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The Importance of Clean and Safe Job Sites While Remodeling

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At Atlanta Design & Build we know it is very important to protect the health of your family and pets during a remodeling project. We make it our top priority to maintain a clean and safe job site while your project is ongoing. One of the more serious hazards is the airborne dust that is stirred up by our work. This dust could migrate throughout your home and pose a problem to your health. We know the value and how important it is to contain and eliminate all types of worksite dust, which includes dirt, debris, organic matter, drywall, cement, silica and sawdust. Not only that, we are dedicated to protecting your personal belongings from the dust as reasonably possible. To that end, Atlanta Design & Build has developed an extensive dust control plan and best practices, investing in the newest dust control technology.

The following items are included in our dust control plan:

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The Atlanta Design & Build Team at The Cutting Edge 2016

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cutting edge logoAtlanta Design & Build’s production team joined 100 registered attendees at the 2016 Cutting Edge Educational Remodeling Expo presented by NARI Atlanta on May 11 at the Cobb Galleria Centre. Victoria Downing, president of Remodelers Advantage, was the keynote speaker. This fabulous Expo also offered CEU educational seminars, an exhibit hall featuring 50 renovation vendors, interactive round tables, and a post session networking event. Remodelers Advantage team members and 30+ top industry leaders presented the seminars and round tables. H. Dale Contant started out the Cutting Edge in the morning.  After attending and presenting at a WSB-TV lunch & learn Home Services Seminar, he returned as Master of Ceremonies in the evening. Quite a line-up of players sharing their skill and expertise!

Our production crew received six CEU credits for their attendance at the Cutting Edge. Each team member came to the event with notepads in hand to write down “golden nuggets” that they gleaned from the event. Here are just a few: Continue reading The Atlanta Design & Build Team at The Cutting Edge 2016 →

Sydney Contant Receives “40 Under 40” Award

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Forty Under 40We are thrilled to announce that Sydney Contant was selected as one of this year’s recipients of the “40 Under 40” award given by Professional Remodeler magazine. The 2016 award salutes the best practices of remodeling’s best and brightest professionals under 40. At 26, Sydney is one of the youngest to be honored.

Sydney Contant’s climb to Project Manager

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After graduating from high school, Sydney worked for five years as an apprentice under ADB project managers, Mike Pike and Jamie Franks. Mike and Jamie had her doing everything, from demo, framing, and trimming out, to decking and screened porches. Now she is a Certified Remodeling Project Manager (CRPM) running jobs on her own. Her favorite part of a project comes after the walls are up and the project is ready for all the cosmetic details. “I actually enjoy tedious work,” said Sydney. “I get great satisfaction out of giving our customers exactly what they want, giving them 100 percent.” Continue reading Sydney Contant Receives “40 Under 40” Award →

Celebrating 20 Years with Mike Pike

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As Atlanta Design & Build celebrates our 20th Anniversary this year, we also celebrate the 20 years we have been blessed with the incredible skills of co-owner and Senior Project Manager, Mike Pike.

Mike’s start in construction

Raised in southern Georgia, Mike started working, in his early twenties, as a “grunt’ for a company that did commercial/industrial electrical work. He worked on the electrical wiring for a college, a hospital and a paper mill, learning on the job as he went.

Then a friend who was framing houses asked Mike to work with him. Mike had no experience with carpentry, but he did like working with his hands. He discovered that he enjoyed construction work and was motivated to learn more. His friend was not the type of person who teaches his skills to others, so Mike had to pay very close attention to whatever his friend was doing. “I’d go home at night and practice with the tools, such as the speed square,” said Mike. “I didn’t know how he was coming up with all those angles.” After six years being attentive and willing to practice, Mike developed skills needed and sometimes found himself running the show by himself when his friend could not come to work.

Moving to Atlanta and expanding skills

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Our 20th Anniversary Story

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adb-20th-badgeConstructing the Elements for Success

There is no quick and easy formula for long-lasting success. Just ask Dale Contant, principal owner of Atlanta Design & Build. Since 1996, ADB has persevered through good times and bad, pressing forward to a strong future with Dale as the driving force behind the company’s success.

A native of South Florida, Dale received his work ethic from his father, a residential contractor. The knowledge and hands-on experience he gained from working alongside his father was a strong factor leading to a profession he would continue to revisit throughout his professional career.
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You Aren’t Taking a Gamble with Atlanta Design & Build

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In January, Teresa Mears of U.S. News and World Report interviewed Dale Contant for an article on how to avoid costly mistakes when you hire a contractor to do a major home renovation project. Angie Hicks, founder of AngiesList.com and Brandon Turner, vice president of BiggerPockets.com were also included in the article. Click here for some wise and practical advice from those in the know:

How to Make Hiring a Home Contractor Less Like Gambling

Hiring a contractor to do a major home renovation is difficult for most of us. We’re risking a lot of money, so it’s important to avoid costly mistakes. Since it’s not something we do often, we have few opportunities to practice and improve our skills.

Even for experienced home renovators, hiring a contractor can feel a lot like gambling. But there are things you can do to improve your odds.

“All the documentation needs to be clear and concise,” says H. Dale Contant, president-elect of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry and president of Atlanta Design & Build. “There should be no ambiguity.”

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