DeKalb County, GA
Doraville’s general contractor
Doraville has an older, more modest housing stock than much of north DeKalb.
The houses in Doraville
Post-war ranches, generally small, where the value is in making the existing footprint work better. Systems corrections usually come before anything decorative.
Inside the perimeter the houses are older and smaller, and the work is usually about making an existing footprint function better rather than adding to it.
We are based in Roswell, which puts Doraville comfortably inside our working radius. Doraville sits in DeKalb County, and the rest of that county is on the county page.
What we do in Doraville
Eight categories, forty-six services, all of it available here.
How we work
SSRGA exists because of something Igor Dubovoy watched happen. He had been in the trade twenty years, most recently at an outfit turning out roughly five hundred remodels a month, and quality slid as the volume climbed. In 2021 he left to build a smaller shop that could beat that operation on the work itself.
There is a ceiling on how many projects we take at once, and we hit it on purpose. Volume is what Igor left behind.
How a job actually runs
We walk the space with you
Igor comes out, looks at what is actually there, and talks through what you want. No sales pitch, no pressure to decide that day. You get a straight read on what the job involves and what it will take.
We open it up and deal with what we find
Demolition tells the truth about a house. Rot, bad framing, plumbing someone improvised in 1985. We show you what turns up and how we plan to handle it before we cover any of it back up.
We build it and keep you in the loop
You know who is coming and when. The site gets cleaned at the end of the day. If something changes, you hear it from us before you notice it yourself.
Also in DeKalb County
Every city we cover is on the service areas page.
Where the money actually goes
You should know where your money is going, and we will show you in detail once we have walked the job. Until then, any figure we gave you would be made up.
The largest variable is almost always whether things move. Keeping the layout keeps the mechanical work small. Changing it means drains, vents, circuits and often framing.
After layout, the next factor is condition behind the walls and under the floors. We do our looking up front, at the walkthrough, so the quote reflects the house you actually have.
Seeing more of it
Every photograph on this site is a job we did. There are a lot more of them on the gallery page, sorted by the kind of work, including the construction stages most portfolios leave out.
What gets inspected
Anything structural, most mechanical work, and every addition. We pull the permits, schedule the inspections and are on site for them.
Contractors who work around permitting are avoiding scrutiny, and the scrutiny is the point. The details inspectors look hardest at are the ones that cause real failures.
It also protects you later. Unpermitted work surfaces at the worst possible moment, which is usually when you are selling or making a claim.
Working with a small shop
At a large company your questions pass through an office before they reach anyone holding a tool. Here they go to Igor, who is on site and knows the answer because he is doing the work.
It also means we take a limited number of projects at once. When we are full we will tell you we are full and give you a realistic start date, rather than taking the job and starting it whenever a crew frees up.
The crew that starts your project finishes it. That continuity matters more than most people expect on work that runs for weeks.
How we think about materials
There is a version of every product at three price points and the differences are not always where the marketing says. Some of it is genuine performance and some of it is finish options.
The question we ask about every material is how hard it would be to replace. Visible hardware and fixtures are easy, so pick what you like. What sits under tile or behind drywall is not, so that is where we refuse to cut corners.
That means we sometimes talk clients out of upgrades. If a mid-range fixture performs the same as the expensive one, we would rather that money went into the part of the job nobody sees.
Looking after the work
A finished remodel is not maintenance free, but the list is short and most of it is easy.
Most of the upkeep is about water. Recaulk wet-area joints when they start to crack, and keep exterior drainage open so water leaves the house. Filters and vents on mechanical equipment need an occasional cleaning too.
Those care notes come with the finished job, so you are not left guessing. If anything seems off months later, call us. We would much rather come take a look than have you put up with it.
Where this is
Questions people ask
What happens if you find something unexpected?
We stop and show you, the same day, with photos and our plan for fixing it. Nothing goes back behind drywall until you know what is there.
How long does a project like this take?
Ask us after the walkthrough and you will get a straight number of weeks. Before that, anyone quoting you a timeline is guessing. As a rough guide, a single bathroom is a few weeks of work and a full home remodel takes months, and we keep you posted if the dates move.
Do you handle permits?
We do. Anything that changes structure, adds space or moves most plumbing and electrical needs a permit, and we take care of the application and the inspections so you do not have to.
Who is actually on site?
Igor is. He spent twenty years in the trade and still works the jobs himself, alongside a crew that stays with your project until it is done.
Will we be able to live in the house during the work?
Usually, if the work is limited to one room. Whole-house remodels and big additions are a different story, and Igor will give you a straight answer at the walkthrough about whether moving out makes sense.
How do we get started?
A walkthrough at your house is the first step, and it is free. Book it by calling (678) 665-7771 or through the contact page. You owe us nothing after it.
Let us come look at your Doraville project
Call (678) 665-7771 to get Igor out to the house, or use the contact page if that is easier. You will talk with the person who will actually be on your job, and he will tell you straight what the work involves and when we can realistically start it.