How tall does a pool fence have to be in Johns Creek?

At least 5 feet, with 8 feet as the maximum. Johns Creek requires permanent fencing around every pool, with a gate at least 36 inches wide that opens outward, self-closes, and latches. As your Johns Creek pool contractor, we build that fence into the permit drawings.

How close can I build to a creek in Johns Creek?

Outside the 50-foot undisturbed buffer, plus a 25-foot setback where hard surfaces are prohibited. That puts patios, pools, and driveways 75 feet from the stream. We mark both lines on your site plan before design.

What should I look for in a Johns Creek pool builder?

Look for a pool contractor with licensed landscape architects who design in 3D and one contract for every trade. We've built about 60 pools since 2010, and payments follow construction milestones.

Does the Chattahoochee River corridor affect my backyard project?

It can, if your lot sits within 2,000 feet of the river. The Metropolitan River Protection Act limits clearing and new hard surfaces there by vulnerability category. We check your parcel against the corridor map before we set a patio or pool footprint.

Is Country Club of the South in Johns Creek or Alpharetta?

The community sits in Johns Creek, even where mailing addresses say Alpharetta. That means Johns Creek's permit office and codes apply. We confirm jurisdiction by parcel so the right office reviews your plans.

Does a deck builder pull the permit in Johns Creek?

Yes. The City of Johns Creek Community Development department issues deck and porch permits through its online self-service portal. As your Johns Creek deck contractor, we handle the filing for you.

Can you build a patio or deck under mature trees?

Yes. A licensed landscape architect locates major roots first, and your deck contractor sets posts clear of the trees worth keeping. On Johns Creek's wooded lots, the shade stays where it was.

How much does a paver patio cost?

Most basic paver patios start around $4,000 to $5,000. Size, surface, and features such as seat walls or a fire pit set the final number. Your design consultation prices the patio for your yard.

Stone fire pit beside a finished composite deck and colorful garden pots

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Johns Creek Custom Pool Builder &Outdoor Living Contractor

Pools, decks, outdoor kitchens, and patios for mature Johns Creek lots, drawn to the city's pool, stream, and river corridor rules before any digging starts.

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Built around what's there

Fresh outdoor living for a mature Johns Creek lot

As an outdoor living contractor Johns Creek GA families call for renovations, we start with what your yard already has. Many homes here date to the 1990s and 2000s, under hardwood canopy on rolling clay. A licensed landscape architect maps roots, grade, and runoff, and you review the whole design in 3D.

Boulder retaining walls and ornamental trees framing a landscaped home

Johns Creek's top requests

A fresh backyard for your Johns Creek home

We draw pools, decks, and outdoor kitchens for Johns Creek backyards as one 3D plan, set under the trees you keep.

Swimming pool and broad stone pool deck beside an outdoor kitchen and pergola

Pools under the pines

You get a custom pool with room for loungers in the shade. Your pool builder draws the city's 5-foot pool fence into the first plan.

Custom pools

Raised deck with substantial framing above a landscaped hillside

Decks with dry rooms below

A composite deck off the main floor, where a Duxbak system keeps the space below dry. Your Johns Creek deck builder files the deck permit.

Decks & under-deck systems

Outdoor kitchen with stainless steel grill, pizza oven, and counter seating

Outdoor kitchens your HOA approves

A Belgard grill island with a Big Green Egg or Blackstone station. In Sugar Mill or St. Ives, we prepare the drawings for HOA review.

Outdoor kitchens

Paver patio and fire pit extending from the house into a wooded yard

Patios sized for hosting now

A new paver patio replaces the original 1990s slab and fits the way you host now.

Paver patios

Timber garden pavilion furnished for relaxed outdoor seating

Picture it finished

The Johns Creek house everyone gathers at

Picture the old slab gone and a custom pool and spa in its place, wrapped by a stone deck. A grill island sits on the new patio, and the deck above looks over it all.

Neighbors walk over after dinner and settle in under the tall pines. The kids take the pool and the adults take the spa, and most nights run late.

Why the family stays out back

A pool and spa for kids and adults alike.
A grill island right beside the patio table.
A deck that overlooks the whole yard.
Tall pines kept for shade and privacy.

Around Johns Creek

Johns Creek neighborhoods and what each needs

Your street decides who reviews your plans and which buffers apply. It also affects how the crew gets into the yard.

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St. Ives, off Medlock Bridge

This gated golf community sits along the Chattahoochee, with lots from a third to three-quarters of an acre. We schedule crews through the gate and prepare drawings for the HOA.

Old Alabama Road

The Country Club of the South is a private golf and tennis community on Old Alabama Road. Some homes carry Alpharetta mailing addresses, yet permits run through Johns Creek.

Sugar Mill, off Abbotts Bridge

Built from 1993 to 2006 between Medlock Bridge Road and Peachtree Industrial, Sugar Mill has swim, tennis, and pickleball. Many first-generation patios here are ready for a refresh.

Ocee, near Jones Bridge Road

Homes between Abbotts Bridge and Jones Bridge Roads date mostly to the 1980s and 1990s, with large lawns and shade trees. Your design keeps the best trees in the plan.

Lots along a creek or pond

Every creek, lake, and pond in Johns Creek carries a 50-foot undisturbed buffer plus a 25-foot impervious setback. Your patio and pool are placed outside both lines.

Near the Chattahoochee

Work within 2,000 feet of the river follows the Metropolitan River Protection Act's limits on clearing and hard surfaces. We check your lot against the corridor before design.

River and streams

Building near water in Johns Creek

Johns Creek drops from about 1,180 feet in Ocee to 880 feet at the Chattahoochee, so runoff moves fast toward creeks and the river. Roughly 6 percent of the city sits in a regulated flood hazard area. We check buffers, corridor rules, and flood maps before your layout is final.

Why Sugar Hill Outdoors

Why Johns Creek families build with one team

Your outdoor living contractor has been designing and building North Georgia yards since 1997.

Protected design credentials

Georgia protects the title licensed landscape architect. We have two on staff, and your permit-ready plans belong to you.

One contract covers the build

Our residential and light commercial license covers every trade on the job, and one team runs it.

Certified by Belgard first

Sugar Hill Outdoors was Atlanta's first Belgard Master Craftsman, a third-party certification built on documented installations.

Billing by milestone

You pay in draws tied to finished phases, so every dollar matches work already in place.

Stone garden walls and a paver terrace with mature planting

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A client on reviving an overgrown corner

“We had an island on our property that was overrun with ivy and weeds... Within an afternoon his team came out and cleaned the area, planted new greenery and shrubs with lavender flowers...”

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Johns Creek questions before you build

These come up often when Johns Creek homeowners start planning.

Helpful Johns Creek resources

Johns Creek Building and Permitting Johns Creek Site Plan Requirements Johns Creek Fence Permit Guidelines

Plan your Johns Creek backyard with us

Book a design consultation and walk the lot with a licensed landscape architect. You'll see the design in 3D and can change it until it looks right to you.

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