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Deck, Porch & Carport Cost in Little Rock, AR: what the permits say

Data through April 2026 · updated 24 Apr 2026

How much does a deck, porch & carport job cost in Little Rock, AR? The usual deck, porch & carport job filed with Little Rock, AR is $25,500, from 223 priced permits (May 2023 through April 2026); the middle half of firms file between $14,975 and $65,000. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$25,500usual filed value
$14,975–$65,000middle half of firms' usual jobs
223priced permits (100% of 223)
112firms on file
Apr 2026records through

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How much does a deck, porch & carport job cost in Little Rock, AR?

The usual deck, porch & carport job filed with Little Rock, AR is $25,500, from 223 priced permits, May 2023 through April 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $14,975 and $65,000. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

What the spread looks like

Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 223 priced permits across 112 firms, pooled into one. Half of Little Rock, AR deck, porch & carport permits were filed between $13,000 and $54,400.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$7,5001 in 10 permits filed below
25th$13,0001 in 4 filed below
50th$26,900the middle permit
75th$54,4001 in 4 filed above
90th$100,0001 in 10 filed above

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By home value

Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: Pulaski County CAMA market values (Arkansas GIS Office parcel file), matched by street address.

Firms working onUsual home valueUsual filed valueFirmsPermits
Lower thirdunder $292,480$15,0003650
Middle third$292,480–$476,010$14,9753789
Upper third$481,355 and up$36,5003782

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Busiest firms and what they usually charge

Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months on file (May 2025–Apr 2026). Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in; both are shown for firms with 5 or more priced permits. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

FirmPermitsLast 12 moUsualMiddle halfFinished
Garbacz Construction235$13,990$9,650–$24,50049.2%
Sideco Inc134$35,000$25,000–$50,0005 of 9
Lewis & Company Construction83$45,000$37,500–$52,500—
Azpilcueta Construction & Roofing LLC53$13,442$10,223–$38,000—
Better Lawns and Garden72$65,000$50,000–$77,500—
Faith Fence LLC52$12,534$6,775–$19,297—
R & J Const and Comm Bldg, LLC42———
Richard Harp Homes Inc42———
Dumont Construction LLC32———
PDC Construction Inc32———

Why filed values run low or high

  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $13,990; the 110 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $31,000.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $481,355 and up) usually file $36,500, against $15,000 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 deck, porch & carport permits is filed under $7,500 and 1 in 10 over $100,000, 13 times as much.
  • 100.0% of the 223 permits carry a value; the 0 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 223 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Little Rock, AR, 1 in 10 deck, porch & carport filed values sit under $7,500, the middle half between $13,000 and $54,400, and 1 in 10 over $100,000.

  • $130,000Above $100,000: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Little Rock, AR.
  • $25,500Right at the usual $25,500: in the middle of the file.
  • $5,200Below $7,500: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule porch and deck work in Little Rock, AR

Little Rock, AR files the fewest deck, porch & carport permits in February (53 against an average month of 100) and the most in May (165). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Little Rock, AR →

How these numbers are made

Source: 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). The window is May 2023 through April 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.

Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.

The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.

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Link to a table: The spread · By home value · Busiest firms.

Download the tables (CSV): Key figures · By home value.

How Little Rock, AR compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

Common questions

  • How many quotes should I get for a deck, porch & carport job in Little Rock, AR?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Little Rock, AR deck, porch & carport firms usually file between $14,975 and $65,000 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 4.3 times apart and both be normal for Little Rock, AR. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.
  • What range is normal for deck, porch & carport jobs in Little Rock, AR?Half of permits were filed between $13,000 and $54,400; 8 in 10 between $7,500 and $100,000. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do deck builders charge in Little Rock, AR?The usual deck, porch & carport job is filed at $25,500; the middle half of firms usually file between $14,975 and $65,000. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months on file (May 2025–Apr 2026) usually file $13,990, less than the usual. See every firm's usual job →
  • Do bigger houses get bigger bills?In the file, yes for the firms: those working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $36,500, the lower third $15,000. That is firms, not single jobs.
  • Where does this data come 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), read April 2026. How the records work in Little Rock, AR →

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