Est. 2003
General contractor in Canton, GA.
We handle whole-house renovations, additions and structural work in Canton, fifteen minutes from our office. That includes mill-era cottages near the square and BridgeMill and Great Sky houses, now twenty-five years old. A project needs a general contractor when it involves more than one trade, needs an engineer or is permitted as one job.
Residential general contractor · Canton, GA
Whole-house renovations for Cherokee County homes.
Houses in BridgeMill, Great Sky and Harmony on the Lakes often need the kitchen, baths, deck and floor plan updated in one project. In active-adult communities like Soleil Laurel Canyon, the work moves daily living to the main floor. Older houses in town need structural repairs before finishes. We run each as one contract covering engineering, the city or Cherokee County permit, every trade and one schedule.
We hold a Georgia residential contractor license and carry general liability and workers' compensation. Every job is priced line by line before work starts. We photograph the site every working day and warrant the whole project in writing for one year.
General contracting project types
Three kinds of whole-house project in Canton.
Most whole-house projects we run in Canton fall into one of these three.
Whole-house renovation in one permit
For BridgeMill and Great Sky houses with the original kitchen and baths, a deck that needs rebuilding and a wall to remove. We permit it as one project with one price.
Aging-in-place conversions
A main-floor primary suite, a curbless shower, wider doors, better lighting and safer stairs. We plan it as one project, not a series of small jobs.
Structural repair before finishes
Houses near downtown and along the Etowah are older. Framing, foundations and wiring get repaired before finishes, and engineering comes first.
What we build
General contracting work for Canton homes.
Whole-Home Renovation
Additions & Second Stories
Structural & Load-Bearing
Kitchens & Baths Together
Basements & Lower Levels
Porches & Outdoor Living
Included in every project
One fixed price for every trade in the house.
- Scope review & fixed-price proposal
- Permit application & inspections
- Structural engineering where required
- Demolition & haul-off
- Framing & load-bearing changes
- Plumbing, electrical & HVAC
- Insulation & drywall
- Kitchen & bath installation
- Flooring, trim & paint
- Exterior tie-ins & siding
- Daily cleanup & job-site photos
- One-year written warranty
Local conditions
Whole-house renovations for Canton's late-1990s and 2000s houses.
Canton's subdivision houses were built in the late 1990s and 2000s, and many share the same construction shortcuts. We see deck ledgers without proper flashing, undersized headers over openings widened later, and HVAC never upsized for a finished basement. We look for each on the first walk, before demolition, and list it on the proposal.
Canton has a larger active-adult population than most of our service area. Those projects add a main-floor primary suite, a curbless shower, doors wide enough for a walker and stair lighting without shadows. As one permitted project, the work costs less and is far less disruptive than the same changes made one at a time.
Canton runs its own Building and Safety Services, but many Canton addresses are in unincorporated Cherokee County. The city publishes a Do I Live in the City of Canton lookup to check. Which office reviews the plans depends on the parcel. A county job adds an inspection between rough-in and drywall, and we put it on the schedule from the start.
Our process
The sequence for a Canton whole-house project.
Inspect the whole house
We check the structure, mechanicals, deck and electrical panel, and what the permit will cover. On an aging-in-place project, we plan how the house needs to work twenty years from now.
Engineer the structural work first
Beams, headers and addition foundations get stamped drawings before we price the job. The beam size drives a large part of the budget.
One fixed-price proposal
Every trade, allowance and permit is itemized on one fixed-price proposal. The schedule follows the city or county inspection sequence.
Confirm the permit office and file
Depending on the parcel, the permit comes from Canton Building and Safety Services or the Cherokee County Development Service Center. We file under our license and schedule every inspection.
Build and pass each inspection
Demolition, structure and rough-ins come first, then the county insulation inspection where it applies. Drywall, finishes and the final inspection follow. You get a site photo at the end of each working day.
Permits
Who issues your permit, Canton or Cherokee County.
The City of Canton Building and Safety Services office is at 110 Academy Street. Permits and inspections run through its online portal. Many Canton mailing addresses are in unincorporated Cherokee County, and the city's Do I Live in the City of Canton lookup shows which. County parcels permit through the Development Service Center on Bluffs Parkway.
A whole-house renovation alters structure, circuits, mechanical and plumbing, and either office reviews and inspects each. An addition also needs a site plan and a foundation inspection. Removing a load-bearing wall, widening an opening or adding on requires stamped engineering. Both offices expect it with the drawings, not after a question at inspection.
A county parcel also gets an insulation inspection after rough-in approval and before anything is covered. We put it on the schedule from the start. We file every application and schedule every inspection under our license.
Inside the city limits
City of Canton Building and Safety Services, 110 Academy Street, Room 219. Phone 770-704-0100. cantonga.gov
Unincorporated Cherokee
Cherokee County Development Service Center, 1130 Bluffs Parkway, submitting through the CityView portal. cherokeecountyga.gov
Engineering with the application
Any beam, widened opening or addition needs stamped drawings with the application.
We pull the permit
Application, drawings, engineering and every inspection are part of the contract, city or county.
Budget
What a whole-house project costs in Canton.
Whole-house projects are priced room by room and trade by trade. For planning, the kitchens we build typically run $40,000 to $250,000, basements $75 to $125 per square foot, and additions $200 to $300 per square foot.
The price depends on how much you are doing and how much of it is structural. Three wet rooms done together cost less than the same three a year apart. The rough-in, the permit and the disruption happen once instead of three times. An aging-in-place conversion prices the suite, the bath, the doors and the lighting as one permitted project.
The proposal prices the beam, the panel upgrade, the deck rebuild and each finish selection as separate lines, with no lump sum. The room calculators give a starting range by room. The proposal gives the price for the whole project.
What drives the price
Engineering and the structural work it covers, a panel at capacity, HVAC resizing, and how many wet rooms are open at once.
A main-floor suite under one permit
Bedroom, curbless bath, wider doors and lighting as one permitted project. It costs less and is far less disruptive than making the same changes one at a time.
Planning guides
General contracting guides to read first.
How to vet a contractor
How to check license, insurance and references, and what to ask.
Read the guide →Hiring a home remodeling contractor
What to check, what to ask, and what a real proposal looks like.
Read the guide →Home addition permits in Georgia
What an addition permit covers and what the inspector will look for.
Read the guide →Custom home builder vs general contractor
Which one your project needs, and when you need both.
Read the guide →Remodeling cost calculators
A starting range by room, before anyone visits.
Open the tools →Where we work
General contracting in Canton and north Cherokee.
All remodeling services in Canton · Areas we serve · General contractor overview
In their words
Reviews from whole-house projects.
A whopping amount of ZERO stress. You are in truly good hands from start to finish.
Very responsive, patient with our questions, and made suggestions that improved our project.
Exceptional professionalism, expertise, and a genuine commitment to delivering quality service.
Canton questions
Questions about general contracting in Canton.
Are you licensed to take on the whole house?+
Yes. We hold a Georgia residential contractor license and carry general liability and workers' compensation on every job. We pull the permit ourselves, so our name is on the inspection card, not yours. The city or Cherokee County issues it, depending on the parcel.
We are in Soleil. Can you rework the house for the long term?+
Yes. It is the project we run most in the active-adult communities. The work covers a main-floor primary suite, a curbless shower, doors wide enough for a walker and stair lighting without shadows. As one permitted project it costs less and is far less disruptive than the same changes made one at a time.
Is our renovation a city permit or a county one?+
It depends on the parcel, and we check it before drawings begin. Many Canton mailing addresses are in unincorporated county, so the city publishes a Do I Live in the City of Canton lookup. Inside the limits the permit goes to Building and Safety Services on Academy Street, outside them to the Development Service Center on Bluffs Parkway. A county permit adds an insulation inspection, and we file with either office.
Our house is older and near downtown. Where do we start?+
Start with the structure. Older in-town Canton houses need framing, foundation and wiring work before finishes, and we check all three on the first walk. The engineering goes in with the permit application. We price the finishes once the structure is known.
How long does a whole-house project take in Canton?+
It depends on scope, and your fixed-price proposal lists the dates, inspections included. Engineering and the permit clear before demolition, and aging-in-place design decisions take a little longer. Three wet rooms at once take longer than one and much less time than three in sequence. An addition adds foundation and framing time.
Canton & nearby
What will your Canton whole-house project cost?
Tell us what you want to change about your Canton house and we will come back with one fixed-price proposal covering every trade, line by line.
- ✓ Whole-home renovations
- ✓ Additions & structural work
- ✓ Permits & inspections
- ✓ Fixed pricing, line by line