Our People:

Terry Dobson has been building custom homes and creating renovated spaces for over thirty years, and has his Georgia Residential and Light Commercial license. He has a wide range of experience in renovating historical homes, total rehabs, custom new construction and ‘on a napkin’ designs. With his vast knowledge base of both commercial and residential construction, he has completed numerous projects throughout the United States in various capacities from master carpenter to project manager. This wide range of experience creates seamless solutions to any number of complex situations. It also translates into effective coordination from design to implementation with both trade partners and clients. He has raised three boys into outstanding young men and enjoys maintaining a competitive edge against those three young men in golf, tennis and motorsports.

April Findley Kasdin grew up in construction working with her family in Atlantic Beach, Florida and has her Georgia Residential Construction license. She opened A Change of Place Designs, Inc. in 1999 as an outgrowth of her artistic need to create beautiful spaces for comfortable living. April graduated from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1989 with a BA in Political Science and Business, and worked on her MPA at the University of Florida, focusing her studies in Urban Planning and Design. She is also a student at Rhodec Design School, studying for her NCIDQ, the highest interior design certification ASID offers. In addition, she is a kitchen and bath designer with NKBA, working on her CKD certification. When she isn’t designing (or studying), she is active in Daughters of the American Revolution, Autism awareness groups and mentoring parents of autistic children, and the very busy mother of three wonderful children including a son at UGA and two daughters who are competitive dancers.

Together, they merged their companies and their skill sets to create American Design & Build, LLC. They are both passionate about functional design, environmentally conscious building, and creative uses for the shelter that houses people and their pets, possessions and personalities. You won’t see a ‘trademark’ ADB design; rather you will see what you have asked from them in a design that works for you and your lifestyle.

Our Values:

We value people over things. Our personal and professional life principle is “Building Relationships for a Lifetime.” If you talk to our clients, they will tell you that they miss seeing us when their project is over. Have you ever heard that about a builder? We haven’t either, but we intend to make you miss us at the end of your project, too! When you have another idea for a space, we simply want to be the only one you call.

ADB was founded on the philosophy of providing a strong sense of design, skilled craftsmen, a high standard of ethics and integrity, and an extraordinary commitment to serving our customers.

When we meet with you, we listen. We don’t expect you to speak ‘contractor’ or ‘designer’ and will translate everything into plain English. We want you to enjoy the process, not just the finished living space. We hold ourselves to the highest standards in the industry and affiliate ourselves with only quality craftsmen and businesses.

Do you have special considerations? Small children? Special needs-design or otherwise? We understand the unique challenges of a busy household. When you add a major (or minor) home renovation into the daily mix, what happens? Organization and constant adjustments by our team so you can go on with your life and not deal with the construction. That’s our job, and we take great pride in doing it well. After all, who understands how a household works better than another busy Mom?