This is the cheapest square footage you can add — if it is finished legally. We are a licensed contractor in Maryland (MHIC #111971) — we pull the permits through the Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits, coordinate the licensed trades, and hand you a written line-item scope before demolition starts.
A finished basement needs a building permit and, in almost every case, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits alongside it. Two code requirements decide whether the space is legal: any room used for sleeping needs proper emergency egress, and habitable space needs a minimum finished ceiling height. The framing and rough-in inspection has to pass before insulation and drywall — get that wrong and the drywall comes back off.
Your Severna Park permit goes through the Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections 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.
Much of Severna Park sits within Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Critical Area — the regulated zone near tidal water. Inside it, additions and any increase in impervious surface carry extra review and limits beyond the standard Anne Arundel County permit. If your lot is near the water, this shapes what an addition can even be before design starts.
Severna Park is largely mid- to late-20th-century housing, much of it on or near the water. Waterfront and near-water properties bring both the Critical Area rules above and the moisture and structural conditions that come with the location.
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 basement finishing project. No design fee, no obligation.
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Our Severna Park crews cover Arnold, Pasadena, Millersville, Annapolis and every ZIP in the area — 21146.
Yes. United Developers is a licensed contractor in Maryland (MHIC #111971) and works throughout Severna Park and Anne Arundel County, including 21146 and nearby Arnold, Pasadena, Millersville.
We do, under our license, through the Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits. A finished basement needs a building permit and, in almost every case, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits alongside it. Two code requirements decide whether the space is legal: any room used for sleeping needs proper emergency egress, and habitable space needs a minimum finished ceiling height. The framing and rough-in inspection has to pass before insulation and drywall — get that wrong and the drywall comes back off.
Much of Severna Park sits within Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Critical Area — the regulated zone near tidal water. Inside it, additions and any increase in impervious surface carry extra review and limits beyond the standard Anne Arundel County permit. If your lot is near the water, this shapes what an addition can even be before design starts.
Most Severna Park projects land in the $32k – $100k range. That is a planning range for Anne Arundel 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.
Only with proper emergency egress — that means a code-compliant egress window and window well, or a walkout. It is the single most common reason a basement bedroom fails inspection or gets flagged at resale. We settle it during design, before framing, because retrofitting egress into finished walls is expensive.