Deck Builder in Murfreesboro, TN
Premium custom decks, covered porches, and pergolas for Murfreesboro homes — engineered for Rutherford County rock and Tennessee summers, sized for the way your family actually uses the backyard, and priced in writing before we start.
The deck your house should have come with
Murfreesboro has grown faster than almost any city in Tennessee, and the builders who put up its neighborhoods were building to a price. The result is a city full of good homes with ten-by-twelve decks, bare concrete pads, and backyards that have never quite worked. Fixing that is most of what Deck Hoss does here.
We design and build custom decks across Murfreesboro and Rutherford County — from the newer subdivisions in Blackman, Barfield, and Salem to the established neighborhoods around downtown, Old Fort Park, and Indian Hills. Most projects start by removing a builder deck and end with an outdoor room sized for real life: a bigger footprint, low-maintenance composite decking, a covered section against the afternoon sun, and framing that is engineered rather than merely passable.
Rutherford County adds one wrinkle the rest of Middle Tennessee mostly does not: shallow limestone. Footings here hit rock often enough that we plan for it on every job, setting posts correctly on solid rock rather than stopping short. It is invisible once the deck is finished, and it is the entire reason the deck stays level and square for decades.
Fewer projects. Higher standards.
Builder-grade, upgraded
Most of our Murfreesboro work is replacing small builder decks with the deck the house deserved — properly sized, shaded, and built to last.
Rock-ready footings
Rutherford County limestone sits shallow. We expect it, set posts correctly on rock with rated hardware, and price it in up front.
Fixed-price proposals
A detailed, itemized proposal before we start, and a final invoice that matches it. No allowance games, no surprise extras.
HOA-ready plans
Nearly every Murfreesboro subdivision built since 2000 has architectural review. We provide clean, documented plans that make sign-off straightforward.
Composite & wood
Low-maintenance composite and PVC or natural wood — chosen for Tennessee humidity and freeze-thaw, not just for looks.
Veteran-owned
Founded by U.S. Army veteran Hunter Privette on a simple standard: do it right, or don't do it.
What we build in Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro has added tens of thousands of homes since 2000, and most of them came with either a bare patio or a deck sized to the builder’s budget. Our Rutherford County work reflects that:
- Replacing undersized builder decks in Blackman, Barfield, and Salem with decks sized for a family and a crowd
- Composite decks for households that would rather spend Saturdays on the deck than staining it
- Covered porches and pergolas on west-facing lots where the afternoon sun otherwise clears the deck by June
- Footings built for Rutherford County rock, where shallow limestone changes how posts are set and what it takes to do it right
- Replacement of older decks in the neighborhoods around downtown, Old Fort Park, and the MTSU side of town
See the materials on our composite decking page, roofed structures on covered porches and pergolas, and typical ranges in the deck cost guide.
Blackman, Barfield, Salem, and the rest of the ’Boro
The growth corridors. Blackman on the west side, Barfield and the neighborhoods off Barfield Crescent Road to the south, and the Salem Pike and Cason Lane areas are where most of Murfreesboro’s new housing has gone: Liberty Valley, Savannah Ridge, Berkshire, Puckett Downs, Evergreen Farms, Westlawn, and dozens more. Homes are newer, HOAs are the norm, and the deck that came with the house is usually the first thing a family outgrows. These are our most common Rutherford County projects, and most of them are composite decks built to a plan the architectural committee can approve in one pass.
Established Murfreesboro. The streets around downtown and Old Fort Park, Indian Hills, the neighborhoods near MTSU, and the older subdivisions off Memorial Boulevard and Northfield were built from the 1960s through the 1990s on larger, treed lots. Their original decks are aging out, and replacement here means new footings, a properly flashed ledger, and a design that uses the lot the builder ignored.
What is under the ground. Rutherford County sits on shallow limestone, and footings in Murfreesboro regularly hit rock well above frost depth. That is not a problem when the crew expects it and sets the posts correctly on rock; it is a serious problem when a builder gives up and sets them short. We plan for it, and it is one reason our decks stay level. Outside the city limits, toward Christiana, Rockvale, and Walter Hill, permits come from the county and septic systems limit where a deck can sit.
Permits and HOA approval in Murfreesboro
Inside the city limits, the City of Murfreesboro’s building and codes department issues residential deck permits; in unincorporated Rutherford County, including Christiana, Rockvale, and Walter Hill, the county building codes office does. A new or replacement deck is permitted work with inspections at footings, framing, and final. Most Murfreesboro subdivisions built since 2000 add architectural review through the HOA, and that approval generally comes before the permit.
Deck Hoss prepares the plans, submits the HOA packet, pulls the permit, and schedules inspections; the schedule in your fixed-price proposal already accounts for them. Our process page walks through the sequence, and the deck cost guide covers what a typical Rutherford County build runs.
What Murfreesboro homeowners ask before they build
Do I need a permit to build a deck in Murfreesboro?
Yes. Inside the city limits the permit comes from the City of Murfreesboro; in unincorporated Rutherford County it comes from the county. New and replacement decks are inspected at footings, framing, and final. Deck Hoss pulls the permit and schedules the inspections on every project.
What happens when your footings hit rock?
In Murfreesboro they often do, because the limestone is shallow. We expect it, and we set the posts correctly on solid rock with the right hardware rather than stopping short. It is part of the plan and part of the price, not a surprise on build day.
Can you replace a small builder deck with a bigger one?
That is our most common Murfreesboro project. We remove the builder deck, set new footings sized for the larger footprint, and build a deck designed around how your family actually uses the backyard, usually in composite and often with a covered section. Your HOA packet and permit are part of the job.
Do you work with HOA architectural committees?
Yes. Most newer Murfreesboro subdivisions require architectural review before construction. We prepare the drawings, material list, and color selections the committee asks for and submit the packet, then pull the city permit once the HOA has approved.
What does a deck cost in Murfreesboro?
Every project gets a detailed fixed-price proposal before any work starts, and the final invoice matches it. Rock excavation and HOA requirements can affect the number, and our Nashville deck cost guide shows typical installed ranges by material so you can budget before we talk.
How far outside Murfreesboro do you build?
We cover all of Rutherford County, including Smyrna, La Vergne, Christiana, Rockvale, and Walter Hill, as well as the rest of Middle Tennessee. If you are unsure whether your address is in our area, call or send the form and we will confirm.
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Tell us what you're working with — a builder deck that's too small, a concrete pad, or a blank backyard — and we'll follow up to schedule a visit and put together a fixed-price proposal.
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Hours
Monday – Saturday
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Serving
Murfreesboro and all of Rutherford County — Blackman, Barfield, Salem, Westlawn, Indian Hills, and out toward Smyrna, La Vergne, and Christiana.
Nearby Areas
We also build in Nashville, Franklin, Brentwood, Mt. Juliet, and Hendersonville. See all of our service areas.
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