You are choosing who runs the job, not shopping a single trade. We are a licensed contractor in Virginia (Class A #2705183185) — we pull the permits through the Arlington County Inspection Services Division, coordinate the licensed trades, and hand you a written line-item scope before demolition starts.
A whole-home renovation usually needs a building permit plus separate electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits — each with its own inspection, each on its own timeline. Pulling them is not the hard part; sequencing them so no trade is standing around waiting for an inspector is.
Your Arlington permit goes through the Arlington County Inspection Services Division. We pull it under our license and we hold the inspection schedule — you do not chase inspectors and you do not sign the application.
What we find in Arlington homesArlington's single-family stock is heavily 1920s–1950s bungalows and colonials on small lots, with a lot of condo and townhouse inventory alongside it. On the older houses, kitchen and bath projects almost always involve rebuilding the electrical and plumbing behind the finishes. In a condo, the building's own approval process and work-hour rules sit on top of the county permit.
What's includedA planning range, not a quote. Your written line-item price comes after a free on-site walkthrough. HVAC, electrical and plumbing are performed by licensed trade partners.
A written, line-item scope for your general contractor project. No design fee, no obligation.
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Our Arlington crews cover Ballston, Clarendon, Rosslyn, Falls Church and every ZIP in the area — 22201, 22203, 22204, 22205, 22207.
Yes. United Developers is a licensed contractor in Virginia (Class A #2705183185) and works throughout Arlington and Arlington County, including 22201, 22203, 22204, 22205 and nearby Ballston, Clarendon, Rosslyn.
We do, under our license, through the Arlington County Inspection Services Division. A whole-home renovation usually needs a building permit plus separate electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits — each with its own inspection, each on its own timeline. Pulling them is not the hard part; sequencing them so no trade is standing around waiting for an inspector is.
It depends entirely on scope, so we do not publish a single number. You get a written, line-item price after a free on-site walkthrough — not a verbal ballpark over the phone.
Yes. The walkthrough and the written scope are free and yours to keep whether or not you hire us. There is no design fee and no consultation invoice.
You can hire trades directly, and for a single-trade job that is often cheaper. It stops being cheaper the moment two trades have to be sequenced around an inspection — someone has to own that schedule, and if it is not a contractor it is you. A licensed GC also carries the permit and the liability.