The busiest deck builder in the City of Little Rock in the last 12 months on file was Garbacz Construction, with 5 porch and deck permits; 112 deck builders pulled 223 porch and deck permits on homes there from May 2023 to April 2026, and 56% of their permits a year or more old reached completion.
45 of them filed one in the last 12 months on file. The middle filed job value was $25,500. Next were Sideco Inc (4 permits) and Lewis & Company Construction (3); busy is not the same as careful. Side by side: permits filed, share finished and permits in the last 12 months on file for each firm. Pick what you value and the list re-orders.
Data through April 2026 · updated
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The top 12 of the 45 firms that filed a porch and deck permit in the last 12 months on file, May 2025–Apr 2026, ranked by how many they filed, with each firm's permits in the whole file and the share of its permits a year or more old that were finished. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not necessarily a careful one.
| # | Contractor | Last 12 mo | Permits | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garbacz Construction | 5 | 23 | 49% |
| 2 | Sideco Inc | 4 | 13 | 5 of 9 |
| 3 | Lewis & Company Construction | 3 | 8 | — |
| 4 | Azpilcueta Construction & Roofing LLC | 3 | 5 | — |
| 5 | Better Lawns and Garden | 2 | 7 | — |
| 6 | Faith Fence LLC | 2 | 5 | — |
| 7 | R & J Const and Comm Bldg, LLC | 2 | 4 | — |
| 8 | Richard Harp Homes Inc | 2 | 4 | — |
| 9 | Dumont Construction LLC | 2 | 3 | — |
| 10 | PDC Construction Inc | 2 | 3 | — |
| 11 | Construction Arts, Inc | 2 | 2 | — |
| 12 | Summit Installations Inc | 2 | 2 | — |
The 8 ZIP codes with the most porch and deck permits on homes from May 2023 to April 2026. Each opens permits by trade and the most active firms there.
72227 (41) 72211 (35) 72207 (33) 72212 (31) 72205 (30) 72223 (28) 72202 (8) 72204 (7)
Before you move a slider, the list is in a default order built only from the permit record: how much of each firm’s record is this kind of job (weight 30), how often its permits reached completion (25) and how many permits it filed in the last 12 months on file (15). Each measure is ranked against the other 112 firms and pulled toward the middle when a record is short.
The order comes from the Little Rock permit file, not from reviews: 45 of 112 deck builders filed a permit in the last 12 months on file and 56% of their permits a year or more old were finished. Nobody pays to be listed or to move up, and there are no star ratings or reviews. The sliders and presets change the weights, and the order changes with them. How the records work in Little Rock.
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
We do not rate contractors. In this page’s default order, which uses only the permit record through Apr 2026, the top 3 are Lewis & Company Construction (8 permits), Better Lawns and Garden (7 permits) and Garbacz Construction (23 permits, 49% finished). By permits filed alone, the most active is Garbacz Construction with 23.
112 firms are on the list; the busiest filed 5 porch and deck permits in the last 12 months on file and the middle firm filed 1 in the whole file. Line them up on the same public measures: permits filed, share of permits finished and usual filed job value. Pick what matters to you and the list re-orders, for example recent activity if you need someone soon. The order comes from the permit record only, and nobody pays to be listed or to move up.
112 firms filed at least one porch and deck permit on homes in the City of Little Rock from May 2023 to April 2026; 45 of them filed one in the last 12 months on file.
We have not matched license records to Little Rock firms, so ask for the license number and check it yourself with Arkansas CLB Find a Licensed Contractor.
Three you can check against this page: “How many porch and deck permits have you filed in Little Rock?” (the middle firm here filed 1; 45 of 112 filed one in the last 12 months on file); “What value will you put on the permit?” (the usual filed value here is $25,500); “Will you pull the permit in your company’s name, and when is the final inspection?” (56% of older porch and deck permits here were finished). All 10 questions and how to check each →
On this page: 112 firms filed 223 porch and deck permits from May 2023 to April 2026, and each firm’s name opens its own permit record. Every number comes from City of Little Rock Planning and Development permits on single-family, duplex and manufactured homes (the City's periodic permit download, the edition that runs to April 30, 2026). To see one permit itself, search the address or permit number with the Little Rock permit office. How the records work in Little Rock →
We do not rate or collect reviews. Instead each of the 112 deck builders here is shown with its permit record: 223 permits, the share finished and usual filed value. Read reviews on other sites and use this page to check them against the record. Reviews vs permit records →
Every number on this page comes from City of Little Rock Planning and Development permits on single-family, duplex and manufactured homes (the City's periodic permit download, the edition that runs to April 30, 2026): 112 firms filed 223 porch and deck permits on homes in the City of Little Rock from May 2023 to April 2026, and 45 of them filed one in the last 12 months on file. The middle firm has 1 permit in the whole file. A short record leaves more uncertainty, and some jobs never require a permit.
The middle recorded permit value is $25,500. That is a filed estimate, not a quote or final bill. See how we compare records.
Most Little Rock porch and deck permits are filed in May (165 against an average month of 100); February is the quietest (53). When each trade is busiest in Little Rock →