Roswell, Georgia
Most of these houses went up between the 1960s and the 1980s — which is exactly where the expensive surprises hide. We open the wall, photograph what is behind it, and price the work before you commit. Never after.
Roswell homes
Roswell is older than the towns around it. Its historic core goes back to the mid-1800s, the bulk of its neighbourhoods were built between the 1960s and the 1980s, and newer luxury pockets fill in the gaps. That spread matters more than the median price, because the year a house went up decides what a remodel actually involves.
A kitchen from that era was designed around a wall. Cooking happened in a closed room, so the layout that feels cramped today was not a mistake — it was the plan. Opening it up is usually the single change that makes the rest of the house feel different, and whether it is straightforward or structural comes down to what that wall is carrying. We find that out during the walkthrough, not after demolition.
Bathrooms of the same age hide their real condition. Tile set directly on plaster or on early backer board, no waterproof membrane behind the shower, and forty years of small leaks doing quiet damage to the subfloor. We open it, photograph what is there, and show you before anything is ordered — because that is the discovery that most often changes a number, and finding it on your kitchen table is better than finding it on an invoice.
Basements in Roswell are often the largest unused room in the house. Finishing one is the cheapest square footage a homeowner will ever add, and it is also the work most often done badly: egress, insulation and moisture handled as an afterthought, then a finished room that smells wrong by the second summer. Permits get pulled under our license, and inspections happen because a basement that was never inspected is a problem that surfaces when you sell.
And the plain jobs stay plain. Interior and exterior painting, floors, trim and cabinets are half of what we do here, and a house that only needs those should not be sold a renovation.
What we do here
Opening up the closed 1970s plan, or working within it when the wall is load-bearing. Cabinets, counters, lighting and the layout that follows.
Learn moreTile, vanities and walk-in showers, with the waterproofing done properly behind what you see — which is usually what failed the first time.
Learn moreFraming, egress, insulation and permits. The cheapest square footage in a Roswell house, done so it passes inspection and stays dry.
Learn moreWalls, ceilings, trim and siding. Pressure-wash, scrape and prime before any colour — the reason a Georgia summer does not undo it.
Learn moreHardwood, LVP and tile, with baseboards, casing and crown that make a forty-year-old room look finished rather than patched.
Learn moreWhen the list is long enough that doing it room by room costs more than doing it once, with one crew and one schedule.
Why homeowners choose us
A house of this age punishes a contractor who quotes from a doorway. Here is what you get from us on every Roswell job:
Good to know
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For anything structural, electrical or plumbing, yes — and in the historic district there are additional rules about what the outside of the house may look like. We pull the permits under our license and schedule the inspections, so it is our paperwork rather than your afternoon.
Aluminium wiring, cast iron drains, insufficient or missing insulation, and framing somebody notched for a pipe. None of it is unusual and none of it is a disaster — but all of it is expensive to discover halfway through. That is why we open a section and photograph it before pricing rather than after.
Usually, and it is the single most requested job in these houses. What the wall carries decides how: load-bearing means a beam, a permit and an inspection, and that is priced openly. We establish which it is at the walkthrough, not on demolition day.
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Tell us about your project and we'll send a clear, written quote within 48 hours — plus a free design consultation. No pressure, ever.