Home Construction

Once you have selected the ideal building site, you will want to compliment it with nothing les than the ideal home. The design, the quality of the materials, and the expertise with which they are assembled are obvious considerations when it comes time to choose a builder. These are the areas in which we excel.

Flexibility in Design

The home plans illustrated in this booklet are intended to spark your imagination! Our professional in-house staff is equipped with the latest computerized drafting systems. We can prepare precise dimensional drawings for everything from modified standard plans to elaborate custom designs.

Freedom of Choice

Our Complete Home Package includes all the materials and labor to fashion a finely-crafted home.

If you truly wish to handle everything from the ground-up, already own your building site, or prefer to purchase land elsewhere, we are pleased to offer Log Packages for any of our standard plans, or for a plan of your own design. Our Log Packages contain the logs of your choice, adhesive and assembly hardware, posts and beams for basic roof and porch framing, ceiling paneling, and interior wood flooring. Unlike costly, pre-cut log “kits,” these random-length packages allow the flexibility to make on-site plan modifications, such as altering windows and relocating doors. In many cases we can even help you secure the services of reputable contractors to handle any phase of construction with which you may require assistance.

Please see our standard materials and specifications listing on page 24 for more details on what is included in our home construction packages, and refer to a copy of our Standard Plan Price List for Log Package pricing.

We also build conventional frame home utilizing large, exposed timber beams and our exclusive log siding, which is designed to match all our log styles. Our framed homes are often more economical to build than a typical log home, yet provide all the benefits of our innovative plans, top-quality materials and expert craftsmanship.

Simplicity in Financing

No construction loan is necessary when you purchase a Sisson Company homesite and home package. This saves you closing costs and interest, as well as considerable inconvenience.

When building on private property contractors generally require a short term fund from which to draw material and labor expenses as incurred. If you borrow that money, you pay interest on the loan while the home is under construction. Once the home is complete, the short-term loan must then be converted to a mortgage. That means another approval process and yet another round of closing costs.

We enjoy a tremendous working relationship with a number of banking organizations in our area and will be delighted to assist you in securing the financing and terms you require.

The Finest Materials

Before the first nail is driven, our crews assemble the highest quality materials available. All of the conventional products we employ, pressure-treated lumber for decks, oriented, strand board, asphalt roofing shingles and the like-conform to applicable industry standards and are generally manufacturer-warranted. We use only UL-listed fixtures and install them in accordance with relevant codes. Of course, when it comes to building material, anyone can shop the local lumber yard. Our Sisson, Dupont & Carder logs and wood products truly set us apart.

Respect for Nature

The preservation of environmental quality is a top priority when we plan a residential development. We always encourage our prospective customers to take a leisurely drive though one of our communities. We would like all to witness the care we take to build each and every home in harmony with the natural surroundings.

It is our practice to replant vegetation that is displaced by road building, and to promptly hydro-seed areas of disturbed earth as a mean to prevent erosion. Appropriate measures are taken to protect streams from silt. No trees are felled during the preparation of a building site unless their removal is absolutely essential for the construction of a home. Our experienced crews take a careful, sensible approach to grading for the foundation and driveway, striving to tread lightly and limit disruption to the landscape. Upon completion of a home, all construction debris is removed fro the site.

Of all the developers in this region, we stand virtually alone in our support of environmental protection legislations. Our philosophy is simple: This our home, too, and we want to be certain that the beauty of and environmental integrity of the area is maintained.

Simplified Utilities

Buying unimproved land can be a financially risky proposition if all potential cost factors are not identified prior to the purchase. Connecting utility lines, obtaining a potable water source, installing a septic system, and grading a driveway and building site add up to a potentially significant expense. In many instances, the total cost of these items may exceed the price paid for the land.

Municipal water systems are rare in north Georgia. Consequently, most residents obtain their water from private wells or springs, either of which can be troublesome and costly to maintain. That is why we build central water systems in each of our communities. Much like a municipal grid in design, these systems eliminate the cost and bother of maintaining individual wells and pumps.

The price of a Sisson Company home and land package includes a tap onto the water system, the installation of a septic tank, and electrical and telephone wiring to the home. (Power and telephone companies do levy a new account fee.) It is important to remember-as some have discovered too late-that the cost of the above essentials are usually not included in the quoted price of rural land.

Cable television service is available at many of our homesites.

Extra Touches

Before our job is done, the driveway is graveled, plants native to the area are placed around the house and mulched with pine bark or pine straw, and a split-rail accent fence is built. Each of these landscaping features is included in the package price of a Sisson Company homesite and home.

Investment Safeguards

Each community we build is protected by common-sense environmental, architectural and lot size covenants. For example, size and appearance standards govern the erection of new structures, the subdivision of lots is prohibited, and limits are placed on the removal of healthy, standing trees. These guidelines provide peace of mind while protecting the value of your investment.

Purchasing land where o such codes exist leaves you unprotected from neighboring activities which could prove detrimental to the value of your property.

If you have no plans to build in the immediate future but wish to purchase a Sisson Company homesite right away, you would be making a secure investment which will surely appreciate in value.

Beauty and Variety

Whether you are seeking a shady lot on a cool mountain stream, a high country outpost affording majestic mountain vistas, ore secluded wooded acreage, we are confident we can find just the right location for your weekend getaway or full-time home.

Shop around; obtain quotes for building site improvements, and compare true total costs. We believe you will find that Sisson Company offers the best land value in north Georgia.

Recreation & Relaxation

Sisson communities and the north Georgia area offer some of the most spectacular view in America. Any part of our lush acreage will give testimony to the relaxed lifestyle adopted by those who find either a permanent or second home here. From the tranquility of just sitting in a rocker on the front porch to the excitement of negotiating a raft through thunderous white water, we have it all for you.

For a slower pace, sunlit mornings offer the perfect setting for that first cup of coffee. Enjoy the color and rhythms of the Appalachian Mountains, the oldest on the continent. In the spring rhododendron, wild azaleas and mountainsides clad in wild dogwoods will surpass your imagination. In the summer the verdant greens of hardwood, spruce and pine can have a relaxing effect on the most hardened workaholic. Some say autumn is the crowning jewel, when all the area is ablaze in every color of the spectrum.