the river gets irrigation water through the Twin Falls Canal Company. The City of Twin Falls is a shareholder, and it delivers that canal water to many newer subdivisions through city-run pressurized irrigation stations. The city says water usually reaches customers in late April or May and the season normally ends in mid-October. In dry years the canal company has cut deliveries, and the city has asked residents to follow a watering schedule.
Under the topsoil, much of the Twin Falls area is wind-deposited silt over basalt. State geologists note a hard caliche layer is common at the soil-basalt contact, and its thickness varies a lot from lot to lot. That matters for fence posts, retaining walls and sprinkler trenches.
Permits: City of Twin Falls Building Safety
Inside city limits, permits go through the City of Twin Falls Building Safety Department. The city’s permit requirements page lists reroofing as exempt, lists new windows among alterations that need a permit, and requires a permit for fences over 7 feet.
The city’s fence handout also limits fences to 3 feet in sight triangles near driveways, alleys and street corners. Properties in a flood zone need a floodplain permit. Homes outside city limits go through Twin Falls County instead. Rules change, so we confirm them for your address before work starts.
Our services in Twin Falls
Roofing
Wind is what usually starts a roofing call in Twin Falls: lifted shingles, torn ridge caps or a section blown off. We check whether a repair holds or whether the roof has reached replacement age, and we look at fascia, soffit and gutters as part of the roofline. See our roofing service.
Fencing
A 6-foot backyard fence normally doesn’t need a building permit in Twin Falls, but corner lots and driveways run into the 3-foot sight-triangle rule. Posts need to be set for wind load, and caliche can make digging slow. Our fencing service covers wood, vinyl, chain link and ornamental metal.
Landscaping
If your subdivision is on city pressurized irrigation, we design sprinkler zones around canal-water delivery, including filtering for debris, and around watering schedules. Water-wise plantings and rock make sense for dry summers and curtailment years. See our landscaping service.
Windows
Big swings between summer and winter temperatures, plus dry wind, make drafty windows easy to notice here. Older townsite homes may need full-frame replacement, while newer homes are often good retrofit candidates. Our window replacement service handles the permit where one is required.
Nearby areas we also serve
- Kimberly, just east of town
- Filer and Buhl, to the west
- Jerome, across the canyon
- Burley and Mini-Cassia, east on I-84
See the full list on our service areas page.
Common questions
Do I need a permit to replace my roof in Twin Falls?
The City of Twin Falls lists reroofing as exempt from a building permit. New roof structure, like new trusses, is different. If you’re outside city limits, check with Twin Falls County. We confirm this for your address before we start.
How tall can my fence be in Twin Falls without a permit?
The city requires a building permit for fences over 7 feet. Near driveways, alleys and street intersections, fences are limited to 3 feet in the sight triangle. Check the city’s fence handout or call Building Safety to confirm before you build.
Can my new sprinklers run on pressurized irrigation?
If your subdivision is served by one of the city’s pressurized irrigation stations, yes. That water is untreated canal water and isn’t safe to drink, so it has to stay separate from your house water. It’s only on during the irrigation season, roughly spring through mid-October.
Get a free estimate in Twin Falls
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