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Home Remodeling Services in Anne Arundel County, MD

Home improvement contractors serving Anne Arundel County, MD — kitchens, baths, decks & whole-house remodeling. MHIC #113057, 5.0★ rated. Call 443-856-5379.

Remodeling Services in Anne Arundel County

PRG Home Improvement is headquartered in Gambrills and serves homeowners across Anne Arundel County with kitchen remodeling, bathroom renovations, deck construction, custom carpentry, concrete and hardscaping, whole-house renovations, and painting. As a local contractor, we understand the county's housing stock — from historic Annapolis colonials to newer developments in Odenton and Crofton — and handle all Anne Arundel County permits and inspections (Anne Arundel County permits).

Building outdoor living space is our most requested project in the county: see our deck and porch building services for materials, pricing, and the permit process for Anne Arundel County decks and screened porches.

Call 443-856-5379 for a free in-home estimate anywhere in Anne Arundel County.

How Permits Work in Anne Arundel County

Residential remodeling permits in the county run through the Anne Arundel County Office of Inspections and Permits. Simple permits — a deck, a standard bathroom renovation — typically approve in 1-2 weeks. Projects that need multiple reviews, such as structural changes or work on lots in designated environmental review zones, take 4-6 weeks. Cosmetic updates are exempt: painting, flooring, tile on existing surfaces, cabinet swaps, and countertop replacement on existing cabinets need no permit. The line is crossed the moment you relocate plumbing, add electrical circuits, or touch anything structural — all of that requires a permit, with inspections at footings, framing, and final for structural work.

One wrinkle county pages rarely mention: the City of Annapolis runs its own permitting department, separate from the county. If your home sits inside Annapolis city limits, your permit application goes through the City of Annapolis, not the county office — same general rules about what needs a permit, different reviewers and timelines. Homes in suburban Annapolis-area neighborhoods outside the city line, like the rest of the county, file with the county office. Waterfront lots near the Chesapeake or South River can also fall in the Critical Area, which adds impervious-surface limits and environmental review to hardscaping and deck projects.

We handle all of it. PRG prepares the complete permit package — site plan, footing details, framing specs — submits the application, and schedules every inspection to align with the build so the project never idles waiting on the county. Typical fees are modest: $150-$500 for a residential deck building permit, plus $50-$150 for an electrical sub-permit when lighting or circuits are added. Our Anne Arundel County permit guide breaks down the full process project by project.

Anne Arundel County Housing Stock, Era by Era

The county splits into clear construction eras, and each one remodels differently. The oldest stock is post-war Glen Burnie: 1940s-1960s row houses and ranchers where a kitchen or bathroom demo can uncover knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized plumbing, or asbestos that needs proper remediation before the pretty work starts. The 1960s-1990s planned-community wave built Crofton's colonials and split-foyers, Severna Park's colonials and ranchers in Benfield and Shipley's Choice, and Pasadena's ranchers and split-levels in Lake Shore and Green Haven — solid framing, closed-off kitchens, and original bathrooms that are the county's most common renovation candidates.

The 1980s-90s added the Annapolis-area colonials of Hillsmere Shores, Bestgate, and Admiral Heights, where we spend most of our time replacing original builder kitchens and baths. Then came the builder-grade boom: NVHomes and Ryan Homes communities like Piney Orchard and Seven Oaks in Odenton, Two Rivers with its Estuary and Cascades sections, and the 2000s-2020s Hanover communities — Shipley Homestead, Arundel Preserve, Parkside Reserve, Copperleaf. These homes are structurally new but ship with laminate countertops, stock cabinetry, no deck, and no custom storage, so owners typically upgrade within the first one to three years.

At the rural edges — Gambrills, Crownsville, Davidsonville — larger lots bring well and septic systems that change how we plan drain locations and water pressure in kitchen and bath remodels, and Davidsonville estate properties can carry agricultural preservation easements that affect addition permitting. Knowing which era your street was built in is half of scoping the project correctly.

What Remodeling Costs in Anne Arundel County

These are the working ranges we quote across the county. A bathroom remodel runs $15,000-$30,000 for a standard renovation and $35,000-$60,000+ for a full gut. A kitchen remodel runs $15,000–$25,000 for a minor refresh and $65,000–$100,000+ for a full custom renovation. A new deck runs $15,000–$25,000 in pressure-treated lumber and $22,000–$38,000 in composite, with premium composite and PVC builds reaching $65,000. Concrete and hardscaping runs $8-$15 per square foot for a concrete patio and $15-$30 per square foot for pavers.

Where a specific house lands inside those ranges depends on era: a Glen Burnie rancher may need plumbing and electrical brought up to code before finishes, while an Odenton builder-grade home usually just needs the upgrade itself. For a line-item number, run our online estimator or call 443-856-5379 for a free in-home estimate.

HOA and Architectural Review in Planned Communities

A large share of Anne Arundel County lives under an architectural review board, and exterior projects — decks, porches, fencing, sometimes even window replacements — need community approval on top of the county permit. Crofton's architectural review process is the best known, with design guidelines we submit to regularly. Piney Orchard and Seven Oaks in Odenton, Shipley's Choice and The Reserve at Severna Park, Admiral Heights in Annapolis, and Hanover communities like Shipley Homestead and Parkside Reserve all run their own review processes as well.

The mistake homeowners make is treating the two approvals as sequential. HOA review typically takes 2-4 weeks; the county permit takes 1-2. We prepare the HOA submittal and the county permit package together and run both reviews in parallel, which routinely saves a month on exterior projects. Interior renovations skip the HOA entirely but still need the county permit whenever plumbing, electrical, or structure is involved.

Why a County-Local Contractor Matters

PRG Home Improvement is headquartered in Gambrills, near the geographic center of the county — Millersville communities like The Willows are about 5 minutes from our shop, and even the far corners like Hanover, Glen Burnie, and the Watershed community in Laurel sit roughly 15-20 minutes out under normal traffic. That radius shows up in practice as faster estimates, quicker punch-list visits, and crews that are not burning your budget on drive time.

It also shows up in the paperwork. We have pulled permits through the county's Office of Inspections and Permits since 2016, we know what its reviewers look for on deck and structural submittals, and we know which communities require architectural review before the county will even matter. Owner Anton Sergeev is on every project from estimate to final walkthrough, and the company is MHIC licensed (#113057) and insured. Whether the project is a whole-house renovation in a 1990s Gambrills colonial or custom built-ins in a new Hanover townhome, the crew showing up already knows the housing stock on your street.

Most Requested Projects in Anne Arundel County

These are the projects Anne Arundel homeowners ask us for most, with local pricing and permit details for each city:

Cities We Serve in Anne Arundel County

Every Service Page in Anne Arundel County

Each town below has its own pages with local pricing, permit notes and project photos for the services PRG offers there.

How to Get a Residential Remodeling Permit in Anne Arundel County, MD

The 7-step permit process PRG Home Improvement LLC runs for Anne Arundel County homeowners, from scope check to permit closeout, with the timelines and fees the county typically applies.

  1. Confirm the scope needs a permit. Structural changes, new decks and porches, added electrical circuits, moved plumbing, HVAC changes and egress windows all need an Anne Arundel County permit; a residential deck permit runs roughly $150–$400. Painting, same-location fixture swaps, cabinets, countertops and tile on existing surfaces do not.
  2. Get HOA architectural approval first where one applies. Crofton, Piney Orchard, Seven Oaks and similar communities review exterior work before the county will. Their architectural boards typically take 2–4 weeks, and the county does not wait on them, so PRG submits the HOA package first.
  3. Prepare permit-ready drawings. A site plan, floor plan and, for decks, the footing layout, ledger detail and guard height. Parcels within 1,000 feet of tidal water fall in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area and can need an added review, which PRG flags at the estimate.
  4. Apply to the Office of Inspections and Permits. PRG files the application and drawings with the Anne Arundel County Office of Inspections and Permits under MHIC #113057 and pays the fee, roughly $150–$400 for a residential deck and $400–$1,500+ for additions and finished basements, as part of the project price.
  5. Plan review: 1–2 weeks for simple permits. Decks and single-trade bathroom or kitchen permits are typically approved in 1–2 weeks. Projects that need structural, environmental or multiple-trade review take 4–6 weeks. PRG builds that window into the schedule before demolition.
  6. Schedule and pass each inspection. Footing, framing, rough electrical, rough plumbing and final inspections as the permit lists them, up to 5 on a full remodel. PRG schedules and attends every one; work is not covered until the inspector has signed the stage.
  7. Close the permit and keep the record. Once the final inspection passes, the county closes the permit, typically within 1–2 business days. The closed permit is the document buyers, appraisers and insurers ask for, so PRG delivers a copy with the final walkthrough.

Anne Arundel County Remodeling FAQ

Do I need a permit to remodel in Anne Arundel County?
Most remodeling work involving structural, plumbing, or electrical changes requires permits from the Anne Arundel County Office of Inspections and Permits. Cosmetic updates like painting and flooring typically do not. PRG handles all permit applications and inspections. For a complete guide, see our Anne Arundel County remodeling permit guide.
How long does Anne Arundel County permit approval take?
Anne Arundel County Inspections and Permits typically approves simple residential permits such as decks and single-trade bathroom or kitchen work in 1–2 weeks. Projects needing structural, environmental or multiple-trade review take 4–6 weeks, and HOA architectural boards in Crofton, Piney Orchard and Seven Oaks add 2–4 weeks before the county application. PRG files permit-ready plans under MHIC #113057 and builds those windows into the schedule.
What areas of Anne Arundel County do you serve?
PRG serves all of Anne Arundel County from its Gambrills base: Annapolis, Crofton, Odenton, Severna Park, Millersville, Crownsville, Arnold, Pasadena, Glen Burnie, Severn, Hanover, Laurel, Edgewater, Davidsonville and the communities between them, all within roughly 25–30 miles of the shop. Each of these cities has its own page with local pricing, permit notes and completed projects.
What does an Anne Arundel County deck or addition permit typically cost?
Anne Arundel County residential building permit fees are based on project valuation. For a typical residential deck the permit fee runs roughly $150–$400, plus a small plan-review fee. Additions, structural changes, and finished basements scale with valuation and can run $400–$1,500+. PRG pulls and pays the permit as part of the project scope so there are no surprise fees, and we coordinate footing, framing, and final inspections to keep the build on schedule.