We use public records to help you make a shortlist. They show what a contractor has filed and where they have worked in Arlington, VA. They can't tell you whether someone will be right for your home.
Every Virginia contractor doing work of $1,000 or more must hold a DPOR contractor license (Class A, B or C).
94% of the 1,713 firms on the Arlington, VA permit file match an active license in Virginia DPOR contractor license files. Our match can miss a firm that files under another name, so a missing match is a reason to check, not a finding.
Ask the contractor for the license number and look it up at Virginia DPOR license lookup. How to check a contractor's license in Virginia →
The middle value recorded on this contractor's matching permits. It's a permit value, not a quote or the final price. Ask for a written estimate.
Matching Arlington, VA permits in the most recent year of our data. It shows recent recorded activity here, not every job the company did.
For contractors with at least 5 permits a year or more old, the share that were finaled. A permit can stay open because of paperwork or timing, so this isn't a workmanship grade.
How long their permits take from issue to completion, using the county's dates, compared with other Arlington contractors in the trade. Shown for firms with 10+ permits.
Matched by name against Virginia DPOR contractor license files. Name matching can miss a license, so always check the number yourself.
About the ranking: The score combines how much of this exact work a contractor has on record, how often their older permits reached completion (where we can measure it), how well their usual job size matches your budget, how recently they've been active, and how much of their work is near you. A measure we can't calculate is left out rather than guessed, and a thin record pulls the score toward the middle. A contractor whose matched license has a problem is listed after everyone else. You set the weights with the sliders on every list.
Arlington, VA specifics: Permits the owner pulled are left out. Demolition records don't carry a usable completion date, so demolition shows no speed.
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