You are choosing who runs the job, not shopping a single trade. 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.
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 Kensington 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.
The Town of Kensington issues its own permits for properties inside town limits, separate from Montgomery County. Kensington also has a historic district, and exterior changes there carry a design review on top of the building permit.
Kensington's core is small early-20th-century housing — bungalows and Victorians on tight lots. Kitchens and baths in these homes are usually the original footprint, which is why most projects here become layout changes rather than swaps, and why the permit set is larger than homeowners expect.
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 Kensington crews cover Wheaton, Chevy Chase, Garrett Park, Rockville and every ZIP in the area — 20895.
Yes. United Developers is a licensed contractor in Maryland (MHIC #111971) and works throughout Kensington and Montgomery County, including 20895 and nearby Wheaton, Chevy Chase, Garrett Park.
We do, under our license, through the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services. 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.
The Town of Kensington issues its own permits for properties inside town limits, separate from Montgomery County. Kensington also has a historic district, and exterior changes there carry a design review on top of the building permit.
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.