General Contractor · Dunwoody, GA
General Contractor in Dunwoody, Georgia
Design-build additions, kitchens, and whole-home renovations for Dunwoody and north DeKalb, handled start to finish by one licensed, accountable team.
Dunwoody’s Design-Build Contractor
The general contractor Dunwoody homeowners trust
Dunwoody is a renovation market, not a new-build one. Most of it went up between the 1960s and the 1980s: split levels, four-sided brick ranches, and traditional two-stories on lots that are now worth more than the houses sitting on them. The result is that the smart money here goes into opening up the back of the house, adding a real primary suite, or taking a ranch up a story rather than moving somewhere with a worse commute. GHIR Construction is a full-service, design-build general contractor, with architecture, permitting, construction, and finish selections under one roof.
That approach has carried more than 300 projects across metro Atlanta and North Georgia to the finish line, each under a single contract, a single schedule, and a single accountable team. The renovation and addition below in Decatur is the same county and the same kind of house.
What We Build in Dunwoody
Full-service contracting, one team
Home Additions
Primary suites, second stories, and rear expansions on 1960s and 1970s houses.
Kitchen Remodeling
Opening up the closed-off kitchens these floor plans were built with.
Commercial Construction
Interior buildouts and tenant improvements around Perimeter.
Why GHIR
Why Dunwoody chooses GHIR Construction
Dunwoody is its own permitting authority, and every single-family project goes through plan review rather than over the counter. The city allows up to ten business days for that review, and a new home can also pull in DeKalb County for water, sewer, health, and life safety. We build that into the schedule from the start instead of discovering it.
A contractor filing with Dunwoody for the first time has to register a state license, business license, and photo ID before anything moves. We are already through that step, so your project does not spend its first week on paperwork that has nothing to do with your house.
Georgia Unlimited GC #GCCO006076 & #GCQA006072, NARI Atlanta member, fully insured, and BuildZoom Top 1% in Georgia.
Honest, line-item budgets up front, plus unsecured project financing up to $150,000 with no home equity required.
Areas We Serve
Serving Dunwoody & North DeKalb
From Dunwoody Village and Perimeter out through Brookhaven and Chamblee.
How It Works
Your project, step by step
Free consultation
We meet you at your Dunwoody home, look at the existing structure and the roofline, and give an honest budget range.
Design & transparent budget
Plans and a line-item budget develop together, priced trade by trade.
Plan review & permits
We prepare the City of Dunwoody submittal and carry it through plan review, plus DeKalb County review where the scope requires it.
Construction
We stage the work to keep as much of your home livable as possible, with dust control and a protected path.
Final walkthrough
A punch walkthrough where the new work meets the old. The seam is where we get judged.
“They handled every detail, from design to permits to construction, and delivered exactly what we envisioned. I wouldn’t hesitate to hire them again.”
Common Questions
Dunwoody general contractor FAQs
Do you pull permits for projects in Dunwoody?
Yes. Dunwoody handles its own permitting rather than DeKalb County doing it, and every single-family project goes through plan review, which the city allows up to ten business days for. A new home can also trigger DeKalb County review for water, sewer, health, and life safety. We prepare the whole submittal, including the license and registration documents the city requires from a contractor.
Can you add a second story to a Dunwoody ranch?
Yes, and it is one of the most common things worth doing here. The question is always what is underneath: the foundation and the existing framing have to carry the new load, so we engineer that connection rather than assuming the original builder over-built. We look at it during design, before the drawings are final.
How long does a Dunwoody renovation take?
Most kitchen and bath remodels run 6 to 10 weeks of construction, additions 3 to 6 months, and whole-home renovations longer depending on scope. Plan review adds up to two weeks in front of that, which is the main scheduling difference between Dunwoody and a county that permits over the counter.
Are you a licensed general contractor in Georgia?
Yes. GHIR holds Georgia Unlimited GC licenses #GCCO006076 and #GCQA006072, plus Florida GC #CGC1527188, and is a NARI Atlanta member, fully insured.
Do you offer financing?
Yes. We offer unsecured project financing up to $150,000 with no home equity required. Ask during your free consultation.
We also wrote a homeowner’s guide to hiring a general contractor in North Georgia, covering licensing, permits, contracts, and Georgia lien law.
Ready to build in Dunwoody?
Start with a free, no-pressure consultation and a realistic budget. One team, one point of contact, from first idea to final walkthrough.