It can be difficult

to drive very far in any direction in Fayette or Coweta without seeing

construction, particularly home construction.

A number of

builders have provided literally tens of thousands of local residents

with roofs over their heads, and some have seen exceptional success and

longevity in the process as they continue to work in their own community

and help fuel the local economy.

Here is just

a sampling of local builders and their current projects.

Ravin Homes

A family-owned

business, Ravin Homes got its name from the first names of its two original

partners Ray and Vince.

Michael Rossetti,

Vince Rossetti's son, is now the head of the company, according to DeSales

Rossetti DeGolian, his sister and Ravin's sales manager.

The family

has been in Fayette County since 1974, and Ravin Homes was incorporated

in 1982. Since then, they have left their mark from one end of the county

to theother.

Peachtree City

neighborhoods such as Interlochen, Planterra Ridge and much of Kedron

have homes built by Ravin, along with Stonebriar in Fayetteville.

Their current

project, Cedarcroft, is the only one where Ravin Homes is the sole builder.

Cedarcroft is in development in the western end of Peachtree City, north

of Ga. Highway 54 off the new MacDuff Parkway.

In addition

to building more than 1,000 homes, Ravin has done its share of commercial

development. The company's own offices are located in Governors Square

on the east side of Peachtree City, which is a Ravin development.

Bob Adams Homes

According to

marketing manager Peggy Davenport, Bob Adams Homes has been building in

Fayette County for about 18 years.

Residential

projects on the Bob Adams resume include Village Park and St. Simons Cove

in Peachtree City, as well as St. Andrews Place in Fayetteville.

The firm's

biggest local project right now is Lexington Park, which Adams hopes will

eventually contain a mix of commercial, townhome and single-family detached

home development. Only the detached homes are being built at the moment,

Davenport said, as the company and the city continue to look at how they

want the final mix to be.

The majority

of homes now being built by Bob Adams Homes fall into a specific lifestyle

category, with houses and lots requiring very little maintenance. It's

a style that is becoming more popular, according to Davenport. "The

lifestyle is what people are buying," she said.

In addition

to the more obvious clients, such as retired people and empty-nesters,

these homes are also looking attractive to single women and others who

just don't want to cut grass and clean gutters, Davenport said. "They

want beautiful homes and elegance without the hassle."

Chris Dixon and Associates

Another second-generation

builder and developer, Chris Dixon has been in the building business since

his early teens, according to Jane Foster of Lee-Dixon Realty, whose broker

is Chris' father.

Stonebriar

and Magnolia Ridge in Fayetteville, Braeburn and White Oak in Coweta County,

Country Lakes in Fayette County all of these communities contain Chris

Dixon homes. Of his 18 years as a builder, all in this area, seven have

been under the name Chris Dixon and Associates, Foster said.

In addition

to several hundred homes in Fayette and Coweta, Dixon's work can also

be seen in Spalding County.

Stonebriar

Place and Stonebriar West, the two final phases of the Stonebriar development,

are now underway, Foster said.

Dixon is also

the developer for Apple Orchard in Fayetteville.

John Wieland Homes

While a well-known

name all over metro Atlanta, John Wieland has an exceptionally large number

of homes in Fayette.

Founded in

1970, Wieland is currently building in 62 neighborhoods in the Southeast,

with 1,244 closings and revenues of $439 million last year. Among his

nearly 400 awards, Wieland has been named National Builder of the Year.

Locally, a

number of developments in Peachtree City, Fayetteville and elsewhere in

the county bear the Wieland name.

Upcoming projects

include Southampton, a 292-home development in Tyrone, and Centennial,

slated for the West Village area of Peachtree City with 350 home planned,

including some townhomes, according to a company spokesperson. The company

plans to donate land for an elementary school as part of the Centennial

project.

Other current

developments include Lakeside on Redwine just south of Fayetteville and

The Regency, master-planned gated community in the Cascade area of south

Atlanta.

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