Timing a Marietta Hardscape Build to Dodge Cobb County Summer Thunderstorms
Hardscape Design & Construction · Marietta, GA Timing a Marietta Hardscape Build to Dodge Cobb County Summer Thunderstorms Primetime Pools GA · 15 min read · Hardscape Design and Construction It’s a Tuesday afternoon in late July off Johnson Ferry Road, the concrete saw has been running since 7 a.m., and a Cobb County homeowner […]
Summer-Heat-Optimized Pavers for Forsyth County Pool Decks
Pool Decks · Forsyth County, GA Summer-Heat-Optimized Pavers for Forsyth County Pool Decks Primetime Pools GA · 14 min read · Pool Decks Why does your pool deck become unwalkable between 2 and 4 p.m. every July? And why do some Forsyth County decks stay usable at 92°F ambient while the one next door hits […]
Stucco vs Stone Veneer vs Frame-and-Finish: Choosing the Right Outdoor Kitchen Base in Cumming, GA
Outdoor Kitchens · Cumming, GA Stucco vs Stone Veneer vs Frame-and-Finish: Choosing the Right Outdoor Kitchen Base in Cumming, GA Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Outdoor Kitchens Your outdoor kitchen base is the part nobody photographs and everybody lives with. In Cumming’s humid, 22-freeze-event climate on Forsyth County’s Piedmont clay, the wrong […]
Stone vs. Stucco vs. Framed Outdoor Kitchen Bases in Dacula, GA — Which Survives Piedmont Clay
Outdoor Kitchens · Dacula, GA Stone vs. Stucco vs. Framed Outdoor Kitchen Bases in Dacula, GA — Which Survives Piedmont Clay Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Outdoor Kitchens A homeowner in Ivey Chase called us last spring because her three-year-old outdoor kitchen had a 3/8-inch crack running the full height of the […]
Pool Construction on Alpharetta’s Tight Quarter-Acre Subdivision Lots — The Zero-Side-Setback Design
Custom Pool Construction · Alpharetta, GA Pool Construction on Alpharetta’s Tight Quarter-Acre Subdivision Lots — The Zero-Side-Setback Design Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Custom Pool Construction A homeowner in Windward stands in their backyard with a tape measure, walks heel-to-toe from the rear of the house to the property pin, turns 90 […]
Paver Driveway on a Steep Dawsonville Lot — Why the Sub-Base Is 80% of the Job
Pavers · Dawsonville, GA Paver Driveway on a Steep Dawsonville Lot — Why the Sub-Base Is 80% of the Job Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Pavers Nine out of ten paver-driveway failures in Dawsonville have nothing to do with the pavers. The pavers are fine — they’re still rectangular, still the right […]
Natural Stone vs Segmental Block for South Forsyth County Subdivision Walls
Retaining Wall Installation · Forsyth County, GA Natural Stone vs Segmental Block for South Forsyth County Subdivision Walls Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Retaining Wall Installation Why does a Hampton Park ARC approve a travertine-capped ledgestone wall in two weeks and kick back a gray segmental-block submittal the same afternoon? Because in […]
Stone-Faced vs. Bare Block Retaining Walls in East Cobb Neighborhoods
Retaining Wall Installation · Marietta, GA Stone-Faced vs. Bare Block Retaining Walls in East Cobb Neighborhoods Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Retaining Wall Installation “Will my HOA approve a bare segmental block wall in the backyard?” It’s the first question we get in East Cobb — and the honest answer is that […]
Natural Stone vs Block Retaining Walls for Suwanee Premium Subdivisions
Retaining Wall Installation · Suwanee, GA Natural Stone vs Block Retaining Walls for Suwanee Premium Subdivisions Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Retaining Wall Installation Why does a retaining wall that would pass plan review anywhere else in Gwinnett County get rejected twice inside Laurel Springs? Because the ARB isn’t evaluating structure. They’re […]
Pool Deck Grading on East Cobb’s Slightly-Sloped Lots
Pool Decks · Marietta, GA Pool Deck Grading on East Cobb’s Slightly-Sloped Lots Primetime Pools GA · 13 min read · Pool Decks We were staking a deck in Indian Hills last spring when the homeowner asked the question we hear on almost every East Cobb job: “The yard slopes — is that going to […]