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A general contractor is who you hire when a Virginia Beach project crosses trades — an addition, a whole-home remodel, a new build, or a storm rebuild — and someone has to own scheduling, permits, and the subcontractors from start to finish. In a coastal market with strict permitting, flood-zone rules, and hurricane-driven scope, a competent GC is the difference between a project that finishes on budget and one that stalls in inspection.
Locally, the construction companies that take on this whole-project role are general contractors — so a Virginia Beach “construction company” for a remodel, addition, or new build is, in practice, a licensed GC who pulls the permits and runs every trade. Whether the listing reads construction company, building contractor, or general contractor, the role and the Virginia DPOR license requirement are the same.
BidBro lists general contractors serving Virginia Beach for additions, major remodels, new construction, and large repair projects. Describe the scope once and compare quotes from local GCs — then check each one’s Virginia DPOR license class for your budget before you sign.
Browse the full Virginia Beach contractor directory or post your job to reach all of them at once.
These are the job values contractors declared on Virginia Beach building permits — the middle half of permits fell inside the range shown — counted once per permit number, with the number of different contractors who filed them. These are the permits linked to contractors in BidBro’s directory, as collected from public permit records by a third-party aggregator that keeps roughly the 20 most recent per contractor — not every permit the city issued.
| Permitted work | Permits | Contractors who filed them | Middle 50% of declared values | Median | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home addition | 212 | 77 | $25,000 – $85,000 | $50,000 | January 2020 – June 2024 |
| Kitchen remodel | 89 | 34 | $1,500 – $35,000 | $12,000 | February 2020 – July 2024 |
| Bathroom remodel | 72 | 35 | $5,000 – $25,000 | $10,000 | February 2020 – July 2024 |
| Deck build, rebuild or repair | 116 | 50 | $4,700 – $26,000 | $10,000 | January 2020 – July 2024 |
A declared permit value covers the permitted construction work and is often lower than the final invoice — finishes, fixtures and appliances are frequently left out. Use it to sanity-check a quote, not as a price. Every project type we measured, with the method: Virginia Beach home project costs from building permits.
Counted from the same Virginia Beach permit records as the table, per contractor, and listed only where the contractor’s own trade categories name that work. The source keeps roughly the 20 most recent permits per contractor, so a busy firm’s count here understates its full record. A count of permits filed is not a rating or a recommendation — each profile lists the permits themselves.
The neighborhoods Virginia Beach general contractors with detailed profiles on BidBro name as their service area, and how many name each:
Where the Virginia Beach general contractors with detailed profiles on BidBro list their business address, by ZIP code and how many are based in each (a base of operations, not a limit on where they work):
53 Virginia Beach general contractors with detailed profiles on BidBro post their opening hours. Of those:
Hours as each business lists them; holidays and seasonal changes are not reflected. Check a profile’s own hours before you call.
Looking for a general contractor contractor near you? The general contractors on this page are Virginia Beach businesses and cover the whole city, including:
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A general contractor is the full-service contractor on a job: they coordinate the trades rather than performing one, so what you are comparing is scheduling, supervision and paperwork as much as price.
General-contractor pricing in Virginia Beach is driven by project scope; GCs typically add 10–20% over subcontractor and material costs to manage the job. Typical local ranges:
| Service | Typical Virginia Beach range |
|---|---|
| GC management fee (% of project) | 10% – 20% |
| Whole-home remodel | $80,000 – $250,000+ |
| Home addition | $150 – $350 / sq ft |
| New custom home build | $200 – $400+ / sq ft |
Ranges are typical local estimates; post your project on BidBro for exact quotes from Virginia Beach pros.
Most Virginia Beach general contractors price a project as the subcontractor and material costs plus a management fee of roughly 10–20%. By scope, a whole-home remodel commonly runs $80,000–$250,000 or more, a home addition $150–$350 per square foot, and a new custom build $200–$400+ per square foot. The GC’s fee covers scheduling, permitting, and warranty coordination across every trade.
For most multi-trade or structural work, yes. Virginia requires a DPOR contractor license, and the class sets the dollar limit: Class C (jobs under $10,000), Class B ($10,000–$120,000 per job), and Class A (no limit). Match the class to your budget and confirm general-liability insurance before signing. Every GC listed on BidBro can be vetted for licensing first.
Hire a GC when a Virginia Beach project spans multiple trades or needs permits and inspections — additions, whole-home remodels, new construction, or major storm rebuilds. The GC owns the schedule, pulls permits, and coordinates subs so the work passes inspection. For a single-trade job like a water-heater swap or one room of flooring, hiring that trade directly is usually cheaper.
Post your project on BidBro with the scope, rough budget, and timeline. Local Virginia Beach general contractors respond with quotes you can compare on price, approach, and schedule. For more on local pricing and lead times, see our Virginia Beach general contractor pricing guide, then verify each GC’s DPOR license class before you hire.
For most residential work, yes. The Virginia Beach construction companies homeowners hire for additions, remodels, new builds, and storm rebuilds operate as general contractors — they hold a Virginia DPOR contractor license, pull the permits, and coordinate every subcontractor on the job. The label varies (construction company, building contractor, GC), but the role and the DPOR license requirement are the same. BidBro lists licensed general contractors and construction companies serving Virginia Beach so you can compare them in one place.
Search from this page: the general contractors listed above are Virginia Beach businesses, covering Oceanfront and the Resort Area, Great Neck and Little Neck, Hilltop and Linkhorn Park and the rest of the city. Post one project brief and every general contractor pro whose service area includes your address can respond, so you compare quotes from pros genuinely near you rather than calling around. Just outside Virginia Beach? Chesapeake, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News have their own directories.
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