Message from Doug




The Holidays Are Here

It’s mid-November and Halloween is now behind us (check out my gorilla photos on the back page).  Thanksgiving and Christmas are fast approaching. 


Where did the year go?  It seems like the kids were just in the middle of their Summer break.

The New Year is now right around the corner.  Will 2015 be a good year?  From a business standpoint, much of that will be determined by external forces – the health of the local building economy and your company’s ability to adapt to the changing environment.  Some of those things are out of your control. 

From a personal standpoint, your ability to make 2015 a good year has much more to do with your personal philosophy and attitude. The good news is that you get to determine your attitude each and every day.

Our Clients
One of the highlights at our company in 2014 has been new clients.  Throughout this year several homebuilding companies that we hadn’t previously worked with chose our company for their foundations.  Those new clients will play a big part in our success in the coming years.  Three of those new clients can be found on the following page.
We are especially grateful for our clients that have been doing business with us for many years.  These are the people that utilize our company for every project they construct.  With each of them, we’ve developed a relationship and understanding that makes the foundation one of the easiest parts of building the home.  These clients are the lifeblood of our organization.

As Thanksgiving and the Holiday season arrives, there are so many things to be thankful for. 

I’d like to thank our clients, friends, associates, and all of the great people that refer our company to others.  Your referrals are crucial to our business and very much appreciated.

I hope you are able to take time throughout the upcoming weeks to be with your family friends and truly enjoy this Holiday season.

Happy Holidays,









P.S. Want to be a Holiday dinner hero to your family?  If so, then look at this post for your chance to bring home a FREE turkey for the Holidays.



Recent Referrals



It is almost hard to believe that the Holidays are upon us! Where has this year gone? As we get ready to wrap up the year, and enjoy some well-deserved time with our families, there is no better time than now to thank our great friends and customers who have recently referred our company:

Bill Brooks, Crown Communities -- Homebuilding Company  www.CrownUs.com

Barry Caldwell, Venture Homes -- Area Manager  www.VentureHomes.com

Andrew Brown, Traditions in Tile & Stone -- Tile Selection/Installation  www.TraditionsInTile.com

Herbert Construction Welcomes New Customers




By: Christine Barrett

2014 has been a good year for our company, and we expect it to get better and better with time.  The residential building market appears to be coming back, albeit slowly, from The Great Recession.  As more homebuilders pick up new projects, they are choosing to use our company for their basement foundations.

Three of those homebuilders are featured here.  We are happy to welcome them to our great group of builder clients, and we thank them for their business.  It is a pleasure to work with each of them.


Commercial Interiors, Inc./TCP Investments


Marvin Spears has been a homebuilder for 30 years.  Twelve years ago, he partnered with Tim Parker of TCP Investments, LLC.  Together they survived the real estate and construction downturn, and today are building beautiful semi-custom and custom homes. We had the pleasure of constructing the basement of a gorgeous home they are building in the Eagles Crest subdivision in Paulding County.  


“I had worked with another poured wall contactor for quite some time,” said Marvin, “and I just wasn’t getting good response from them.  Tim was referred to your company and I made a phone call.”

“Herbert Construction was extremely efficient in everything we did together.  When David Summey, your Project Superintendent, came out to meet me at the job, we just clicked!  It was as if we each knew what the other was going to say.”

“Herbert Construction was very fairly priced, and I had an immediate trust in them.  I knew that I wouldn’t have to worry that they were going to try and take advantage of me.  And, the best part of it is that the quality of the work was far more than I expected,” said Marvin.  “Dealing with Herbert Construction was a pleasure, and I am very satisfied with the overall experience.” 


Cooper Homes


John Cooper (pictured right) has been an Atlanta area home builder for more than thirty years.  He is active with the Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association, and was the proud recipient of the 2012 OBIE Builder of the Year Award.  This prestigious award is given to builders who are not only active in the housing industry, but who make significant contributions to their communities through charitable service. 

While John was familiar with Herbert Construction, he hadn’t used us before.  As a subscriber to this newsletter, he was familiar with our company.  However, when he read a particular article in the newsletter, he learned that he and Doug Herbert shared a similar love for the book Atlas Shrugged.  That prompted him to call our company. 
We constructed a basement for a custom home that John’s company built in North Georgia earlier this year.  And so, a beautiful relationship was born!

“Herbert Construction is top notch” said John.  “We were particularly impressed with your layout team.  Their precision insured that the next step of the project went off without a hitch.”  John’s son Thomas Cooper (pictured left) is the Vice President of Cooper Homes.  He agreed with his father.  “Working with Herbert Construction was a good experience.  We are definitely looking forward to working with you on future projects.”

 


BeQuin Homes


Brad Quin, the owner of BeQuin Homes has many years of experience building custom homes in North Georgia.  He was one of several select builders involved in the Governors Town Club Project, in Acworth.

Brad was referred to Herbert Construction, and this year we worked together on two different projects. The first was a very complicated job in Blue Ridge, and the second is a beautiful custom home that Brad is building in Cobb County.
“My experience with Herbert Construction was very positive,” said Brad.  “The first time I worked with them, I needed to build a very unique wall that was up against a crawlspace.  They were very knowledgeable, Doug Herbert came out and personally surveyed the project with me.  The crews who did the work were good, and I thought they did an awesome job.”

“The project I’m working on now was definitely not an easy foundation.  There are lots of variations in wall heights and the project was very technical.  I would be surprised if Herbert Construction did not win an award with this basement due to the complexity of the project.” “In short, said Brad, working with Herbert Construction has been a very positive experience.”




Award Presented to Windsong Properties


Mark Carruth of Windsong Properties receives the
Project of the Year Award from Doug Herbert

Windsong Properties has been a great customer of Herbert Construction since 2011, and since the beginning of that relationship, we’ve constructed nearly 40 of their foundations. This past Summer, Herbert Construction was awarded a Project of the Year award by the Concrete Foundations Association of North America (CFA).  This award was for a basement we built for Windsong for a home located in the Seven Hills subdivision in Cherokee County.

This home is tucked into a very steep hill and while the home is not overly large, it was complex to build. The steep slope of the lot required 32 different wall types. 

With a multitude of steps in the excavated grade and the steep drop-off of the site, many wall forms had to be hand-carried up several plateaus to get them back into the form baskets. Our crews definitely showed off their skills with this project!

To show our appreciation for winning the award, Herbert Construction presented a similar award to Windsong Properties.  
The foundation walls, in varying heights.

A side view of the steep slope of the finished home.