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Founder · Daydream Design and Build

Jesse House

Outdoor living design-build and the craft of natural stone, from Calhoun, Georgia.

Jesse House, founder of Daydream Design and Build

Jesse House is the founder of Daydream Design and Build, an outdoor living design-build firm in Calhoun, Georgia. He is a licensed Georgia residential general contractor (License RBQA008500), a GSWCC Level II Certified Design Professional, and a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control. He has built outdoor spaces in the Atlanta and North Georgia area since 2017.

The path

From maintaining yards to building places that last

Jesse started in the simplest part of the work. In 2017 he founded his practice in Calhoun, Georgia, doing landscape maintenance and enhancements, the weekly, hands-on work of keeping properties healthy and sharp. That ground-level start shaped everything that came after, because it taught him how outdoor spaces actually live, drain, wear, and age over years rather than how they look on the day they are finished.

Over time the work grew. Maintenance became enhancement, enhancement became design, and design became full design-build: outdoor living and pool construction handled under one roof. Along the way he brought in the tools and credentials that the more serious work demands, and eventually the part that sets the firm apart now, sourcing European limestone direct from the quarry and fabricating it cut to size in-house through the Stone Atelier.

The thread running through all of it is a refusal to hand off the parts that matter. The same instinct that made him learn the maintenance side first is why Daydream owns the chain from the stone to the finished space today.

Licenses and certifications

Credentials, verifiable

GEORGIA LICENSED GC RESIDENTIAL
General Contractor
State of Georgia
ResidentialLicense RBQA008500
Active
GSWCC CDP LEVEL II
Certified Design Professional
GA Soil & Water Comm.
Level IICert. 0000098461
Active
ENVIROCERT CPESC EROSION CONTROL
Erosion & Sediment Control
EnviroCert Int'l
CPESCCert. 16496
Active
FAA PART 107 sUAS REMOTE PILOT
Remote Pilot
FAA
Small UASSite mapping & survey
Certified 2020
Timeline

Since 2017

2017
The beginning
Founded the practice in Calhoun, Georgia, starting with landscape maintenance and enhancement work for residential properties across the North Georgia area.
The shift
Maintenance to design-build
Grew from maintenance into landscape enhancement and outdoor design, then into full design-build: outdoor living spaces and pool construction handled end to end.
2020
FAA Remote Pilot
Earned FAA Part 107 certification, bringing drone site mapping and survey into the design and build process for more accurate planning.
The Stone Atelier
Stone, sourced at the quarry
Began sourcing European limestone direct from the quarries of Istria and fabricating it cut to size in-house, the capability that defines the firm today.
2026
Licensed and certified
Earned the GSWCC Level II Certified Design Professional certification and a Georgia residential general contractor license, formalizing the design-build practice.
Today
Daydream Design and Build
Pools, terraces, gardens, and full exterior work in natural stone, for homeowners, builders, architects, and landscape architects across Atlanta and North Georgia.
Areas of expertise

What Jesse works in

Natural stone sourcing European limestone Cut-to-size stone fabrication Outdoor living design-build Pool construction Hardscape and patios Pool coping and stone decks Erosion and sediment control Drone site mapping Landscape design

Work with Jesse

For a project in the Atlanta or North Georgia area, this is where it begins.

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Daydream Design and Build · Calhoun, Georgia · (770) 334-7593