Kitchens are the most permit-dense room in the house per square foot. We are a licensed contractor in Maryland (MHIC #111971) — we pull the permits through the Howard County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits, 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 Ellicott City permit goes through the Howard County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits. We pull it under our license and we hold the inspection schedule — you do not chase inspectors and you do not sign the application.
Old Ellicott City sits in a historic district, where exterior work carries design review on top of the Howard County building permit. Outside the historic core, it is a straight county permit.
Ellicott City spans genuinely old stone and frame houses near Main Street and 1980s–2000s subdivisions further out — two completely different scopes under one town name. On the historic properties, nothing about the structure should be assumed until it is opened up.
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 Ellicott City crews cover Columbia, Elkridge, Catonsville, Clarksville and every ZIP in the area — 21042, 21043.
Yes. United Developers is a licensed contractor in Maryland (MHIC #111971) and works throughout Ellicott City and Howard County, including 21042, 21043 and nearby Columbia, Elkridge, Catonsville.
We do, under our license, through the Howard County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits. 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.
Old Ellicott City sits in a historic district, where exterior work carries design review on top of the Howard County building permit. Outside the historic core, it is a straight county permit.
Most Ellicott City projects land in the $28k – $120k range. That is a planning range for Howard 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.