Kitchens are the most permit-dense room in the house per square foot. 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 kitchen that keeps its existing layout may only need electrical and plumbing permits. Move a sink, a gas line or a wall and a building permit joins them. Kitchens also carry requirements specific to the room — GFCI protection at the counters and dedicated small-appliance circuits — which is why the rough-in inspection has to pass before anything gets closed up.
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 kitchen remodeling 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 kitchen that keeps its existing layout may only need electrical and plumbing permits. Move a sink, a gas line or a wall and a building permit joins them. Kitchens also carry requirements specific to the room — GFCI protection at the counters and dedicated small-appliance circuits — which is why the rough-in inspection has to pass before anything gets closed up.
Most Arlington projects land in the $28k – $120k range. That is a planning range for Arlington County, not a quote — your written price comes after a free on-site walkthrough.
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.
Plan on the sink and range being out for most of the project. We stage the work so demolition, rough-in and inspection happen back to back rather than with gaps, and we give you the realistic date at the walkthrough — not the optimistic one.