Updated: Jun 09, 2026
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Address
1000 Bernard St, Alexandria, VA, 22314
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Character Companies is your trusted home remodeling partner in Alexandria, VA and nearby areas. We offer interior remodeling services, specializing in kitchen and bathroom remodeling services as well as whole-house renovations. Our expertise spans design build, home renovation, property revitalization, and residential construction. With a focus on custom home building and architectural design, we guarantee your home improvement projects will exceed expectations. Discover the difference with us today.
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From BuildZoom: Character Companies, 1000 Bernard St, Alexandria, VA holds a Residential Building (Rbc) license according to the Virginia license board.
Their BuildZoom score of 110 ranks in the top 4% of 131,387 Virginia licensed contractors.
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Phone Number: (571) 582-4956
Address: 1000 Bernard St, Alexandria, VA 22314
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Quality
110
96th percentile
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Character Companies has a BuildZoom score of 110, which places them above 96% of 131,387 contractors in Virginia.
Activity
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5 projects
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2025 |
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3 projects
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2024 |
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5 projects
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2023 |
Our building permit records indicate that Character Companies has worked on at least
13.0 projects over the past 3 years.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
Experience
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5 projects
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Home Additions |
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4 projects
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Kitchen remodels |
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that Character Companies mostly works on
home addition
and kitchen remodel
projects.
Pricing
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2 projects
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< $5k |
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3 projects
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$5k-$20k |
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3 projects
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$20k-$50k |
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2 projects
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$100k-$250k |
The typical size of their permits is approximately $24,000. This graph shows the distribution of these job values.
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The scope of work for the basement renovation includes the demolition of existing fixtures and the existing 1/2 bathroom framing out a new full bathroom 2 framed storage spaces a small laundry room and the installation of recessed lighting. the project involves installing all new plumbing systems for the bathroom ensuring compliance with local codes and regulations including new water... see more
Valuation:
$24,000
Permit #:
BLDR2024-00791
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
The scope of work for this renovation project will consist of adding on a 15 addition to the exterior of the home. the addition on the lower level will be a new family room in the other part an area for our clients to use as a dining room. additionally it will include a mudroom and off of the mudroom a new 1/2 bathroom. upstairs the whole addition will be a the new primary suite. we w... see more
Valuation:
$47,000
Permit #:
BLDR2024-00335
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Adding on to the existing 912 home. excavating new basement we will be adding a second floor bedroom in attic and expanding the first floor. 4.5 bathrooms.(revision to remove contractor. homeowner will act as contractor
Valuation:
$100,000
Permit #:
BLDR2024-00107
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Remodeling the kitchen laundry room half bathroom and full bathroom. an interior soffit will be removed in the kitchen which will require moving an air vent. all items in the kitchen laundry half bathroom and full bathroom will be direct replacements for the currently existing layout. current outlets will be replaced with gfci outlets where required 6 recessed lights will be added to ... see more
Valuation:
$50,000
Permit #:
BLDR2023-00575
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Home renovation of whole house. removing and replacing all current plumbing work. all hvac will remain the same. adding in down lighting. remove and replace cabinetry appliances and vanities. paint through out the home sand and refinish floors
Valuation:
$38,600
Permit #:
BLDR2023-01017
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Two existing rooms in a basement will be finished. this includes finishing one room that will be used as a bathroom and another room that will be used as a bedroom. a closet will be added to the bedroom as drawn on new plans. the existing wall that separates the two rooms will move two feet toward the proposed bathroom. the existing door into the bathroom will be moved to the wall of ... see more
Valuation:
$10,000
Permit #:
BLDR2023-00565
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
We are proposing a deck building off of the current town home. the deck will be 10 off of the back of the home. see plans for specific structural details
Valuation:
$11,640
Permit #:
BLDR2024-00266
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
We will be placing a dumpster directly in front of the house and between the walkway and the travel lane. please find the survey and drawings attached depicting the dumpster placement. date: 5/2/2022 to 6/1/2022 -- all times - renew every 30 days (slw2021-00024) ids company)
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
TES2022-00396
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Adding a new 360 sqft detached garage
Valuation:
$150,000
Permit #:
BLDR2024-00476
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Renovating the interior of the home. expanding the kitchen refinishing the house top to bottom. adding a bathroom in the basement
Valuation:
$20,000
Permit #:
BLDR2023-00988
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Replacement of deck
Valuation:
$4,500
Permit #:
BLDR2023-00922
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Usbc 2018 no change of use. character companies incorporated
Valuation:
$0
Permit #:
OCC2023-00177
Status:
issued
Fee:
$0
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Remove non load bearing wall between kitchen dining and living room and replace with new island. relocate doorway. install new cabinets 4 recessed lights and replace existing appliances. addition 2 pendant lights above new island. remove existing flooring in the kitchen and replace with tile. install new tile backsplash below cabinets that are installed. install new gfci outlets and i... see more
Valuation:
$15,000
Permit #:
BLDR2023-00309
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
23 1 by 16 1 addition off of the back of the house. in the addition we will be adding a bedroom bathroom closet dining room and living space. a new deck will be installed and the old one will be taken down. the new deck will be tied to the addition. see structural plans for details regarding this. the deck will follow a similar existing footprint and will have trex as the material on ... see more
Valuation:
$160,000
Permit #:
BLDR2025-01140
Status:
filed
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
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Verified License
| License # | 2705185517 |
| Status | Active |
| State | Virginia |
| Type | Residential Building (Rbc) |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of June 2026.
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110
BuildZoom Score
13
Permits
- Building permit records show that Character Companies has worked on 13 permitted projects.