Home Additions and Renovations in Burke, VA

Burke is unincorporated Fairfax County, so permits and inspections go through Fairfax County Land Development Services. Kitchen rebuilds, bathroom rebuilds, finished basements, additions, and structural or mechanical work all need permits. We prepare the drawings, submit the application, and coordinate every county inspection for you so the approvals line up with the build schedule.

Yes, and on a 1960s, 1970s, or 1980s Burke house this is often the right time to do it. When the walls are open for a kitchen or bath remodel, we can replace original aluminum or undersized panels, swap out galvanized or polybutylene supply lines, rerun drain lines, and replace HVAC equipment that has reached the end of its service life. Doing it all at once is cheaper than opening the same walls twice.

If your home is in one of the Burke Centre clusters, any exterior change, addition, deck, siding swap, window change, or roof color usually needs review by the Burke Centre Conservancy architectural committee before the county permit is pulled. We build that review into the schedule, provide the drawings and product specs the committee asks for, and handle the submission so county permitting can start as soon as the HOA sign-off is in hand.

Yes. A lot of Burke projects now involve a parent moving in or an adult child moving back. We finish basements with a bedroom, a full bath, and a kitchenette with a sink, counter, range, and small refrigerator, and we can add a separate walk-out entry where the grade allows. First-floor in-law suites with accessible baths are also common on the ranch and split-level homes in Burke.

Most long-tenured Burke homeowners start with the kitchen and the primary bath, because those are the two rooms where the original 1970s or 1980s layout feels the most dated and the mechanicals are usually on borrowed time. From there the scope often grows to include flooring on the main level, a powder room, panel and HVAC replacement, and a finished basement. We price and schedule the work in a clear order so you can do it all at once or stage it over two phases.

You are assigned a project manager who runs the build and a single point of contact for questions. We hold a scheduled weekly check-in, send a written look-ahead for the following week, and flag any decision that is coming up so you have time to make it without pressure. If something changes on the schedule or the scope, you hear it from us first, in writing, with the cost and timeline impact.