Is building a deck a good investment?

Building a deck is a great way to improve your home and increase its value. According to Remodeling Magazine, you can recoup around 35% of the cost of your new deck if you plan on selling your home. And if you have already found your forever home, a deck is still an excellent investment. It offers you and your family more space to spend time together and enjoy nature away from the world – and that’s an investment that always makes sense!

How fast can you build my new deck?

At Deck Bros, we’re all about giving you a ready-to-use deck as fast as possible. We deliver most deck projects in less than a week, with a usual 3-day build time since demolition is complete. The timeframe can change depending on the specifics of your project or any custom upgrades you want to add to your deck.

Are you a licensed contractor?

Yes. Deck Bros is a fully licensed, bonded, and insured contractor serving Omaha Metro and surrounding areas, including Papillion, La Vista, Bellevue, and Gretna. We’ve also gotten our Iowa license in 2024, so now we can serve the beautiful homeowners of areas such as Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Missouri Valley, Atlantic, Carter Lake, and more of IA.

Who’s going to be working on my project?

Luan, the owner, leads an in-house team of skilled and licensed carpenters. Together, they bring over 30 years of carpentry experience and a flexible schedule to every decking project. Knowing all the ins and outs of custom carpentry, they’ll be able to get your project done quickly and efficiently.

Do you offer any warranties?

Yes! We offer a 5-year workmanship warranty that ensures your deck is built to last for as long as you’ll live in your home. Besides our warranty, you’ll also get a limited-to-lifetime warranty on manufacturer materials.

How much should I spend on a new deck?

The cost of building a deck depends on the size and elevation of your deck and the materials you’ll choose. With a beautiful wood grain look, cedar decks are naturally resistant to rot and pests – but they do require staining every other year. If you love the natural look of wood decks and don’t mind the extra maintenance, an average 12×12 cedar deck will cost around $14k. On the other hand, composite decks come with multiple design choices, minimal maintenance, and a limited lifetime warranty. For an average 20×12 composite deck with aluminum railings, fascia wrapping, and a set of stairs, you’re looking to spend around $27k. Get a more accurate quote based on your needs by requesting a free quote.

Deck Builder in Gretna, NE

Deck Bros is a Deck Builder in Gretna, NE, turning the blank slope behind a brand-new house into a deck you can step out onto. Full builds, clean installs, and honest repairs, all across Sarpy County.

2,500+

decks built & repaired

30+

years combined experience

500+

4.9 star reviews

5-year

Workmanship Warranty

A Note From Luan

Drive through the newer parts of Gretna and you’ll spot it on half the streets: a nice back door, sometimes a walk-out, sitting three or four feet above bare dirt with nothing built out to it. The house is finished. The backyard hasn’t caught up.

That gap is most of what we do out here. Folks close on a place near a growing subdivision, live in it a season, and realize the step down to the yard needs a deck before it’s usable.

I’m Luan Nguyen. My crews and I have put together more than 2,500 decks around the metro, and if you’re staring at that drop-off trying to picture what goes there, that’s the conversation we like having. Send a few photos and we’ll take it from there.

What Building a Deck in Gretna Involves

Gretna is one of the fastest-growing towns in Nebraska, and most of our work here is fresh construction in Sarpy County subdivisions. A new lot comes with a few things worth knowing up front:

Disturbed soil. The ground around a recent build is usually backfilled and loose, so footings have to reach past the frost line and get sized to the load.
HOA guidelines. Many newer neighborhoods set rules on deck size, height, and finish. We design inside them and square the plan before we break ground.
A city permit. Every deck needs one through the City of Gretna. We pull it and build to code, so the inspection is a formality. Our Omaha and Nebraska deck code guide spells out the rules.

Picking Your Boards

Most of what we build in Gretna is capped composite or PVC, but wood still has its place. Here’s the quick version:

Decking	Upkeep	How it ages	Feels like
Pressure-treated wood	Seal or stain on a cycle	Grays and can check over time	Budget-friendly, natural
Cedar	Periodic sealing	Weathers softly if left alone	Warm, natural grain
Composite (TimberTech, Trex)	An occasional wash	Holds its color for years	Consistent and low-fuss
PVC	An occasional wash	Shrugs off moisture, holds color	Light, splinter-free

Want the long version? Our TimberTech vs Trex breakdown compares the composite lines side by side.

The Work We Do in Gretna

Deck Building in Gretna

This is the ground-up build, and it’s the right call for a blank backyard with a walk-out to design around. We start at the footings and frame to fit your lot, your grade, and how you want to use the space, with real attention to the stairs and landings that get you down to the yard. See our custom deck building work.

Deck installation in Gretna

As a TimberTech Platinum Contractor, we’re factory-trained on the composite and PVC lines we install, which is also what lets us extend the material warranty on them. Bring us the boards you’ve picked and we handle framing through the last fastener. Here’s our deck installation process, and the cost to build, replace, or repair a deck page if you’re mapping out numbers.

Deck repair in Gretna

Not every deck in town is new, and repair is often the smart money. We fix:

We’ll walk the deck with you and give an honest read on whether it’s a fix or a rebuild. Read more about our deck repair work here

Why Gretna Homeowners Trust Deck Bros

Backed work

A 5-year workmanship warranty on top of the manufacturers’ board warranties

Credentials

Licensed, bonded, and insured (Omaha #2000717), Google Guaranteed, and BBB accredited

Experience

30+ years of combined carpentry and a 4.9-star rating across 500+ Google reviews

Flexibility

a 0% intro financing option through FNBO if you’d rather spread it out

How Your Deck Comes Together

We walk your lot

We look at the door height, the grade, and the yard, and talk through what fits the space and your neighborhood’s guidelines.

We handle the paperwork and the plan

You get a fixed price and a design, we pull the City of Gretna permit, and we line up the material for build day.

We frame and finish

About three days on site: footings, framing, boards, railings, then the debris is gone and the yard is clean.

The People on Your Job

The crews building your deck do carpentry for a living, and it shows in the parts you don’t see: the flashing behind the ledger, joists on 16-inch centers, footings below the frost line. We’ve been at this since 2020 and grown alongside towns like Gretna, treating a first deck in a new subdivision with the same care as a full replacement on an older home. More about us on our About page.

Recent Work Around Gretna

Photos say more about the finish and the framing than a description can.

A Few Questions We Get From Gretna Homeowners

Will my deck need to meet HOA rules?

Most newer subdivisions here have guidelines on size, height, and finish. We design to them and get the plan squared away before building.

How long does the build take?

Once we’re on site, a typical deck goes up in about three days, footings to final board.

Can you match a brand-new house?

Yes. We pick board color and railing style so the finished deck reads like it came with the home.

Luan Nguyen

Your Gretna Backyard, Finally Built Out

Call (402) 600-0810 or fill out the form and we’ll get a free estimate on the calendar.

Gretna keeps growing, and a lot of that growth is homes with a great view off the back door and no way to get out there yet. As a Deck Builder in Gretna, NE, Deck Bros is glad to help turn those new streets near Nebraska Crossing, Vala’s Pumpkin Patch, and Schramm Park into places where the backyard finally gets used. Learn more about the town at the City of Gretna and plan a day out through Nebraska tourism.