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Serving Faribault, MN and surrounding areas. (507) 497-9188
Faribault Deck & Fence builds decks throughout Savage. Whether your yard is flat, sloped toward the river bluffs, or wooded, we design and build outdoor spaces that fit your property and hold up to Minnesota winters.
Savage lots vary a lot - some are flat suburban parcels, others slope toward the Minnesota River. A custom deck design and build lets us work around your specific grade, tree placement, and view to make the most of your outdoor space.
Savage winters are hard on wood - freeze-thaw cycles crack boards and split grain season after season. Composite decking holds its shape and color through decades of Minnesota weather without the annual staining and sealing that wood demands.
Sloped yards in Savage - especially near the river bluffs and Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve - are perfect candidates for multi-level decks that step down with the grade rather than fighting it. This approach creates more usable outdoor space and avoids large retaining structures.
Much of Savage was built between the 1990s and 2010s, and the original decks on those homes are now 15 to 30 years old. If you are seeing rotted posts, loose boards, or wobbly railings, it is worth having someone look at the structure before the next season of heavy use begins.
Savage summers bring heat and afternoon thunderstorms - a pergola gives you shade and a place to sit outside even when the sun is direct. Combined with a solid deck, it turns a plain backyard into a space your family actually uses from May through October.
Scott County building code requires railings on elevated decks, and Savage enforces those requirements at inspection. We install code-compliant metal, wood, and composite rail systems that look clean and pass inspection on the first visit.
Savage sits along the north bank of the Minnesota River, and the terrain here is more varied than you find in many Twin Cities suburbs. Parts of the city have sloped lots, wooded parcels, and natural drainage channels that run toward the river. When you add a deck to a property like that, you need a builder who thinks about how water moves, where footings need to go to get below the frost line, and how the structure will behave over years of freeze-thaw cycles. Minnesota frost depth in this part of Scott County can push close to five feet, which means footings that are too shallow will heave and shift your deck off-level within a few seasons.
Most of Savage was developed between the early 1990s and the mid-2010s, which puts the average home in the 15-to-35-year-old range. Decks built during that era were often done with pressure-treated lumber that has reached the end of its practical life. Clay-heavy soils in parts of Scott County also mean the ground around footings shifts more than it would on sandy or loamy terrain. If your yard holds water after rain or your existing deck has any visible lean or wobble, those are signs the substructure is worth inspecting before you invest in new decking material on top.
Our crew works throughout Savage regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect deck builder work here. We pull permits through the City of Savage Community Development office, and we know how their inspection process runs so projects move through without delays.
Savage spans a pretty wide range of terrain for a suburb its size. The neighborhoods off County Road 42 are mostly flat and straightforward to build on, while the areas closer to the Minnesota River - and near Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve on the southern edge of the city - have real grade changes and wooded lots that require more planning. Highway 13 and County Road 42 are the main routes we use to reach jobs all across the city.
We also serve Prior Lake just to the south and Burnsville to the north - so if your neighbors across the city line are interested, we can handle that too.
Call or submit the form and we will get back to you within one business day. We schedule site visits throughout Savage and surrounding Scott County communities.
We walk your lot, assess the grade, check the existing structure if there is one, and price out your project in detail. You get a written estimate before committing to anything - no pressure, no vague numbers.
We handle the permit application with the City of Savage and schedule your build once approval comes through. You do not need to manage any of the paperwork.
Most standard decks in Savage take one to two weeks from start to finish. We clean up the site completely before we leave, and your project passes final inspection before we close it out.
We serve all of Savage, MN - from the neighborhoods off County Road 42 to the wooded lots near the river. Free estimates, no obligation.
(507) 497-9188Savage is a suburban city of around 36,000 in Scott County, sitting along the north bank of the Minnesota River about 20 miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis. The city grew quickly from the early 1990s through the 2010s, filling in with single-family neighborhoods that draw commuters looking for suburban space with easy access to the metro via Highway 13 and County Road 42. Most of the housing stock is two-story Colonials, split-level homes, and ramblers with attached garages - the classic Twin Cities suburban palette. Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve anchors the southern edge of the city with trails and natural land, and the Minnesota River bluffs define the northern edge, giving Savage more varied terrain than most suburbs its size.
Owner-occupancy is high in Savage, and residents tend to invest in their properties. The city has a strong commercial spine along County Road 42 with all the everyday services a family needs, while the quieter neighborhoods closer to the river have a more wooded, settled character. We serve Shakopee just to the west as well - another Scott County community with similar building stock and terrain.
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