Home Services in Richmond County, Georgia

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Richmond County facts

What Home Service Pros work with in Richmond County.

• The houses. Richmond County has about 92,652 homes and 206,040 people; 51.4% of homes are owner occupied, the median home is worth $163,300, and the typical one was built around 1980 (U.S. Census ACS 2019 to 2023).
• Permits. Augusta Planning & Development Department (706-312-5050), 1803 Marvin Griffin Road. Augusta requires a permit when project materials cost more than $500 or the work needs an inspection; re-roofs, window replacements, decks and all electrical, plumbing, gas and mechanical work are on its list, while fences up to 6 feet, sheds up to 120 square feet, driveways, sidewalks and painting are exempt. Hephzibah (706-592-4423) and Blythe issue their own permits.
• Utilities. Water and sewer from the Augusta Utilities Department for Augusta; Hephzibah and Blythe run their own waterworks; electricity from Georgia Power or Jefferson Energy Cooperative, depending on the address; natural gas from Atlanta Gas Light’s pipes, sold through a certified marketer.
• The ground. The Savannah River crosses the fall line at Augusta: red Piedmont clay north and west of the city, sandy Coastal Plain soils south and east. Heavy rain causes most local flooding, and Rae’s Creek, Rocky Creek, Butler Creek and Spirit Creek all have a flooding history.
• Storms. Hurricane Helene, September 26 and 27, 2024: the National Weather Service estimated Richmond County gusts at 80 to 100 mph or more, with at least 9 homes destroyed and 278 damaged; the city counted $81 million in damage, 4.47 million cubic yards of debris and 18,890 hazardous trees removed in the year after.
• Termites. The federal termite infestation probability map puts all of Georgia and South Carolina in its "very heavy" zone, the highest level, which is why lenders here ask for a termite letter.
• Towns and areas. Summerville (the Hill), Olde Town, Harrisburg and West End, Laney-Walker, Sand Hills, Forest Hills, National Hills, Montclair, South Augusta, Hephzibah, Blythe.
• Landmarks. Fort Eisenhower (about 31,155 military and civilian personnel), the Medical District, the Augusta Canal, Augusta National, and the Savannah River levee the Riverwalk sits on.