Bonded & Insured Contractor in Washington DC
Drywall, Painting & More
A DC job means a rowhouse that shares walls, a condo board with rules, or both. We rebuild after insurance losses, turn rentals, build out commercial space and lay floors, from Capitol Hill rowhouses to Columbia Heights condos.
DC Is Rowhouses, Condos and Rules
Most of the District is rowhouses and condo buildings, many of them a century old, packed into four quadrants.
Nearly every job here runs into a rule: a condo association, a building manager, a historic district or a permit review. You want a contractor who plans for that from the first visit.
The local concept
Historic District Review
Historic district review is the DC historic preservation process for exterior changes in districts like Capitol Hill, Anacostia, Georgetown and Dupont Circle.
Interior rebuilds after fire or water mostly move at the normal permit pace. Anything the street sees, windows, doors, porches, cornices, gets reviewed first.
Washington DC Neighborhoods We Serve
All four quadrants of the District, in rowhouses, condo buildings and commercial property.
Northeast DC
- Capitol Hill
- Trinidad
- Brookland
- Woodridge
- Deanwood
- Langdon
Northwest DC
- Columbia Heights
- Petworth
- Georgetown
- Adams Morgan
- Shaw
- Mount Pleasant
Southeast DC
- Navy Yard
- Anacostia
- Congress Heights
- Barry Farm
- Hillcrest
- Randle Highlands
Southwest DC
- The Wharf
- Waterfront
- Capitol Riverfront
- Buzzard Point
- Fort McNair area
What DC Calls Us For
Insurance Reconstruction
Rowhouse and condo rebuilds
Shared walls and stacked units mean one loss reaches several owners. We document each unit for its policy and rebuild them in order. That covers smoke damage restoration in Washington, DC after a fire next door, fire damage repair in DC rowhouses, storm damage repair when wind or a tree opens a roof, and drywall repair and ceiling repair in Washington after a leak from above. Smoke damage cleanup itself is done by a remediation specialist first. We rebuild what it marks for replacement. Board up services in Washington, DC are part of a fire or storm job when the building is open, scheduled during business hours.
More on insurance reconstruction →Rental Turnovers
Basement units and walk-ups
English basement units in Petworth, walk-ups in Congress Heights, student houses in Brookland. We turn them between tenants on one schedule.
More on rental turnovers →Commercial Contracting
Restaurants and offices
Restaurants on H Street and 14th Street, offices downtown, retail at Navy Yard. We build out the space and coordinate the trades with building management. That is commercial renovation in Washington, DC, with us as the tenant improvement contractor in DC from demolition to paint.
More on commercial contracting →Flooring
Old oak and quiet plank
We refinish century-old oak in rowhouses and install plank with sound underlayment in condos where the unit below will hear it.
More on flooring →Our Washington DC Service Area
From the shop in Bryans Road, MD 210 runs north to I-295, which follows the Anacostia River into Southeast DC past Congress Heights and Anacostia.
The 11th Street Bridges (I-695) cross to Navy Yard and Capitol Hill. DC 295 continues north to Deanwood and Northeast, and I-395 runs through downtown toward Columbia Heights and Petworth.
All Purpose Anytime Services, 6965 Heather Drive, Suite A, Bryans Road, MD 20616. View on Google Maps
Washington DC Questions
- Who issues building permits in DC?
- The DC Department of Buildings, which took over permitting from the former DCRA. Historic district properties also go through historic preservation review.
- Do you work in every quadrant?
- Yes. Northwest, Northeast, Southeast and Southwest DC are all well inside our 30-mile line.
- Can you work inside condo building rules?
- Yes. Elevator bookings, certificates of insurance and set work hours are normal for us in DC buildings.
- How far is DC from your shop?
- The Capitol is about 17 miles from our shop in Bryans Road in a straight line, straight up MD 210 and I-295.
- Who builds home additions in Washington, DC?
- We do. All Purpose Anytime Services builds rear additions and second stories on DC rowhouses and detached houses, footing to paint, under our DC residential and DC contractor licenses. Permits go through the DC Department of Buildings, with historic review first in a historic district. Book a free walkthrough and the written price follows by text within 24 to 48 hours.
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DC Estimate
We file with the DC Department of Buildings and plan for HPRB review on exterior work, from Petworth to Anacostia.
DC Neighborhood Pages
Local pages for DC neighborhoods, plus our Maryland and Northern Virginia hubs.
Also serving nearby areas: Maryland and Northern Virginia.