Host 30 People — Without Anyone Having To Be Inside.
Multi-tier wraparound decks, pool surrounds with slip-rated capstock, screened sunrooms, outdoor kitchens. Premium Timbertech & Trex partnerships across Spaulding Farm, Kilgore Plantation, Acadia, and Cliffs communities.
Outdoor-Living Owners · Lake Burton, GA
What this looks like in Lake Burton
About Lake Burton, GA. Lake Burton is a 2,775-acre Georgia Power reservoir in Rabun County and the most exclusive mountain-lake market in north Georgia, with a multi-generational ownership pattern of Atlanta and Athens families on shoreline parcels that rarely change hands. The buyer pool is dominated by long-tenure Georgia families and high-net-worth Atlanta households building generational compounds.
What it means for outdoor-living owners. Shoreline construction here runs through Georgia Power's Lake Burton shoreline management — dock permits, buffer rules, and shoreline-use classifications all bind design, and lot scarcity means most projects are major remodels and tear-down rebuilds rather than greenfield builds. Rabun County permitting governs land-side work, and steep cove lots produce the same foundation, retaining wall, and access-drive cost dynamics as the Highlands-Cashiers market. Typical work is high-end custom lake homes, generational-compound additions (guest houses, bunk houses), and deep luxury remodels.
Who You Are
Your house is great. The backyard isn't yet. Pool's in or planned. You want wraparound, multi-tier composite decks, screened porches, outdoor kitchens — and you want it to survive Upstate humidity and freeze-thaw without you re-staining a board every two years.
What You're Solving For
What Success Looks Like
Three outcomes that actually matter. Not features. Not corporate-speak.
An outdoor footprint that holds 30 people
Multi-tier deck planning with deliberate level breaks, traffic flow, and gathering zones — not just one big slab off the back of the house.
Never re-stain another deck again
Composite (Timbertech / Trex) and PVC capstock with 25-year manufacturer warranties. Color stability through Upstate sun and humidity that wood can't match.
Pool deck that flows into the pool — safely
Slip-rated PVC capstock around the water. Heat-resistant material on the path. Integrated under-deck lighting and screen rooms designed for actual humid-summer use.
Services For You
How We Build For This.
Every BHR service applied specifically to your situation — not generic offerings rebadged.
Resources
Read Before You Build.
Specific guides for your situation — published on the BHR blog or on the way.
Timbertech vs. Trex on Upstate Decks: A 10-Year Performance Comparison
Designing a Pool Deck That Doesn't Get Slick After a Storm
Multi-Tier Wraparound Decks: How to Plan Levels That Actually Get Used
Why BHR For You
The Specific Reasons This Lands With You.
Premium supplier badges — Timbertech Gold, Trex Pro, Shaw, Armstrong. Peer-validated material partnerships, not just material catalogs.
Composite color and grain availability is genuinely seasonal — frame deck booking around supplier lead times so your color isn't out of stock when you need it.
Services for this in Lake Burton
How we build for outdoor-living owners in Lake Burton, GA
Let's Talk About Your Project
Free Consult.
Specifically For Outdoor-Living Owners.
We come to you (or we meet at our 101 N Main office in downtown Greenville). Walk the situation, talk scope and budget tier honestly, and rough in next steps before any contract.
Outdoor-Living Owners in nearby cities
Read more for outdoor-living owners
Services that fit in Lake Burton
Other people we help
What success looks like in Lake Burton
Same coverage in nearby cities