Southern Minnesota’s Custom Outdoor Living Company

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Custom Deck Builder in Southern Minnesota

Premium materials and meticulous craftsmanship create outdoor spaces your family enjoys for decades.

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Building Southern Minnesota’s Premium Outdoor Living Spaces

When you’re searching for a deck builder in Southern Minnesota, you want more than someone who can swing a hammer. You want a team that treats your backyard as seriously as you do. Decked Out MN has built custom decks, covered outdoor living spaces, and complete backyard transformations for homeowners across Faribault, Northfield, and the greater Twin Cities South Metro, MN since 2014.Every project starts with a conversation about how you actually want to use your outdoor space, whether that’s Sunday dinners with extended family, quiet mornings with coffee, or hosting the whole neighborhood for the Fourth of July. From there, our craftsmen bring premium materials, thoughtful design, and construction that meets Minnesota’s demanding building standards to every job. The result is an outdoor living space built for the way your family actually lives, not just a deck that looks good in photos.

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Your Project, Made Simple

We’ve simplified the experience of building a custom deck or outdoor living space into four clear stages, so you always know what’s happening with your project and when you’ll get to enjoy it.

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Consultation

We learn about your home, your property, and how you and your family want to use the space, from quiet mornings to weekend gatherings, before a single design decision gets made.

02

Design

Our team develops the layout, materials, and features best suited to your home and how you plan to use it, whether that's a custom composite deck, a covered outdoor living space, or a complete backyard transformation.

03

Construction

Our craftsmen handle every phase of construction, from footings and framing through finish work, with steady communication so you always know what to expect, what's happening on-site, and when your outdoor living space will be ready to enjoy.

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Enjoy

Once construction wraps up, you're left with a finished outdoor living space built for years of gatherings, quiet evenings, and everything in between, backed by materials and craftsmanship made to last.

What Southern Minnesota’s Climate Means for Your Deck Builder Choice

Southern Minnesota’s winters aren’t gentle on backyard structures. Frost reaches deep into the ground here, which is why the state’s building code requires footings for any attached deck to extend at least 42 inches below grade in this region, classified as Zone II for frost protection. Skip that depth and frost heave can lift a deck, rack the framing, and eventually pull the ledger away from your house.

We pour every footing to meet or exceed this standard, using layouts and post-base connections suited to Southern Minnesota’s clay-heavy soil. Combined with the region’s short, humid summer season, when your outdoor living space gets the most use, that structural groundwork is what separates a deck that lasts one decade from one that lasts three.

Zone II Frost Protection

Minnesota’s building code places Southern Minnesota, including Rice and Dakota counties, in Zone II, which requires deck footings to reach a minimum of 42 inches below grade. We meet that depth on every project, so your deck stays level and stable through decades of freeze-thaw cycles.

Built for Clay Soil

Much of Southern Minnesota sits on dense clay soil that expands and contracts with moisture and temperature. Our crews account for local soil conditions when placing footings and posts, so your deck stays solid instead of shifting season after season.

A Short, Busy Outdoor Season

With roughly four to five months of reliably warm weather, Southern Minnesota homeowners get more use out of every square foot of outdoor living space. We design decks and covered spaces that make the most of that window, from early spring to late fall.

Outdoor Living Services Built Around Your Home

From new construction to full replacements, we handle every part of bringing an outdoor living space to life, matching materials and design to how your family actually spends time outside.

Deck Building

Custom decks designed and framed from the ground up, built to fit your home's architecture, your yard's layout, and the way you want to use your outdoor space for decades to come.

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Composite/Trex Deck Installation

Low-maintenance composite and Trex decking gives you the look of wood without the sanding, staining, or splinters, backed by manufacturer warranties and installed by a TrexPro Gold certified team that knows how these materials perform through Minnesota winters.

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Deck Lighting

Post cap lights, step lights, and accent fixtures extend your evenings outside and make stairs and transitions safer after dark, all wired, placed, and finished by our own crews as part of your original design.

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Deck Railing

Aluminum, cable, and traditional wood railing options built to Minnesota code and matched to your home's style, whether you want a clean modern look, a traditional wood railing, or something in between for your finished outdoor living space.

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Deck Replacement/Repair

Aging, sagging, or storm-damaged decks get a full evaluation and, where needed, a complete rebuild using today's materials and construction standards, not just a patch job that buys you another season before the same problems come back.

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Why Southern Minnesota Homeowners Trust Our Craftsmanship

Decked Out MN has served Southern Minnesota homeowners since 2014, and our crew brings more than 50 years of combined hands-on building experience to every project. We’re TrexPro Gold Certified Installers, a distinction Trex reserves for contractors who meet its standards for training and installation quality.
We carry full licensing and insurance, and every deck we build meets or exceeds Minnesota’s building code, including the 42-inch frost footing depth required throughout this region. For homeowners who want to spread the cost of a larger project, we offer financing through Hearth Financial. We also accept cash, check, and bank transfer.
None of that replaces the work itself, but it’s why homeowners across Faribault, Northfield, and the South Metro keep referring us to their neighbors.

TrexPro Gold Certified

Fully Licensed & Insured

Since 2014

50+ Years Combined Experience

Financing Available

Proudly Building Outdoor Living Spaces Throughout the South Metro

We build custom decks and outdoor living spaces throughout Twin Cities South Metro, MN and Southern Minnesota, with deep roots in Faribault, Northfield, Owatonna, Cannon Falls, and Elko New Market. We also serve homeowners in Lakeville, Prior Lake, Farmington, Credit River, Savage, Burnsville, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Jordan, and Shakopee.
Wherever you’re located across this region, you get the same design process, the same construction standards, and the same crew that shows up when they say they will. That consistency is what a real outdoor living company looks like, no matter which city you call home.

Primary Service Areas

Faribault, MN Northfield, MN Owatonna, MN Cannon Falls, MN Elko New Market, MN

Also Serving

Lakeville, MN Prior Lake, MN Farmington, MN Credit River, MN Savage, MN

Burnsville, MN Apple Valley, MN Rosemount, MN Jordan, MN Shakopee, MN

What It’s Like to Work With Us

Answers to Your Outdoor Living Questions

Do You Build Decks Outside of Faribault?

Yes, we build custom decks throughout Southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities South Metro, MN, not just in Faribault. Our primary service area includes Faribault, Northfield, Owatonna, Cannon Falls, and Elko New Market, along with Lakeville, Prior Lake, Farmington, Credit River, Savage, Burnsville, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Jordan, and Shakopee. If you’re unsure whether your home falls within our service area, reach out and we’ll let you know.

What Does Your Deck Building Process Look Like?

Every one of our projects moves through four clear stages: consultation, design, construction, and enjoying the finished space. We start by learning about your home and how you want to use it, then develop a custom design using the materials you choose, whether that’s Composite/Trex Deck Installation or a traditional wood deck. Construction follows a clear timeline with steady communication, so you always know what’s happening and when.

Are You Licensed and Insured in Minnesota?

Yes, Decked Out MN is fully licensed and insured to build custom decks throughout the state of Minnesota. We’re also TrexPro Gold Certified Installers, a certification Trex awards to contractors who meet its training and installation standards. Every project we build meets or exceeds Minnesota’s building code, including frost footing depth requirements specific to this region, so you can be confident your investment is built to last.

How Long Has Decked Out MN Been Building Decks?

Decked Out MN has been building custom decks and outdoor living spaces in Southern Minnesota since 2014. Our crew brings more than 50 years of combined hands-on experience to every project, from custom composite decks to complete backyard transformations. That combination of company history and individual craftsman experience means your project is in experienced hands from the first conversation through the final walkthrough.

What Outdoor Living Services Do You Offer?

We offer Deck Building, Composite/Trex Deck Installation, Deck Lighting, Deck Railing, and Deck Replacement/Repair for homeowners throughout Southern Minnesota. Whether you’re starting from scratch, replacing an aging deck, or adding lighting and railing to an existing space, our crew handles design and construction from the first sketch through the final walkthrough, no matter the size of the project.

Let’s Build the Backyard You’ll Love Coming Home To

Whether you’re replacing an aging deck or creating a completely new outdoor living space, our team is ready to help bring your vision to life with craftsmanship you can trust and a process you’ll enjoy.

What happens next?

We’ll contact you within 1 business day
We’ll schedule a time to see your property
We’ll discuss your goals and provide a transparent estimate

Let’s Build the Backyard You’ll Love Coming Home To

Whether you’re replacing an aging deck or creating a completely new outdoor living space, Decked Out MN is the deck builder in Southern Minnesota ready to bring your vision to life, with craftsmanship you can trust and a process you’ll actually enjoy.

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