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Home Remodel Cost in Arlington, VA: what the permits say

How much does home remodel cost in Arlington, VA? The usual remodel & renovation job filed with Arlington, VA is $15,000, from 776 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $7,950 and $25,000. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$15,000usual filed value
$7,950–$25,000middle half of firms' usual jobs
776priced permits (100% of 777)
346firms on file
112days, permit issue to final
Sep 2026records through

How much does home remodel cost in Arlington, VA?

The usual remodel & renovation job filed with Arlington, VA is $15,000, from 776 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $7,950 and $25,000. 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 remodel & renovation permit here usually takes 112 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 776 priced permits across 346 firms, pooled into one. Half of Arlington, VA remodel & renovation permits were filed between $7,700 and $30,000.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$4,2001 in 10 permits filed below
25th$7,7001 in 4 filed below
50th$15,600the middle permit
75th$30,0001 in 4 filed above
90th$69,4001 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 $1,019,200$19,000115204
Middle third$1,019,200–$1,308,700$10,550115329
Upper third$1,310,400 and up$22,600115243

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. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

FirmPermitsLast 12 moUsualMiddle halfFinished
Cameo Kitchens Inc287$10,000$7,500–$20,00089.9%
Select Painting & Home Improvements Inc197$12,168$9,402–$16,70796.4%
Jes Construction LLC167$7,250$4,765–$12,3417 of 9
Top Builders LLC176$10,550$8,750–$15,80096.2%
Newell Remodeling LLC185$25,000$10,250–$33,75096.6%
Robert C Delong165$10,000$4,000–$15,00096.2%
Tri Vista USA LLC184$186,657$100,000–$287,50096.8%
Design Pro Construction LLC104$24,500$9,200–$60,5005 of 6
Sun Design Remodeling Specialists Inc64$9,827$8,893–$12,487—
Case Design/Remodeling Inc173$22,600$21,360–$27,30096.8%

Why filed values run low or high

  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $10,550; the 334 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $18,000.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $1,310,400 and up) usually file $22,600, against $19,000 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 remodel & renovation permits is filed under $4,200 and 1 in 10 over $69,400, 16 times as much.
  • 99.9% of the 777 permits carry a value; the 1 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 776 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Arlington, VA, 1 in 10 remodel & renovation filed values sit under $4,200, the middle half between $7,700 and $30,000, and 1 in 10 over $69,400.

  • $90,200Above $69,400: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Arlington, VA.
  • $15,000Right at the usual $15,000: in the middle of the file.
  • $3,000Below $4,200: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule a home remodel in Arlington, VA

Arlington, VA files the fewest remodel & renovation permits in October (84 against an average month of 100) and the most in July (117). 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 remodel & renovation job in Arlington, VA?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Arlington, VA remodel & renovation firms usually file between $7,950 and $25,000 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 3.1 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 remodel & renovation jobs in Arlington, VA?Half of permits were filed between $7,700 and $30,000; 8 in 10 between $4,200 and $69,400. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do remodeling contractors charge in Arlington, VA?The usual remodel & renovation job is filed at $15,000; the middle half of firms usually file between $7,950 and $25,000. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $10,550, less than the usual. See every firm's usual job →
  • Why do prices I see online differ from $15,000?$15,000 is the construction value contractors wrote on Arlington, VA permits. Online figures are usually all-in ranges whose scope you can't check (design, fees, site work), and our file mixes small and large jobs of this type in one number. Use the spread above to see where a quote sits.
  • 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 $22,600, the lower third $19,000. 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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