An addition is the one project where zoning can stop you before design starts. We are a licensed contractor in Maryland (MHIC #111971) — we pull the permits through the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services, coordinate the licensed trades, and hand you a written line-item scope before demolition starts.
An addition starts with zoning, not construction: setbacks, lot coverage and height limits get reviewed before a building permit is issued, and in some neighborhoods there is a stormwater or historic review on top. Then come the footing and foundation inspections, which have to pass before backfill. This is the longest-lead permit of any project we do, and it is why we start the paperwork while the design is still being drawn.
Your Chevy Chase permit goes through the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services. We pull it under our license and we hold the inspection schedule — you do not chase inspectors and you do not sign the application.
“Chevy Chase” covers several separately incorporated municipalities, and a number of them run their own building and permit review in addition to Montgomery County. Which village you are in changes who reviews your plans and what they care about — particularly for anything visible from the street.
The housing here is largely 1910s–1930s colonials, Tudors and Craftsman homes with plaster walls, original millwork worth protecting, and mechanical systems that have been added to rather than replaced. Kitchens and baths in these houses almost always need the electrical and plumbing rebuilt behind them, not just refinished.
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 home additions project. No design fee, no obligation.
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Our Chevy Chase crews cover Bethesda, Kensington, Somerset, Friendship Heights and every ZIP in the area — 20815.
Yes. United Developers is a licensed contractor in Maryland (MHIC #111971) and works throughout Chevy Chase and Montgomery County, including 20815 and nearby Bethesda, Kensington, Somerset.
We do, under our license, through the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services. An addition starts with zoning, not construction: setbacks, lot coverage and height limits get reviewed before a building permit is issued, and in some neighborhoods there is a stormwater or historic review on top. Then come the footing and foundation inspections, which have to pass before backfill. This is the longest-lead permit of any project we do, and it is why we start the paperwork while the design is still being drawn.
“Chevy Chase” covers several separately incorporated municipalities, and a number of them run their own building and permit review in addition to Montgomery County. Which village you are in changes who reviews your plans and what they care about — particularly for anything visible from the street.
Most Chevy Chase projects land in the $180 – $340 / sq ft range. That is a planning range for Montgomery 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.
The build is rarely the long part — permitting and zoning review are. Expect the approval phase to run in parallel with final design, and expect us to give you a schedule that names the permit milestone rather than hiding it. We will tell you at the walkthrough if your lot has a setback or coverage problem, because that changes the whole conversation.