I am the owner of Burkhalter Contracting LLC a general contracting company specializing in Custom built homes. I have been in the building business since 1994 starting with small projects such as retaining walls, carport additions, & landscaping. In 1997 I built my first cumtom home on Lake Harding in Alabama. Since then I have built several custom homes ranging in size from 4010 square feet to over 6200 square feet.
I have also indulged in projects such as boat houses, sea walls, docks, piers, work shops, decks, inground sprinkler systems, driveways and landscaping.
I also do my own engineering and designs.
HOW I GOT STARTED
WHERE I GREW UP I WAS ALWAYS BUILDING SOMETHING. WE HAD A LARGE BACK YARD AND 100’S OF ACRES OF WOODS BEHIND THAT. I STARTED OUT BUILDING FORTS AND TREE HOUSES. WE EVEN ATTEMPTED BUILDING A LOG CABIN IN THE WOODS UNTIL WE GOT CAUGHT. THIS IS WHERE MY INTEREST IN BUILDING CAME FROM.
MY DAD USED TO BRING MECHANICAL THINGS HOME FROM HIS WORK AND LET ME PLAY WITH THEM. I WOULD TAKE THEM APART AND PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER FOR HIM. HE WOULD TAKE ME ON JOB CALLS WHEN HE COULD. THIS WHERE MY INTEREST IN ENGINEERING CAME FROM.
PROJECTS:
1994 – 251 LEE RD. 561 SMITHS, AL. – RETAINING WALL & AWNING
1996 – 1063 LEE RD. 338 SALEM, AL. - BOAT HOUSE
1997 – 1139 LEE RD. 338 SALEM, AL. – HOUSE, SEA WALL, DOCK
1998 – 1063 LEE RD 338 SALEM, AL. – HOUSE, SEA WALL, DOCK
1999 – 1063 LEE RD. 338 SALEM, AL. – BOAT HOUSE RAILS & TRAILER
2001 – 1071 LEE RD. 338 SALEM, AL. – HOUSE, DOCK
2001 – 1139 LEE RD. 338 SALEM, AL. – BOAT HOUSE RAILS & TRAILER
2002 – 1063 LEE RD 338 SALEM, AL. – WORK SHOP
2005 – 969 LEE RD. 338 SALEM, AL. – DOCK
2005 – 7322 DAISY ST. COLUMBUS, GA. – DRIVEWAY REDO
2005 – 927 LEE RD. 338 SALEM, AL. – BOAT HOUSE DECK
2006 – 1164 LEE RD. 338 SALEM, AL. – GARAGE REMODEL
2006 – 5104 GRANDTREE CT. MIDLAND, GA. – DECK WITH GAZEBOS
2007 – 1071 LEE RD. 338 SALEM, AL. – BOAT HOUSE & WORK SHOP
2007 – 1091 32ND ST. PHENIX CITY, AL. – HOUSE
DESIGN & ENGINEERING
I AM A DESIGN ENGINEER AT WORK SO I LIKE TO CREATE THINGS FROM SCRATCH. I BECAME INTERESTED IN DESIGN BEFORE I BUILT MY FIRST HOUSE. I TOOK AN EXISTING HOUSE PLAN AND MODIFIED IT, BY HAND, TO WHAT I LIKED. SINCE THEN I PURCHASED SOFTWARE TO HELP WITH THE DESIGN PROCESS. I AM SOMWHAT PROFECIENT IN IT TODAY, BUT IT IS NOT MY BEST ATTRIBUTE AS I LACK THE ARTISTIC GENE. I STILL LIKE TO TAKE IDEAS FROM MAGAZINES AND OTHER PLANS TO MAKE MY PLAN WORK.
I LIKE THE ENGINEERING ASPECT OF BUILDING THINGS BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MAKES IT WORK. I AM NOT A LICENSED ENGINEER, BUT I HAVE LICENSED CONTACTS IN THE FIELD THAT I USE FOR APPROVALS. I HAVE HAD 4 PROJECTS THAT REQUIRED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING APPROVAL (SEE BELOW).
I ALSO LIKE TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL OR UNIQUE IN EVERY HOUSE THAT I DESIGN AND BUILD. CUSTOM HANDRAILS, WINDOWS, DOORS, ETC…
1998 – POURED CONCRETE BASEMENT WALL
1999 – STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR MASONRY FIREPLACE
2000 – CUSTOM OAK STAIRS
2001 – POURED CONCRETE BASEMENT WALL
Please see the photos below of some of my work. Thanks for looking.
