Fairfax County · VA

General Contractor in Reston

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 Fairfax County Land Development Services, coordinate the licensed trades, and hand you a written line-item scope before demolition starts.

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Permits & inspections in Fairfax County

The paperwork is the part most contractors gloss over.

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 Reston permit goes through Fairfax County Land Development 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.

Local to Reston

Reston is a covenant community: exterior changes generally need Reston Association design review approval in addition to the Fairfax County permit. Additions, decks, siding and roofline changes all fall under it, and the design review runs on its own schedule — we start it in parallel with the permit rather than after.

What we find in Reston homes

The house decides half the scope.

Most of Reston's housing is 1960s–1980s, with a strong stock of townhomes and clustered housing. Basement finishing and kitchen updates are the most common projects, and in attached housing the party-wall and shared-system details are what determine the real scope.

What's included
  • A written, line-item scope before demolition starts
  • Every permit pulled under our license, not yours
  • Licensed electrical, plumbing and HVAC partners we schedule and coordinate
  • One project manager from demo through the final inspection
Planning range — Fairfax County
Scoped per project

A 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.

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Free Reston walkthrough

A written, line-item scope for your general contractor project. No design fee, no obligation.

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Also in Reston

One contractor for the rest of the house

Our Reston crews cover Herndon, Vienna, Great Falls, Oak Hill and every ZIP in the area — 20190, 20191, 20194.

Reston general contractor questions

Straight answers

Do you handle general contractor in Reston, VA?

Yes. United Developers is a licensed contractor in Virginia (Class A #2705183185) and works throughout Reston and Fairfax County, including 20190, 20191, 20194 and nearby Herndon, Vienna, Great Falls.

Who pulls the permit for a Reston general contractor project?

We do, under our license, through Fairfax County Land Development 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.

Is there anything specific to Reston I should know?

Reston is a covenant community: exterior changes generally need Reston Association design review approval in addition to the Fairfax County permit. Additions, decks, siding and roofline changes all fall under it, and the design review runs on its own schedule — we start it in parallel with the permit rather than after.

What does general contractor cost in Reston?

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.

Is the Reston walkthrough and estimate free?

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.

Do I need a general contractor or can I hire trades directly?

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.

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