Estimate Builder
How Much Home
Can You Build?
Most families pick a size first and learn the price after the plans are drawn. Start with your budget: the Estimate Builder turns your income, debts, and savings into the largest home you can build.
Our work
Homes We Have
Worked On
Custom homes, additions, and restorations, from the first rendering to the finished room.
Services
What We Build
In Nebraska
Pick the one that matches your project, or start with the Estimate Builder and see how much home your budget can build.
How we work in Nebraska
One Team, Lot To Keys
We design and build homes in Lincoln and Seward, under Nebraska contractor license #71724-25. The people who draw your house are the people who build it.
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.
About Den & Burrow
Den & Burrow is a design-build firm focused on high-end custom homes and bringing historic spaces back to life with intention and craftsmanship. We fold architectural design and construction into one process, from concept to completion. Founded in 2021 on faith, family, humility, and innovation, we approach every project with care, creativity, and a dedication to doing it right.
Questions
Building In Lincoln
Something else on your mind? Ask us directly.
We plan construction at $225 per square foot for basic finishes, $250 for mid-tier, and $300 and up for top-tier. A 2,000 square foot home works out to about $450,000 to $600,000 of construction. The lot, site work, and fees are separate. The Estimate Builder at calculator.denandburrow.com turns your budget into a home size, and our cost guide walks through the full math.
A custom home moves through three phases: design, permitting, and construction. Design runs shortest when you arrive with a clear list and a decisive voice in the room. The permit clock belongs to the city. We run all three phases ourselves, so once we know your lot and plan, we can map the schedule for your home.
We design and build homes in Lincoln and Seward and across Lancaster County, from our office on S 68th Street Place in Lincoln.
Yes. Den & Burrow builds under Nebraska contractor license #71724-25, and one team handles your design, your permits, and your build.
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 need a licensed architect or professional engineer.
On most single-family lots, yes. In March 2026 Lincoln lowered the lot size rule for backyard homes, also called ADUs, in the R-1 through R-4 districts, which city planners estimated brings about 80% of those lots into range. Our ADU Checker at adu.denandburrow.com gives a first read on your address.
Start with the Estimate Builder at calculator.denandburrow.com to see how much home your budget supports. Then book a design consultation, where we look at your lot, your must-haves, and your budget together.
Let's Talk About
Your Next Home
One team designs it and builds it, from the first sketch to move‑in day. It all starts with a 30‑minute call.
Alec CalzadaCo-Founder, Architectural DesignBlog
Guides & Tips
Straight answers on costs, timelines, and permits from the people who draw and build the homes.
- How To Choose A Custom Home Builder In Lincoln, NESix things to check before you hire a custom home builder in Lincoln: registration, who designs the house, how the price is built, permits, past work, and who you will talk to.Read more
- What It Costs To Build A House In Lincoln, NEThe per square foot rates we plan with, what common home sizes cost, what the rates leave out, and how to turn them into a number for your own home.Read more
- How Building Permits Work In Lincoln, NEWhat Lincoln’s Building and Safety office asks for on a new home, how plan review and inspections work, and the parts we handle for you.Read more
