Crew setting the step forms, Smyrna, Georgia
Cobb County
Deck Builder in Smyrna, GA
Smyrna sits on the Chattahoochee at the southern end of what we cover. Forty-nine road miles, and worth saying so up front.
About 65 minutes, 49.2 road miles by I-75 and Atlanta Road Southeast.
56,633 people at the southern edge
27,040 homes with 14,725 owner occupied, and 49.2 road miles between here and the shop. Smyrna is one of the two markets we cover where the drive is long enough to change how work gets scheduled, and that's worth knowing before anybody spends time on a plan.
1990, and a deck that has already been patched
Most of Smyrna went up around 1990. Decks of that generation, in a market that turns over as often as this one, have usually been through at least one owner who fixed the visible part. What that leaves is a good-looking surface on questionable framing, which is the most expensive kind of surprise. Repair and replacement starts underneath, and staining and sealing only makes sense once what's under it is sound.
27,040 homes, second only to Mableton
There are 27,040 homes in Smyrna, some on close-set older streets and some on new infill, and how that changes a fence run is set out on the Smyrna fence page, with materials on the fence company page.
59.4 percent owner occupied
Ownership in Smyrna is 59.4 percent, close to the middle of the towns we cover. On a base this large that's still 14,725 owner-occupied households, so the pergola and patio cover market is substantial in absolute terms even though the share is unremarkable. Infill lots here are often narrow, which usually means an attached cover, not a freestanding one.
The Chattahoochee River and Cooper Lake
Two named waters sit inside the Smyrna boundary, the Chattahoochee and Cooper Lake, one moving and one still. Still water is the one that decides whether an open porch is usable in July, and Cooper Lake is close enough to a lot of housing to matter. What screen, a roof and glass each buy you is on the screened porch page.
259 feet toward the river
Smyrna runs 810 to 1,069 feet. That 259 feet is mostly the drop toward the Chattahoochee, so the retaining wall work clusters on the river side of town. On narrow infill lots the useful wall is often the one that squares up a side yard instead of the back.
Laurel Creek, Nickajack Creek, Poplar Creek
Four named streams cross the boundary, all draining to the river. On a narrow lot with a defined fall, the layout of a patio or a walkway is decided almost entirely by where the water is already going, and fighting that's how you end up with a wet side yard.
Fire pits on a narrow lot
On a narrow Smyrna lot the real question is clearance from the house and from where the yard ends, and that gets sorted out with a tape measure on the ground. It's hardscape work, and the fire pit guide shows what fits a tight space.
The southern edge of the Cobb County work
We build in six Cobb County towns and Smyrna is at the southern edge of them. What we have already put in is on the gallery.
Further reading
Finished in Smyrna
Jobs from around here
Finished steps after the forms came off, Smyrna, Georgia
Base prepared and formed alongside the entry, Smyrna, Georgia
Landing floated smooth, Smyrna, Georgia
Finished steps and landing, Smyrna, Georgia
Forty-nine miles is a long way. Will you really come out?
Yes, for work that justifies the drive. Smyrna sits at the far end of the area we cover, so jobs here get grouped with other Cobb County work.
The deck boards look new but it moves. What does that mean?
Usually that somebody replaced the surface and left the frame. Movement comes from the frame, so that's where a look starts.
Nearby
Other towns we cover
Smyrna project to price?
The far end of the range. Call and we'll tell you honestly whether the timing works.