Outdoor Living in Potomac, MD

Outdoor living in Potomac, MD is a screened porch or a patio on a wooded lot along River Road, not a finished bedroom.

When the parcel is in Montgomery County, call MC 311 (240-777-0311) or visit the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS) customer service lobby at 2425 Reedie Drive, 7th Floor, in Wheaton. If you are installing, painting, repairing, or replacing the following on your home or property you most likely will not need a permit: Patios. A permit is required if you extend the area, height or overall footprint of an existing one- or two-family dwelling or their existing accessory structures. You may also need a permit or other permission if you live in a Montgomery County municipality that requires it. Real Elite does not take electrical work. We confirm the steps for this house before work starts.

The price for a screened porch or patio on a wooded Potomac lot along River Road is a free written estimate after a site walk.

On a Potomac parcel, measure the lot before assuming a drainage plan is required for a porch that extends the house. Montgomery County skips that plan when the lot is at least fifteen thousand square feet, no matter how much new roof is added. The drainage review has no separate fee; it sits inside the building-permit fee. When a drainage plan is part of the permit, contact the sediment-control inspector at least 48 hours before the requested inspection to schedule the pre-construction meeting. Potomac questions about that drainage step go to DPS (311 number ends in 0311).