Cobb runs from the river at the Fulton line all the way up to Lake Allatoona, so "a Cobb County house" can mean almost anything. The part we spend the most time in is East Cobb, the unincorporated stretch between Marietta and Roswell. It filled in from the late 1970s through the early 2000s, and you can read the decades from the street: cedar-sided contemporaries and ranches in the older sections, then brick-front two-stories with tall foyers and steep gables. Chimney Springs grew up around its lake in the 1970s and 80s. Indian Hills, near Walton High, is mostly 1980s and 90s houses under mature trees. Sibley Forest is a few hundred traditional homes, sidewalks, and a busy swim-and-tennis club.
West and north of Marietta the houses get newer and the lots get flatter. Kennesaw, Acworth, and Powder Springs are full of 1990s and 2000s subdivisions with front-entry garages, vinyl or fiber-cement siding, and an HOA that has opinions. Austell and Mableton on the south end mix older ranches with newer infill. And the two cities we get asked about most have their own pages: Marietta, with its historic districts around the Square, and Smyrna, where 1950s ranches sit a few blocks from brand-new townhomes.
The practical upshot: a lot of Cobb quotes are two-story jobs. Second-story gables over a garage are where homeowners get hurt, and they are exactly where our crews are comfortable. We measure your roofline from your photos, cut each strand to the run, and clip it on without a single nail or staple. If the yard has a big oak or a row of boxwoods, we can add tree and shrub wrapping to the same visit.
We have been hanging Atlanta's Christmas lights since 2019, and Cobb is a regular part of the route. Installs run from late October to about mid-December. The early dates go first, especially the week before Thanksgiving.
