The typical ranges we publish across the site, in one document you can keep: what each kind of project tends to cost, and what moves the number. For homeowners across Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
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Ranges are typical 2025–26 market figures for Loudoun County and Northern Virginia, compiled from published cost guides and county fee schedules. They are not quotes. Every project is priced from its own drawings, selections and site conditions.
Lower Levels & Basements
$75K – $350K+
Most eastern-Loudoun homes built after 2000 came with a full, unfinished lower level. Finishing it is the largest block of new living space a house can gain without changing its footprint.
Lower Levels & Basements typical ranges
Project
Typical range
What it usually includes
Open lower level
$75K – $150K
One open room, a full bath, egress where a bedroom is planned, layered lighting, LVP or engineered flooring, trim and doors.
Entertaining level
$150K – $250K
Wet bar with stone and cabinetry, media area, full bath, a guest room with egress, dedicated HVAC zone, built-ins. Real Elite coordinates the licensed electrician, plumber and HVAC contractor and schedules their inspections.
Suite and theater level
$250K – $350K+
Dedicated theater or golf simulator, guest suite, gym, wine storage, custom millwork. A purpose-built theater alone typically adds $25K – $60K.
What moves the number
Ceiling height and whether ductwork or beams have to move.
Bathroom placement relative to the existing plumbing stack.
Egress: a new window well and cut in a bedroom location.
Level of millwork, stone and lighting in the bar and media zones.
The room that sets the tone for the whole house. In Loudoun, a design-build kitchen usually means custom or semi-custom cabinetry, natural or engineered stone, a real appliance package and lighting designed in layers.
Kitchens typical ranges
Project
Typical range
What it usually includes
Refined refresh
$60K – $100K
Same footprint. Semi-custom cabinetry, quartz or granite, tile backsplash, new lighting plan, appliance install, paint and trim.
Full design-build kitchen
$100K – $200K
New layout, custom cabinetry, stone with waterfall or mitred edges, panel-ready appliances, plumbing and electrical relocation, permits. Real Elite coordinates the licensed electrician, plumber and HVAC contractor and schedules their inspections.
Open-plan kitchen
$200K+
Bearing-wall removal with engineered structure, enlarged openings, large island, pantry or scullery, whole-floor finish coordination.
What moves the number
Cabinetry line and construction, the largest single line in almost every kitchen.
Whether walls move and whether any of them are bearing.
Appliance package and the electrical and gas work it needs.
Stone selection: slab count, edge profile, and book-matching.
The primary bath is where builder-grade shows first. A design-build suite brings the shower, tub, vanity wall and closet into one composed room, with the mechanicals and waterproofing done to match.
Primary Suites & Baths typical ranges
Project
Typical range
What it usually includes
Primary bath, same footprint
$40K – $75K
Curbless or low-curb shower with proper waterproofing, freestanding or built-in tub, double vanity, large-format tile, heated floor, new lighting and ventilation.
Primary bath with a new layout
$75K – $125K
Walls and plumbing relocated, a larger shower room, water closet, custom vanity, stone or porcelain slab surfaces. Real Elite coordinates the licensed electrician, plumber and HVAC contractor and schedules their inspections.
Full primary suite
$125K – $250K
Bath plus bedroom and dressing room: walk-in closet millwork, lighting plan, doors and trim, sometimes a bump-out or a reclaimed adjacent room.
What moves the number
Moving the shower or toilet, which changes the plumbing below the floor.
Slab surfaces versus tile, and the size and type of tile.
Custom versus semi-custom vanity and closet millwork.
Heated floors, steam and other systems that need dedicated circuits.
In HOA communities the yard is the one place a family can genuinely make its own. Capped composite, black aluminum rail, a screened or covered room, and lighting that makes it a room after dark.
Outdoor Living typical ranges
Project
Typical range
What it usually includes
Composite deck
$30K – $60K
Capped composite decking, aluminum or cable rail, integrated lighting, stairs and landing, HOA architectural application and county permit.
Deck with a screened or covered room
$60K and up
A roofed section framed as an addition, tongue-and-groove ceiling, fans and lighting, screens or a three-season enclosure. Scoped per design.
Full outdoor room
Scoped per property
Outdoor kitchen, fire feature, hardscape and steps, landscape lighting, and the utilities that reach them.
What moves the number
Deck height, footings and whether a roof is part of the design (a roofed porch is reviewed as an addition).
Decking and rail lines, from capped composite to hardwood.
HOA architectural review, which runs alongside the county permit.
Gas, water and electrical runs for kitchens and fire features.
When the house is right but the space is not. Additions are engineered, permitted and built to read as though they were always part of the home, inside and out.
Additions typical ranges
Project
Typical range
What it usually includes
Bump-out
$80K – $150K
A small footprint expansion for a kitchen, bath or primary suite, on a new foundation with matched exterior finishes.
Family room or kitchen extension
$150K – $300K
A full room on a new foundation, roof tied into the existing structure, new openings into the house, HVAC extension. Real Elite coordinates the licensed electrician, plumber and HVAC contractor and schedules their inspections.
Bedroom suite addition
$180K – $350K
Bedroom, bath and closet as a private wing, with the plumbing, electrical and structure to support it. Real Elite coordinates the licensed electrician, plumber and HVAC contractor and schedules their inspections.
Second story
$250K – $500K
A full or partial second floor: structural review of the existing frame, new stair, roof and exterior, and the interiors above.
What moves the number
Foundation type and site work, including grading and drainage.
Septic capacity in western Loudoun, which the county checks before permitting a bedroom.
Matching existing siding, roofing and windows so the addition disappears.
Plat, setbacks and, inside towns, a town zoning approval before the county permit.
A whole-home program combines several of the ranges above under one design, one contract and one team. It is priced after a design phase, from a real drawing set, rather than from a guess on the first visit.
Whole-Home Renovation typical ranges
Project
Typical range
What it usually includes
Main-level program
Kitchen + living spaces
Kitchen, openings, flooring, lighting, trim and paint across the main floor as one coordinated scope.
Whole-house program
Two or more signature projects
Kitchen, primary suite and lower level or addition, sequenced so the family can stay in the house where possible.
What moves the number
How many of the signature projects are combined, and whether they are built in phases.
Structural changes and the engineering they need.
Age of the house: 1990s and 2000s production homes routinely hide surprises behind the drywall, so a contingency line belongs in the number.
A range is a starting point. The site visit is where the number gets real.
The call and the first site visit are at no charge. They exist to decide, on both sides, whether the project is a fit before anyone commits to a design phase. Call (681) 534-5515 or request a visit online.
