McLean, VA
Home Additions in McLean, VA
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Home Additions · McLean
Why McLean homeowners hire us.
Home additions in McLean, VA start on the estate lots along Georgetown Pike, Old Dominion Drive, and Chain Bridge Road.
When the parcel is in Fairfax County, questions go to Land Development Services, 12055 Government Center Pkwy, Suite 324, Fairfax, VA 22035, phone 703-222-0801. Includes decks, sunrooms, screen porches, front porch/stoops, bump outs, second story additions, dormers, garages, carports, etc. Apply for your residential addition/alteration building record online in PLUS under the Building tab. If your project includes electrical, plumbing or mechanical (often referred to as "trades") work, separate trades permits may be required. Real Elite does not take electrical work. We confirm the steps for this house before work starts.
The price for a McLean addition on an estate lot along Georgetown Pike, Old Dominion Drive, or Chain Bridge Road is a free written estimate after a site walk.
For this area, see Permits in Fairfax County: what to expect.
Typical Investment
Starting at $60,000
Free, written, line-itemed estimate
- Bump-out$60k – $120kSmall footprint expansion (under 200 sq ft)
- Single Room$120k – $250kFull-room addition with finishes
- Second Story$250k – $500k+Full second story or major multi-room addition
Why McLean homeowners choose Real Elite
- ·Family-run remodeling and exterior contracting.
- ·Discuss the scope of your McLean home additions project at the estimate.
- ·Virginia Class A Contractor 2705198604 (HIC) — residential home improvement.
Questions about home additions in McLean
Who permits a home addition in McLean?+
When the parcel is in Fairfax County, questions go to Land Development Services, 12055 Government Center Pkwy, Suite 324, Fairfax, VA 22035, phone 703-222-0801. Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Does a McLean bump-out need a permit?+
Includes decks, sunrooms, screen porches, front porch/stoops, bump outs, second story additions, dormers, garages, carports, etc. Apply for your residential addition/alteration building record online in PLUS under the Building tab.
What site conditions can change a McLean addition review?+
Before a McLean addition is filed, the county plan-ahead list calls out floodplains and Resource Protection Areas as conditions that can change the review. Check this parcel for both before the PLUS application is started. Land Development Services remains the building office when the parcel is in Fairfax County (counter number ends in 0801).
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