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4 Upgrades for Your Covered Patio

The covered patio sits outside your daylight basement. It doesn’t have its own roof – it has a first-floor addition, or a porch, above it. So, lots of shade, lots of posts (holding up the addition). Depending upon the orientation of your house and side yard, you might...

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barndoor, custom carpentry, stain finish, joinery
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Building a Custom Barn Door

Greathouse craftsman Rod starts from scratch.  This 48" wide barndoor’s needs a rustic feel, so Rod uses spruce with knots to give it character. The design has three 12x17 windows across the top, and two recessed 18”x 50” flat panels in the body. The door is built in...

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remove wall, load-bearing, utilities, open floorplan, renovate, marietta
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What if you just remove that wall?

Who had the bright idea of putting a wall here? Sometimes your space just doesn’t work out, no matter how many times you move the furniture. Sometimes you need to think a bit more radically. What if you just move that wall? Or take it out entirely? Whoa. But this is...

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Spring is Here

We are so thankful to be hard at work in this beautiful area and especially at this time of year. A great place to raise a family. GreatHouse. Great Living!

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Dining area, seating area and fireplace with TV in screened porch addition in East Cobb
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5 Must-Haves for the Ideal Screened Porch

During our hot and buggy summers, it’s an amazing luxury to be able to relax outside, protected from mosquitoes and other bitey things on a screened porch. But all screened porches are not created equal, and there are five key must-haves for a great one. No. 1: Plenty...

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