New Construction in Marietta, GA
New construction in Marietta is rarely a blank field. It is usually infill, a rebuild, or an addition on a street with existing character — and often inside a jurisdiction with an opinion about how it should look.
“After having already gotten three quotes at around the same price, I figured iRoofer’s quote would be far more. Why? The fancy metal roof over the truck bed. The fancy drone Cristian used to take pictures. The highly detailed and informative marketing materials. But nope. Their quote was very competitive and, given all the other advantages, it was a no-brainer. They got to my job extremely quickly as my insurance was due to be rescinded within a week or so. The job was done in a day and they took great pains to cover everything around the house to catch as many nails as possible. The roof looks great and within a few hours of getting the detailed completion package stock full of photos, my insurance re-applied my policy. Highly, highly recommend.”
Building new on an established street
Infill work in Marietta has an aesthetic obligation the outer suburbs do not: a new roof on an old street is visible from the moment it goes on, and profile, colour and even shingle scale determine whether the house sits comfortably among its neighbours or announces itself. We spend real time on that specification. The technical work is standard new construction done properly — designed-in ventilation, membrane at valleys, step and kick-out flashing at every wall termination, correct starter course — but the specification conversation is longer here, and it should be.
Jurisdiction and design review
Two things have to be settled before anything is ordered. First, whether your address is permitted by the City of Marietta or by Cobb County — the county parcel lookup shows the tax district, where (4) MARIETTA means the city and (9) UNINCORPORATED means the county. Second, whether the property falls within a historic district, in which case exterior work can require a Certificate of Appropriateness under the city's historic preservation ordinance, and roofing material is exterior. On infill next to a historic district that question is worth asking early rather than assuming.
Questions Marietta homeowners ask us
Depends on the tax district in the county parcel lookup — (4) MARIETTA means the City of Marietta, (9) UNINCORPORATED means Cobb County. This should be settled before anything is ordered.
It can, including on infill near one. Marietta's historic preservation rules can require a Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior work, and roofing material is exterior. Worth asking early.
Profile, colour and scale against the neighbours, not just against the brick. A new roof on an established street is visible immediately, and it is a long time to live with the wrong call.
Yes, and tying new roof geometry into existing structure well is its own skill — the transition is where these jobs leak if the flashing is treated as an afterthought.
Yes. If the specification has gaps around ventilation or flashing details we will raise them rather than building in a problem and pointing at the drawing later.