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Foundation Work Cost in Arlington, VA: what the permits say

How much does foundation work cost in Arlington, VA? The usual foundation & waterproofing job filed with Arlington, VA is $10,600, from 202 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $5,215 and $13,900. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$10,600usual filed value
$5,215–$13,900middle half of firms' usual jobs
202priced permits (100% of 202)
33firms on file
106days, permit issue to final
Sep 2026records through

How much does foundation work cost in Arlington, VA?

The usual foundation & waterproofing job filed with Arlington, VA is $10,600, from 202 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $5,215 and $13,900. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill. A foundation & waterproofing permit here usually takes 106 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →

What the spread looks like

Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 202 priced permits across 33 firms, pooled into one. Half of Arlington, VA foundation & waterproofing permits were filed between $6,600 and $20,300.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$4,4001 in 10 permits filed below
25th$6,6001 in 4 filed below
50th$10,700the middle permit
75th$20,3001 in 4 filed above
90th$36,8001 in 10 filed above

By home value

Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: Arlington County 2026 assessed values.

Firms working onUsual home valueUsual filed valueFirmsPermits
Lower thirdunder $1,053,400$6,8841132
Middle third$1,053,400–$1,237,000$13,90011156
Upper third$1,244,700 and up$7,9971114

Busiest firms and what they usually charge

Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months. Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in; both are shown for firms with 5 or more priced permits. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

FirmPermitsLast 12 moUsualMiddle halfFinished
Jes Construction LLC8525$13,900$9,000–$23,60077.0%
NV Waterproofing LLC205$15,750$7,787–$21,07343.1%
Harry Braswell Inc54$38,576$35,000–$39,850—
All Aspects Waterproofing LLC222$7,220$6,470–$10,06266.5%
Deska Services LLC112$5,338$3,650–$8,6569 of 9
Vanterra Foundation Solutions LLC22———
Secure Home Systems Inc31———
Fortress Foundation Solutions LLC21———
Mer Waterproofing Contractors Inc21———
Evershine Construction Inc11———

Why filed values run low or high

  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $13,900; the 28 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $13,500.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $1,244,700 and up) usually file $7,997, against $6,884 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 foundation & waterproofing permits is filed under $4,400 and 1 in 10 over $36,800, 8 times as much.
  • 100.0% of the 202 permits carry a value; the 0 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 202 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Arlington, VA, 1 in 10 foundation & waterproofing filed values sit under $4,400, the middle half between $6,600 and $20,300, and 1 in 10 over $36,800.

  • $47,900Above $36,800: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Arlington, VA.
  • $10,600Right at the usual $10,600: in the middle of the file.
  • $3,100Below $4,400: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule foundation work in Arlington, VA

Arlington, VA files the fewest foundation & waterproofing permits in December (71 against an average month of 100) and the most in March (143). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Arlington, VA →

How these numbers are made

Source: Arlington County, VA building and trade permits. The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.

Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.

The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.

Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. How the records work in Arlington, VA →

Common questions

  • How many quotes should I get for a foundation & waterproofing job in Arlington, VA?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Arlington, VA foundation & waterproofing firms usually file between $5,215 and $13,900 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 2.7 times apart and both be normal for Arlington, VA. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.
  • What range is normal for foundation & waterproofing jobs in Arlington, VA?Half of permits were filed between $6,600 and $20,300; 8 in 10 between $4,400 and $36,800. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do foundation contractors charge in Arlington, VA?The usual foundation & waterproofing job is filed at $10,600; the middle half of firms usually file between $5,215 and $13,900. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $13,900, more than the usual. See every firm's usual job →
  • Do bigger houses get bigger bills?In the file, yes for the firms: those working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $7,997, the lower third $6,884. That is firms, not single jobs.
  • Where does this data come from?Arlington County, VA building and trade permits, read October 2026. How the records work in Arlington, VA →

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