Updated: Jun 09, 2026
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Address
644 Independence Pkwy, Chesapeake, VA, 23320
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Essential Contractors Construction
Essential Contractors LLC, 644 Independence Pkwy, Chesapeake, VA (Owned by: Derrick Brandon Carpinelli) holds a Commercial Building (Cbc), Residential Building (Rbc), Electrical (Ele), Heating Ventilation And Air Conditioning (Hva) license and 6 other licenses according to the Virginia license board.
Their BuildZoom score of 107 ranks in the top 6% of 131,387 Virginia licensed contractors.
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Essential Contractors LLC Services
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Other Residential New Const...
Multi-Room Remodel
Kitchen Remodel
Bathroom Remodel
Basement Remodel
Medium Multi-Family Remodel...
Other Residential Remodel
Office Renovation
Restaurant Renovation
Retail Renovation
Other Commercial Renovation
Framing
Garage Construction
Restaurant New Construction
Retail New Construction
Office Building New Constru...
Industrial New Construction
Hotel New Construction
Warehouse New Construction
Other Commercial New Constr...
Industrial Renovation
Hotel Renovation
Warehouse Renovation
ADU
Small Multi-Family Remodel ...
Whole Home Remodel
Addition
Vertical Addition
Horizontal Addition
Vertical and Horizontal Add...
Single Room Remodel
Essential Contractors LLC Contact Information
Phone Number: (757) 644-5892
Address: 644 Independence Pkwy, Chesapeake, VA 23320
Essential Contractors LLC Chesapeake
Quality
107
94th percentile
Pro tip:
We generally recommend hiring a contractor with a score higher than 95.
Essential Contractors LLC has a BuildZoom score of 107, which places them above 94% of 131,387 contractors in Virginia.
Activity
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10 projects
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2025 |
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16 projects
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2024 |
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6 projects
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2023 |
Our building permit records indicate that Essential Contractors LLC has worked on at least
32.0 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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4 projects
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Home Additions |
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that Essential Contractors LLC mostly works on
home addition
projects.
Pricing
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1 project
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< $5k |
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5 projects
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$5k-$20k |
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5 projects
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$20k-$50k |
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6 projects
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$50k-$100k |
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12 projects
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$100k-$250k |
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1 project
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$250k-$500k |
The typical size of their permits is approximately $65,000. This graph shows the distribution of these job values.
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Building Permits by Essential Contractors LLC
This is a sample of this contractor's permits. Click here to access their complete permit history.
Building addition and or alteration residential
2025-06-20
Remove existing pier float and piles construct open pier open sided gazebo floating pier boat lift and wave break. ***2025-wtra-00042***
Valuation:
$310,000
Permit #:
2025-BDRA-14751
Status:
filed
Fee:
$454
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Tenant buildout - dollar tree - use group m construction type 2b - non-sprinklered renovations to sales floor bathrooms stock room and mezzanine **mezzanine is unoccupied and intended for maintenance personnel to maintain electrical equipment and access rooftop equipment. per section 11011.16 a ladder was installed per subsection 1 (ok per rohan charles 11/2/23) ***drawings were modi... see more
Valuation:
$191,000
Permit #:
2023-BDCA-22372
Status:
complete
Fee:
$1,361
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration residential
2025-05-19
Addition of floating dock boat lifts and break water as per 2024-wtra-00247 ***pre construction meeting will be required
Valuation:
$140,000
Permit #:
2025-BDRA-12069
Status:
filed
Fee:
$775
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration residential
2025-03-18
Install bulkhead ***approved march 4th 2025 ***permit number 2025-wtra-00039
Valuation:
$220,000
Permit #:
2025-BDRA-06272
Status:
filed
Fee:
$1,183
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration residential
2025-05-21
Construction of retaining walls fill platform and stairs 2024-wtra-00073
Valuation:
$130,000
Permit #:
2025-BDRA-12297
Status:
filed
Fee:
$724
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration residential
2023-03-15
Bulkhead replacement dock & pile relocation as approved on waterfrontpront permit 2022-wtra-00018
Valuation:
$250,000
Permit #:
2023-BDRA-05504
Status:
filed
Fee:
$1,351
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration commercial
2023-09-03
Dollar tree - 2015 usbc use group m ii b construction non-sprinklered work includes new sales floor employee areas ada bathrooms interior and exterior finishes
Valuation:
$189,448
Permit #:
2023-BDCA-16519
Status:
complete
Fee:
$621
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration residential
2024-08-06
Roposed rip rap new access steps and landing. bulkhead and return **the proposed 5ft wide accress wlakwat is approved**
Valuation:
$130,000
Permit #:
2024-BDRA-18507
Status:
filed
Fee:
$775
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration residential
2024-04-30
Remove and replace pier/lift new tee head pwc floating dock with ramp per 2023-wtra-00043
Valuation:
$185,000
Permit #:
2024-BDRA-10330
Status:
filed
Fee:
$1,005
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration residential
2022-10-24
Wetlands waterfront construction permit approval for 2020-wtra-00224 proposed rip rap marsh sill pier and boatlift for alice godfrey trust at 1684 godfrey lane
Valuation:
$150,000
Permit #:
2021-BDRA-11717
Status:
complete
Fee:
$831
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration residential
2024-01-16
Installation of boatlift and pier as per wtra-00165
Valuation:
$240,000
Permit #:
2024-BDRA-01232
Status:
filed
Fee:
$1,285
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
New floating dock boat lift bulkhead and dredge per 2023-wtra-00121
Valuation:
$200,000
Permit #:
2024-BDRA-09044
Status:
filed
Fee:
$1,081
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration residential
2024-08-18
Propoesed bulkhead t head pier and boatlift as approved on waterfront permit 2021-wtra-00282
Valuation:
$130,000
Permit #:
2023-BDRA-13037
Status:
complete
Fee:
$724
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration residential
2025-04-29
2024-wtra-00108 boat lift and rip rap
Valuation:
$80,000
Permit #:
2025-BDRA-10270
Status:
filed
Fee:
$520
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Associated electrical permit with building permit # 2023-bdca-22372 tenant upfit to include 130 light fixtures (35) 120v circuits (4) 60 amp circuits and (20) receptacles
Valuation:
$16,500
Permit #:
2023-ELEC-28504
Status:
complete
Fee:
$311
Permit Type:
New
Building Type:
N/A
Rip raf **approved 2022 wtra-00046**
Valuation:
$43,000
Permit #:
2025-BDRA-00544
Status:
filed
Fee:
$280
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration residential
2024-01-16
Removal of existing boatlift and pier porton install lift pier addition with catwalk as per wtra-00264
Valuation:
$64,000
Permit #:
2024-BDRA-01230
Status:
filed
Fee:
$387
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration residential
2023-10-20
Bulkhead and wharf replacement as approved on waterfront permit 2023-stra-00008
Valuation:
$150,000
Permit #:
2023-BDRA-24698
Status:
filed
Fee:
$826
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Install (3) 0-30a 208v circuits for sales floor refrigeration cases install (1) 0-30a 120v circuits for stockroom refrigeration case install (1) 0-30a 208v circuits for stockroom refrigeration case
Valuation:
$2,700
Permit #:
2021-ELEC-09732
Status:
filed
Fee:
$61
Permit Type:
Existing
Building Type:
N/A
Building addition and or alteration residential
2022-09-19
Living shoreline waterfront construction permit approval for 2020-wtra-00008 proposed rip rap
Valuation:
$88,000
Permit #:
2021-BDRA-19985
Status:
complete
Fee:
$484
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
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Verified License
| License # | 2705104999 |
| Status | Active |
| State | Virginia |
| Type | Commercial Building (Cbc), Residential Building (Rbc), Electrical (Ele), Heating Ventilation And Air Conditioning (Hva) |
| Business Type | Llc |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of June 2026.
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License Not Verified
| License # | 07960 |
| Status | Active |
| State | Alabama |
| Type | Elec Contractor |
| Business Type | Llc |
- When BuildZoom last verified this license, it had an expiration date of December, 2022. Check the current license status of Essential Contractors LLC with the Alabama Electrical Contractor Board
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License Not Verified
| License # | CLG118327 |
| Status | Active |
| State | South Carolina |
| Type | General Contractor Bd2 - Building (Bd, Lb, Ub) With A Project Limit Of $100,000 |
| Business Type | Llc |
- When BuildZoom last verified this license, it had an expiration date of October, 2016. Check the current license status of Essential Contractors LLC with the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board
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License Not Verified
| License # | CLM112947 |
| Status | Active |
| State | South Carolina |
| Type | Mechanical Contractor El2 - Electrical With A Project Limit Of $30,000 |
| Business Type | Llc |
- When BuildZoom last verified this license, it had an expiration date of October, 2016. Check the current license status of Essential Contractors LLC with the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board
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Unverified License
| License # | 2705104999 |
| Status | Unable To Verify |
| County | Spotsylvania County |
| Type | Contractor |
| Business Type | Llc |
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Inactive License
| License # | 73194 |
| Status | Inactive |
| State | North Carolina |
| Type | Building |
| Business Type | Llc |
- According to the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors, the status of this license was at one point cancelled. However, this information may have changed.
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Inactive License
| License # | 26575-U |
| Status | Inactive |
| State | North Carolina |
| Type | Unlimited Classification |
| Business Type | Llc |
- According to the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors, the status of this license was at one point cancelled. However, this information may have changed.
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107
BuildZoom Score
153
Permits
- Building permit records show that Essential Contractors LLC has worked on 153 permitted projects.
Essential Contractors LLC Employees
DC
Derrick Brandon Carpinelli
Owner
DC
Derrick Carpinelli