Nebraska

Custom Home Builder
In Nebraska

Custom homes across eastern Nebraska, designed and built by one team based in Lincoln. We travel for the right project.

Ranch home at sunset with a long driveway

What Building
In Nebraska Takes

The rules change with the land. A lot in Lincoln, an acreage in Seward County, and a parcel outside Omaha each answer to a different office.

The right jurisdictionCity, town, or county: we confirm who zones and permits your parcel before we draw.
State rules on designNebraska exempts single-family homes under 10,000 square feet from needing a licensed architect, and we check the current rule for every plan.
Rural site workA well, a septic system, a long driveway, and power from the road, each priced separately from the house.
Basements in the mathMost homes we plan in Nebraska have a full basement, and our planning rate counts it.
Design and permit setFloor plans, elevations, and construction documents, submitted and carried through review by the people who drew them.
ConstructionOur crew and trades build what we drew, with one person accountable on site and a budget you can read.

$225 to $300+
Per square foot, by finish level: #71724-25
Nebraska contractor license: 2021
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Our work

Drawn by us, and where we could, built by us too.

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Questions

Before You Book

Something else on your mind? Ask us directly.

Lincoln and Seward and across Lancaster County are where most of our work sits, and we take on Omaha projects. We are based in Lincoln and we travel for the right job, so tell us where the land is.

For most homes, no. Nebraska lets a single-family home under 10,000 square feet be designed without a licensed architect, so a design-build team like ours can design and build it. Homes of 10,000 square feet or more must be designed by a licensed architect or professional engineer.

We plan homes at $225 per square foot for basic finishes, $250 for mid-tier, and $300 and up for top-tier. Land is separate, and so is site work such as a driveway, well, septic system, or power brought to the house.

Nebraska requires most contractors doing business in the state to register with the Department of Labor, and the department’s registered contractor search is public. Den & Burrow builds under Nebraska contractor license #71724-25.

We wrote a guide to it. Our Estimate Builder at calculator.denandburrow.com also shows the home size your income, debts, credit, and savings support.

Send us the address or the parcel and book a 30-minute call with Alec.

How we work

Our Process

Four steps, one team. You meet the people who draw your home and the people who build it on day one.

Step 1: Discovery & Site Visit
We start on your lot or in your house. We walk it with you, talk through how you live, what the budget looks like, and what the zoning allows, so the first sketch is grounded in the real site.
Step 2: Design & Permits
Our designers draw the home, from concept plans to construction documents, and we carry the permit set through the city ourselves. You see every revision before it moves forward.
Step 3: Pricing & Pre-Construction
With the drawings set, we price the build line by line, lock the schedule, and walk you through selections. Because we design and build, the people who drew the plans price them, and you see every invoice once work starts.
Step 4: Build & Handover
Our crew builds what we drew. You get one point of contact, regular walkthroughs, and a clean handover with the documents, warranties, and a home that matches the plans.